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US 6,186,570 B1Granted
Gripping device
AssigneeMontech AG
InventorsAlbrecht T. Trenner, Christian Wullschleger
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Abstract
The gripping device includes two gripper jaws operative to hold gripping elements thereon, a drive operative to move the gripper jaws, a housing for the gripper jaws, and at least one channel having channel walls. The gripper jaws are arranged in the channel such that they can move parallel to each other.
Claims11
A gripping device, which comprises:
- two gripper jaws operative to hold gripping elements thereon;
- a drive operative to move said gripper jaws;
- a housing for said gripper jaws;
- at least one channel having channel walls;
- bearing elements in said channel operative to support the gripper jaws against each other and against the channel walls;
- wherein said gripper jaws each have an outside surface and an inside surface, with at least one bearing element between each outside surface and the channel walls, and with at least two bearing elements between the inside surfaces, one bearing element above the other;
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- wherein said gripper jaws are situated so that they can move parallel to each other in said channel supported by said bearing elements against said channel walls and against each other.
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