Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
294207000 | Slidable jaws | 28 |
20110169287 | BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED GRIPPING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a gripping device that consists of four artificial muscle rings arranged in parallel. A grasper is placed in the middle of the rings. Sequential activation of the rings produces a peristaltic motion that moves the grasper back and forth within the rings. By activating the grasper appropriately, it can grab, ingest, and move soft and irregular material from one side of the lumen formed by the rings to the other side. | 07-14-2011 |
20110298235 | LIFTING DEVICE FOR LIFTING A CURB STONE - There is provided a lifting device for lifting a curb stone. The device comprises a frame ( | 12-08-2011 |
20120139278 | FLEXIBLE ADJUSTABLE GRIPPING DEVICE - A flexible adjustable gripping device includes a gripping jaw assembly and a flexible adjusting mechanism. The flexible adjusting mechanism includes a flexible adjusting base, a sliding block and a sliding shaft. The flexible adjusting base defines a mounting slot. The sliding block is slidably assembled within the mounting slot, and slidably connected with the sliding shaft. The gripping jaw assembly is fixed with the sliding shaft. The flexible adjustable gripping device has a simple structure and is easily operate. | 06-07-2012 |
20120175903 | ROBOT HAND - A robot hand that changes a space between finger members provided apart from each other includes: moving members on which the finger members are vertically provided; a palm member including a moving mechanism for moving the moving members in a predetermined axial direction; and guide members that guide the movement of the moving members in the predetermined axial direction. | 07-12-2012 |
20120205930 | DUAL SIDE ACTING HYDRAULIC GRIPS SYNCHRONIZATION - A synchronized gripping mechanism is provided which includes coupled slider-crank mechanisms. The coupled mechanisms each include a sliding grip and an intermediate link connected by a pivotal connector. A coupler link is provided on a stationary pivot and which couples and synchronizes the two slider-crank mechanisms. Overload protection structure is provided to prevent damaging the links if one of the sliding grips encounters an off-center specimen. | 08-16-2012 |
20120319418 | SHEAR FORCE DETECTION DEVICE, TACTILE SENSOR AND GRASPING APPARATUS - A shear force detection device for detecting a shear force includes: a support body including an opening defined by a pair of straight parts perpendicular to a detection direction of the shear force and parallel to each other; a support film on the support body and closing the opening, the support film having flexibility; a piezoelectric part on the support film and extending astride an inside and outside of the opening and along at least one of the pair of straight parts of the opening when viewed in a plane in which the support body is seen in a substrate thickness direction, the piezoelectric part being bendable to output an electric signal; and an elastic layer covering the piezoelectric part and the support film. | 12-20-2012 |
20130140839 | SELF-CENTERING CLAMPING DEVICE - A drill rod clamping device that is configured to clamp and secure drill rods, such that a drill rod of any diameter can be secured in the center of the device. The drill rod clamping device includes a pair of opposing jaws and either a back jaw or a locator block to ensure desired positioning of the drill rod relative to the drill rod clamping device. An actuating assembly selectively moves the opposing jaws toward each other and away from each other such that both of the opposing jaws move at substantially the same speed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154293 | GRIPPING DEVICE - Gripping device ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130168985 | Lockout Switch Apparatus and Method - An improved apparatus and/or method for safely lifting a load along a lift axis are provided, through utilization of an automatic lockout arrangement operatively connected between the point of application of a lifting force and a motorized clamping arrangement for grasping the load. | 07-04-2013 |
20130181469 | GRIPPER WITH FORCE-MULTIPLYING MECHANISM - A gripper for gripping a workpiece includes a jaw assembly having an actuator with a housing and an elongate member axially slidably movable within the housing. A force-multiplying mechanism is interconnected between the elongate member and the housing. The force-multiplying mechanism is configured to add a mechanical force to the jaw assembly and thereby increase a gripping force on the workpiece during operation of the gripper. | 07-18-2013 |
20130200644 | ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE ROBOT HAND - A robot hand moved by a robot to grip an object to be gripped includes a plurality of bar-like placing sections on which the object to be gripped is placed, a plurality of plate-like pressing sections paired with the plurality of placing sections and configured to press side surfaces of the object to be gripped, a space adjusting section configured to move the plurality of pressing sections to bring the pressing sections into contact with a plurality of contact sections, a first strain gauge configured to detect a distance between the placing section and the pressing section and an angle of the pressing section with respect to the placing section, and a second strain gauge configured to detect a distance between the placing section and the pressing section and an angle of the pressing section with respect to the placing section. | 08-08-2013 |
20130334831 | CLAMP HAVING THREE JAWS - A self-centering clamp having three jaws, for the industrial automation field and particularly adapted to equip robotic arms, is described. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341945 | ROBOT HAND, ROBOT, AND HOLDING MECHANISM - Fingers for holding a target project from shift members, and shift in accordance with the movement of the shift members shifted in predetermined axial directions by a shift mechanism to hold the target. Sliding members for shifting the shift members in the predetermined axial directions project from the shift members, and guide the shift members by sliding. According to this structure, a robot hand becomes smaller in size by decreasing the clearances between the fingers (moving the shift members closer to each other). Thus, the robot hand can hold a small target object within a small work space even though the robot hand conducts a parallel shift of the fingers. | 12-26-2013 |
20140042761 | CLAMPING DEVICE - A clamping device includes a driving mechanism and a pair of clamping mechanisms. Each clamping mechanism includes a clipping member, an installing plate, a positioning member, a resisting plate, and an elastic member. The clipping members are movably connected to the driving mechanism. A protrusion protrudes from the clipping member, and includes a first inclined surface. The installing plate defines an opening. The protrusion passes through the opening. The positioning member is inserted into the installing plate and fixed with the clipping member. The resisting plate is movably mounted on the installing plate. An abutting portion protrudes from the resisting plate, and passes through the opening. The abutting portion comprises a second inclined surface resisting the first inclined surface, the elastic member is sandwiched between the installing plate and the resisting plate, for providing a resetting force to the resisting plate. | 02-13-2014 |
20140054913 | CLAMPING MECHANISM - A clamping mechanism includes a mounting member, three sealing assemblies, three clamping assemblies, and six adjusting valves. The mounting member defines a receiving hole axially and three mounting holes radially, the three mounting holes communicate with the receiving hole. Each sealing assembly includes a top seal and a bottom seal sealing opposite ends of corresponding mounting hole. Each clamping assembly includes a holding member and a piston, a first end of the holding member extends through the axial hole and is received in the receiving hole, the piston is fixed to the holding member and divides the mounting hole into a first chamber and a second chamber. The six adjusting valves respectively communicate with the first chambers and the second chambers of the three mounting holes. | 02-27-2014 |
20140097632 | GRIPPER WITH CABLE SYNCHRONIZED JAW MOVEMENT - A gripping device including a main body, a first elongate actuator, a second elongate actuator, a first jaw, a second jaw, a first pin, a second pin, a pair of pulleys, and a cable. The elongate actuators are both disposed in respective actuator bores within the main body and translate opposingly to each other. The jaws are both driven by a respective elongate actuator. The pins both include respective pin bodies defining a channel and are configured to drive their respective jaw by a respective elongate actuator and are disposed through transverse holes formed in the respective elongate actuator and a respective pin slot formed in the main body. The pulleys are attached to the main body. The cable forms a closed loop around the pulleys through the channels and is affixed to the first channel to inhibit relative movement between the first channel and the cable. | 04-10-2014 |
20140110959 | CLAMPING DEVICE AND WORKPIECE CONVEYING ROBOT - A clamping device comprising: a distal end side stationary blocks which are provided on a side of a distal end of a workpiece retaining base, and in which stationary tilt faces tilting downwardly to a central direction of the workpiece are formed; a proximal end side stationary blocks which are provided on a side of a proximal end of the workpiece retaining base, and in which upward stationary tilt faces tilting downward toward the central direction of the workpiece are formed and a movable block which is arranged at a position proximal to the proximal end side stationary blocks, and is capable of advancing to or retracting from a side of the distal end side stationary blocks with the workpiece being held between the blocks, and in which a downward movable tilt face tilting upwardly toward the central direction of the workpiece is formed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140138972 | CLAMP WITH TWO LONG-STROKE JAWS | 05-22-2014 |
20140159406 | MODULAR GRIPPING MECHANISM FOR HEAVY LOADS - The invention relates to a modularly-structured gripping mechanism for robots, machines, and handling devices, which comprises at least one movable gripping finger that sits directly or indirectly on a finger module and works counter to a stationary or movable finger. The finger module consists of a slide unit that comprises a housing and a slide made from an aluminum section which is hollow all the way through and has multiple bore holes. The housing consists of a frame and multiple rods which extend parallel to one another, between the end faces, and prestress all parts of the housing. The rods simultaneously function as guide rods for the slides. A very stable gripping mechanism for heavy loads is produced by form-fittingly mounting any number of finger modules on a flange case. The finger modules can have their own drive or can share one drive. A tractive means, such as a chain, synchronizes or produces the movement of the slides of the finger modules. The drive may be carried out pneumatically, hydraulically or electromotively. | 06-12-2014 |
20140232127 | CRANE CRAB HEAD - A crane grab head ( | 08-21-2014 |
20150021949 | Gripping or clamping device - A gripping or clamping device for gripping or clamping objects has at least one actuator that can be driven by a drive, at least one jaw, and a transmission provided between the actuator and the jaw, wherein the force produced by the drive is transmitted to the object at least by means of a force transmission element provided on or formed by the transmission and/or the clamping means, wherein the force transmission element has a force conducting section. A clamping element that permits an elastic flexibility in the force transmission direction is provided between the force conducting section and the force transmission element. | 01-22-2015 |
20150123416 | ROBOT HAND FOR GRIPPING CYLINDRICAL OBJECT AND ROBOT HAVING THE ROBOT HAND - An inexpensive and compact robot hand and a robot having the robot hand, wherein the robot hand is configured to rotate a cylindrical object gripped by the robot hand and does not negatively affect a cable, etc., connected to the robot hand. N number of fingers are moved by a first drive part so that a circumcircle of a N-sided polygon constituted by the fingers is arranged in a concentric pattern about the center axis of the object. Each first roller is rotatable about an axis parallel to the center axis of the object, and is configured to contact the inner peripheral portion of the object by movement of the finger relative to a hand base. By rotationally driving at least one first roller while a radially outward force is applied to the object, the object may be rotated relative to the hand base. | 05-07-2015 |
20150343646 | Gripping or clamping device - A gripping or tensioning device ( | 12-03-2015 |
20160001424 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly is provided. The clamping assembly includes a base member having a base portion and an extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a piston that is adapted to move first and second guide members toward the base portion to move first and second wedge members, respectively, in first and second directions, respectively, on the extension portion to lift a wedge coupling member relative to the extension portion. The clamping assembly further includes a shaft coupled to the wedge coupling member that is further coupled to a clamping arm. | 01-07-2016 |
20160082600 | HAND - A hand is provided which is capable of increasing not only the operation stroke of a pair of gripping members but also gripping force of the pair of gripping members. | 03-24-2016 |
20160114490 | GRIPPING OR CLAMPING DEVICE FOR GRIPPING OR CLAMPING OBJECTS AND METHOD THEREFOR - The invention relates to a gripping or clamping device ( | 04-28-2016 |
20160167235 | GEAR GRIPPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GRIPPING A GEAR | 06-16-2016 |
20220134578 | TOTE HANDLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED HAND AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An integrated hand and method for manipulating items received in a shipping container. The integrated hand is carried by a tote handler and includes a base with a slotted plate, fingers, and flat plates. The fingers are extendable from and slidably movable along slots in the slotted plate. The flat plates are extendable from the base. The fingers and flat plates are selectively extendable about the base to define a grip space shaped to receivingly grip the items whereby the items are secured in position. The method includes receiving items in an original orientation from the shipping container by: selectively extending fingers and plates of an integrated hand to define an item space shaped to support and grippingly receiving the items; and inserting the items into a tote while maintaining the items in the original orientation by selectively rotating the integrated hand and inserting the integrated hand into the tote. | 05-05-2022 |