Gripping device adapted to be mounted on the arm of a robot
AssigneeGenus Technologies
InventorsMichel Morel, Fabrice Roudier
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Abstract
A gripping device, adapted to be mounted on a robot arm, includes a central beam (1) having high characteristics of inertia in flexure and in torsion, and at least one arm (11-27) secured removably to the beam and adapted to support a member for positioning, holding or gripping a piece of automobile body work.
Claims18
Gripping device in the form of a holding and positioning assembly, adapted to be mounted on a robot arm and suited for grasping and positioning a piece of automobile body work, comprising:
- a central beam (1) having high characteristics of inertia in flexure and in torsion;
- said central beam comprising a predetermined first indexing configuration along a first rectangular dihedral;
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- at least one arm (11-27) adapted to support a positioning, holding or gripping member,
- each said arm (11-27) comprising a second rectangular dihedral with a second indexing configuration coacting with said predetermined first indexing configuration,
- said first and second dihedrals being rigidly connected and positioned relative to each other by said first and second indexing configurations upon securement of each arm to the beam by non-slidable screwing means.
A gripping device, comprising:
- a securement base (2) adapted for connection to a robot arm;
- a hollow central beam (1) secured on one face to the securement base, and having high characteristics of inertia in flexure and in torsion;
- screw-threaded holes (6, 7) at regular intervals along a length of an exterior side surface of the beam;
- at least one modular, hollow arm (11-27) detachably secured to the beam and adapted to support a member for positioning, holding or gripping a piece of automobile body work;
- centering parts (8) located intermediate the screw-threaded holes, the centering parts having a rectangular dihedral shape and indexed to mount the arm against the beam;
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- a gripping element detachably mounted to a distal end of the arm.
A holding and positioning assembly for grasping and positioning a piece of automobile body work, comprising:
- a securement base mountable to a robot arm;
- a hollow, central beam attached to the securement base and comprising plural predetermined first indexing configurations along a first rectangular dihedral;
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- plural arms (11-27) adapted to support detachable positioning, holding and gripping members,
- each said arm (11-27) comprising a second rectangular dihedral with a second indexing configuration coacting with said predetermined first indexing configurations,
- said first and second dihedrals being rigidly connected and positioned relative to each other by said first and second indexing configurations upon securement of each arm to the central beam by non-slidable screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.