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US 2021/0069916 A1Published application
End effector
AssigneeBastian Solutions, LLC
InventorHans Topka Leidenfrost
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Abstract
A robotic system includes an end effector with one or more fin grippers that have one or more vacuum ports. The fin grippers are made of elastic material. The fin grippers each include contact and exterior flanges joined together with a series of crossbeams. The crossbeams each define a tube opening to form a tube guide channel between the contact and exterior flanges. In one form, the vacuum ports are located at fingertip ends of the fin grippers, and the vacuum ports include vacuum cups.
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A system, comprising:
- an end effector including one or more fin grippers that have one or more vacuum ports;
- wherein the fin grippers each include contact and exterior flanges joined together with a series of crossbeams;
- wherein the contact flange is configured to contact a gripped object;
- wherein the crossbeams are spaced apart from one another;
- and
- wherein the crossbeams are formed of an elastic material to facilitate deformation of the fin grippers during gripping.
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A method, comprising:
- gripping a first object with fin grippers of an end effector, wherein the end effector includes one or more fin grippers that have one or more vacuum ports;
- wherein the fin grippers each include contact and exterior flanges joined together with a series of crossbeams;
- wherein the crossbeams are spaced apart from one another;
- wherein the crossbeams are formed of an elastic material to facilitate deformation of the fin grippers during gripping;
- wherein said gripping includes deforming the fin grippers to bend around the first object;
- wherein the crossbeams deform as the contact flange bends during the gripping;
- and
- securing a second object with vacuum ports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.