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US 2026/0192470 A1Published application
Robotic Tool Changer Having An Integrated Force/Torque Sensor
AssigneeATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
InventorsIan Stern, Joseph Lipsey
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AssigneeATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
InventorsIan Stern, Joseph Lipsey
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A robotic tool changer includes a master-side assembly that couples to a robotic arm, and a tool-side assembly that couples to, and is interposed between, the master-side assembly and a tool used by a robot. Additionally, a locking mechanism and a force/torque sensor are integrated into one of the master-side and tool-side assemblies. The locking mechanism moves between a locked position and an unlocked position to lock and unlock the master-side assembly to and from the tool-side assembly. The force/torque sensor includes sensing structures that elastically deform responsive to an applied force and transducers affixed to the sensing structures. The transducers send electrical signals representing a magnitude and a direction of a detected applied force to a measurement circuit. The force/torque sensor, a part of the locking mechanism, and the master-side or tool-side assembly into which they are integrated may form unitary member.
A robotic tool changer, comprising:
A master-side assembly for a robotic tool changer, the master-side assembly configured to attach to a robotic arm and a tool-side assembly and comprising:
A tool-side assembly for a robotic tool changer, the tool-side assembly configured to couple to a master-side assembly of the robotic tool changer and to one or more tools used by a robot and comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.