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US 8,408,619 B2Granted
Robot hand
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKenjiro Murakami, Kazuto Yoshimura
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Abstract
An aspect of the invention provides a robot hand that performs an action for gripping an object between plural finger sections provided to be capable of changing a distance between the finger sections. Between the plural finger sections, a palm section movable along a direction in which a base side of the plural finger sections and a distal end side of the plural finger sections are connected is provided.
Claims17
A robot hand for gripping an object, comprising:
- a plurality of finger sections that are each movable to change a distance between the finger sections;
- a palm section disposed between the plurality of finger sections, the palm section being movable along a direction between a proximal end of the plurality of finger sections and a distal end of the plurality of finger sections;
- and
- a guide section provided between a pair of the finger sections, the pair of finger sections being slidably connected to the guide section to move towards and away from each other.
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A robot hand, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of movable fingers extending from the base;
- a movable palm section connected to the base and disposed between the movable fingers, the movable palm section being movable in a direction away from the base;
- and
- a guide section connecting at least a pair of the plurality of movable fingers,
- wherein upon actuation of the guide section, distal ends of a first of the movable fingers and a second of the movable fingers move towards each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.