Mechanical grasping end effector with linear engagement and disengagement movement
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJohn Modzel
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Abstract
A mechanical device for grasping an object that includes a receiver, an actuator, a rotatable sleeve, a pilot, and a grasping device. The receiver includes a distal end shaft having an internal bore. The internal bore defines a recessed track. The actuator is slidably engaged with the receiver. The rotatable sleeve is disposed within the internal bore of the receiver and is coupled to the actuator. The rotatable sleeve includes at least one protrusion. The protrusion is disposed within the recessed track of the receiver. The pilot is secured to a distal end portion of the receiver. The grasping device is mounted to the pilot.
Claims20
A mechanical device for grasping an object, the mechanical device comprising:
- a receiver comprising a distal end shaft having an internal bore, the internal bore defining a recessed track;
- an actuator slidably engaged with the receiver;
- a rotatable sleeve disposed within the internal bore of the receiver and coupled to the actuator, the rotatable sleeve comprising at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion disposed within the recessed track of the receiver;
- a pilot secured to a distal end portion of the receiver;
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- a grasping device mounted to the pilot.
A mechanical device for grasping an object, the mechanical device comprising:
- a receiver comprising a distal end shaft having an internal bore, the internal bore defining a recessed track, the recessed track defining a curvilinear path having two sets of resting peaks, each set of resting peaks being at a different height relative to a centerline of the curvilinear path;
- an actuator slidably engaged with the receiver;
- a rotatable sleeve disposed within the internal bore of the receiver and coupled to the actuator, the rotatable sleeve comprising opposed protrusions, the opposed protrusions being disposed within the recessed track of the receiver;
- a pilot secured to a distal end portion of the receiver;
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- a grasping device mounted to the pilot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.