342 results about "Pinch grip" patented technology

A system that includes a workpiece and a robotic gripper apparatus. The workpiece includes a pair of opposed first retention features. Each first retention feature includes a first proximal end, a first distal end, and an outer periphery. The pair of opposed grippers are moveable between a first position in which the pair of opposed grippers engage the pair of opposed first retention features. Each gripper includes a mounting feature having a second proximal end, a second distal end, and an inner periphery. When the pair of opposed grippers are in the first position, a first portion of the inner periphery near the first proximal end engages a first portion of the outer periphery near the second proximal end and a second portion of the inner periphery near the first distal end is separated from a second portion of the outer periphery near the second distal end.

A crane game machine includes a cabinet, an operation unit, and an operation interface. The operation unit includes a bridge crane mechanism, a gripper mechanism that is movably mounted to the bridge crane mechanism, and a crane motor that is connected to the gripper mechanism. The crane motor is operable for urging the gripper mechanism to undertake a lowering journey in which the gripper mechanism is moved downwardly, and a lifting journey in which the gripper mechanism is moved upwardly. At least one of the lowering journey and the lifting journey is divided into a plurality of subsections. A moving speed of the gripper mechanism in one of the plurality of subsections is different from the moving speed of the gripper mechanism in at least another one of the plurality of subsections. The operation interface is operable for urging the bridge crane mechanism to drive movement of the gripper mechanism.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, a robot arm gripper device includes a grip unit capable of gripping an object by a hinge movement, a power transmission unit coupled to the grip unit and transmitting power to the grip unit, and a buffer unit having one side connected to the power transmission unit and another side connected to a robot arm body, wherein the power transmission unit is movable on the buffer unit.

A wire gripper includes a second link arm, a connection member, a stationary-side wire gripping portion, and a moveable-side wire gripping portion. The second link arm is rotatably connected by a main body. The connection member is connected to the second link arm. The moveable-side wire gripping portion is movable in a direction approaching or being spaced from the stationary-side wire gripping portion in conjunction with movement of the connection member. The wire gripper includes a ratchet mechanism that blocks rotation of the operation lever in conjunction with rotation of the second link arm in one direction and allows reverse rotation in the other direction. The ratchet mechanism blocks rotation, so that movement of the moveable-side wire gripping portion in a direction being spaced from the stationary-side wire gripping portion.

An exemplary harvester comprises a cutting and gripping unit, comprising: a top frame; a base ring structure; a plurality of supports arranged in a circular configuration to form a cage-like structure, wherein proximal ends of the plurality of supports are affixed to the top frame and distal ends of the plurality of supports are affixed to the base ring structure; a set of grippers connected to the top frame; a blade rotatably connected to the base ring structure, wherein the blade is configured to cut the produce while at least a part of the produce is enclosed within the plurality of supports and secured by the set of grippers.

Configurations for grippers designed for holding and moving armored power cables for downhole well operations are provided. The grippers are designed to ensure a certain amount of compression force can be exerted against the cable without damaging the armor strands, the internal electrical core including power conductors, insulation or the metallic shielding of the same. Improved installation speed and reliability for electrical submersible pumps may be realized through the system and methods disclosed herein. An armored cable matching coiled tubing injector head grippers are installed on the injector head chain and are compressed against the cable creating the necessary frictional force to safely convey the cable and the attached ESP in and out of the well. Another aspect is a set of rollers fitted to the cable guide attached to the injector head to safely guide the cable from and to the cable reel.

Provided is a gripper in which a sensor can easily be disposed while limiting the number of components, regardless of the number of master jaws that are arranged.　The present invention provides a gripper comprising a main body, a piston, a plurality of master jaws, and a sensor, wherein: the main body has a cylinder chamber and a plurality of guide grooves; the cylinder chamber is configured to be supplied with and to discharge a fluid; the piston is configured to move back and forth along a central axis within the cylinder chamber by means of the fluid supplied to and discharged from the cylinder chamber; the guide grooves are configured to extend in a radial direction orthogonal to the central axis; the master jaws are configured such that a gripping member for gripping a workpiece can be attached thereto, and are configured to move back and forth along the guide grooves in conjunction with the piston; and the sensor is disposed along the central axis and is configured to detect the position of the piston in the direction of the central axis.

The present application relates to a vacuum cleaner having a floor wiping function, comprising: a base configured to selectively hold a cleaning cloth, the cleaning cloth being capable of contacting a floor to be cleaned when held on the base; the clamping device is arranged on the base and located on a pair of opposite side edge parts which are constructed to be used for keeping the cleaning cloth on the base in a releasable manner; a push rod assembly; the vacuum dust collection system comprises a suction nozzle, and the suction nozzle is arranged on the base and constructed to be kept at a dust collection position in a releasable mode; the trigger part is movably arranged on the push rod assembly among an initial position, a first position and a second position; the trigger part is in transmission connection with the suction nozzle and the clamp at the same time, so that the suction nozzle can be released from the dust collection position in response to the action that the trigger part moves from the initial position to the first position; and the gripper can release a pair of opposite side edge parts of the cleaning cloth in response to the action of the trigger part moving from the first position to the second position.

A mould holder assembly suitable for use in the manufacture of medical gloves, the assembly comprising: a plurality of mould holders, each for holding at least one glove mould; means for operating the mould holders to transition between an open configuration in which the glove moulds are spaced apart from one another when present, and a closed configuration in which the glove moulds are brought into close proximity with one another; characterised in that in the closed configuration, when the glove moulds are present, the glove moulds are arranged in a face-to-face, back-to-back or face-to-back side-by-side juxtaposition relative to the immediately adjacent glove moulds.

The present application relates to the technical field of silicon rod processing, and particularly relates to a clamping device, a cutting assembly and a withdrawing method, which comprises a mounting panel, a wire cutting wheel system and a clamping device, the clamping device comprises a linear reciprocating device and a clamp, and at least one layer of the clamp is arranged on the movable end of the linear reciprocating device in the vertical direction; the clamp comprises a mounting plate and a wedge block which is arranged on the mounting plate in a sliding manner, the plate surface of the mounting plate is arranged in the vertical direction of the movable end of the linear reciprocating device, and the wedge block has a clamping arm which protrudes from the plate surface of the mounting plate. The cutting end of the wire cutting wheel system and the clamping device are respectively arranged at the two ends of the mounting panel in the thickness direction, a through hole is arranged on the mounting panel, the cutting end of the wire cutting wheel system is enclosed into a clamping space on the mounting panel, and the clamp of the clamping device can pass through the through hole and enter into the clamping space. The present application can withdraw the cutting assembly from the clamping area of the silicon rod clamped by the squaring machine.

The application relates to the technical field of pose adjustment, and provides a pose adjustment device, which comprises a base, a positioning seat and a holder. The base is used for being fixed on a workbench. A plurality of groups of clamping grooves are arranged on the base in a first direction. The positioning seat can be clamped into the plurality of groups of clamping grooves respectively to adjust the angle of the positioning seat. The holder is arranged on the positioning seat and is used for clamping a product to be measured. In use, the base is fixed on the workbench, and then the product to be measured is clamped and fixed on the positioning seat by the holder, so that the product to be measured, the holder and the positioning seat form an integral whole. The angle of the positioning seat is adjusted by clamping the positioning seat into the plurality of groups of clamping grooves respectively, so that the installation angle of the product to be measured is simulated. Compared with the prior art, the pose adjustment device does not need to use a driving mechanism, the problem that the structure of the existing pose adjustment device is relatively complex is solved, and the production cost is reduced.

An automatic splicing or welding apparatus comprising: a wire holder (200) adapted to hold a wire section (300) plugged with a given longitudinal alignment and parallel extension in a pre-stripped state; and an automatic splicing or welding machine separate from the wire holder, the robot arm being equipped with a robot gripper for gripping the pre-stripped wire sections in the wire holder and stripping them by forcibly withdrawing them from the wire holder, and bringing the stripped wire segments into a splicing or welding machine for splicing or welding while maintaining longitudinal alignment and parallel extension of the wire segments. The gripper has a comb-like gripping wall structure (110a) comprising a series of movable gripping walls (111) extending longitudinally in parallel and spaced apart laterally, each pair of adjacent gripping walls forming therein a wire receiving passage capable of gripping a section of wire.

The application discloses a method for classifying grasping states based on visual-haptic learning, builds an experimental scene for the method, and performs grasping experiments with a 6-DOF robot arm equipped with parallel grippers. Each end of the parallel grippers is equipped with a visual-haptic sensor to capture the small sliding trend of the object. The optical flow dataset OFB-6 of deformable objects in three states of over-stability, complete stability and instability is constructed. The published dataset is used for benchmark testing. The recognition accuracy of the Transformer model is improved before and after the addition of the optical flow, verifying the effectiveness of the proposed optical flow guided Transformer model learning. The optical flow method of the application can detect these small changes in advance, thereby timely adjusting the grasping strategy. The dynamic changes in the tactile image can be more accurately captured. Through the fusion of visual and tactile information, the model can more comprehensively understand the physical changes in the grasping process, and improve the overall grasping performance.

A golf training apparatus guides the execution of a golf shot. The apparatus comprises a first arm rotatable in a first plane about a first pivot at a first end of the first arm; a second arm coupled to the first arm and rotatable in second plane parallel to the first plane about a second pivot at a second end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm; and a gripper for coupling a golf club to the second arm, the gripper rotatable about a third pivot at a second end of the second arm such that a shaft of the club is rotatable about the third pivot in a third plane parallel to the first plane. The second arm is longer than the first arm. The apparatus can include a guide around which the first pivot is moveable, which can be a circular loop.

Mechanical gripping of a component in an automated work environment can include positioning first and second moveable grippers in opposed relation to one another. Each of the first and the second moveable grippers including actuatable pins arranged in an array, and the arrays of actuable pins are in opposed relation to one another. The actuatable pins are movably attached to a backplate on each of the first and second moveable grippers to slide in an inward direction into apertures, respectively, in the backplate when compressed by an inward force. In response to the actuable pins contacting an object between the first and second moveable grippers when the first and second movable grippers are moved toward each other to grasp the object, the actuatable pins contacting the object depressing inwardly into the backplates on each of first and second moveable grippers, respectively.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door latch fastening apparatus, system and method, the present disclosure being characterized by comprising: a gripper comprising a plurality of nut tighteners and a permanent magnet by which the vehicle door latch and a plurality of bolts fastened to the vehicle door latch are picked up simultaneously; the robot is used for transferring the car door lock catch and the plurality of bolts picked up by the clamping device to a fastening position of a car body; and a processor controlling driving of the robot or the gripper based on image pickup data acquired by the image pickup module to fasten the door lock catch and the plurality of bolts to the fastening position.

Abrasive device (10) for matting a workpiece by means of a suitable abrasive, which flows out in a cabin (12) of the device during the operation by means of a blast nozzle under pressure, wherein the device has a workpiece holder (20) which comprises a support frame (24) held in a rotary mount (22), on which holding means for fixing a workpiece are provided, which holding means are movably attached to the support frame so that when the support frame (24) is pivoted in the rotary mount (22), a workpiece to be processed can be rotated and / or pivoted about a selectable axis of rotation by adjusting the position of the respective holding means in the cabin space, characterized in that the support frame (24) of the workpiece holder (20) held on rotary mounts (22) has support arms (26) projecting radially from the axis of rotation, which are connected to a cross member (28) of the support frame.a radial support (30) of the support frame, corresponding to the length of the support arms (26), is provided in the center, and at least one positionable saddle support (32) and at least one positionable clamping arm (34) of the support frame with a gripper (36) are held by means of this support frame.

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent mechanical arms, and discloses a quick-change connecting device for an end effector of a mechanical arm, the quick-change connecting device comprises a clamping device, an auxiliary locking assembly is spliced on the front surface of the clamping device, a quick-connection assembly is spliced on the outer side of the auxiliary locking assembly, and the quick-connection assembly comprises a quick-connection end block; and four sets of movable columns are installed on the outer side of the quick-connecting end block, the quick-connecting assembly comprises a splicing frame, and a sliding frame is slidably arranged on the outer side of the splicing frame. Through cooperation of structures such as the quick-changing assembly and an adjusting ring, the position of an internal locking structure can be changed by controlling the sliding frame to move; the rapid replacement and disassembly efficiency can be achieved by splicing after adjustment is completed, the replacement efficiency is effectively improved, the rapid replacement and locking effects can be achieved through the mode, tools are not needed, the replacement limitation can be avoided, and meanwhile the replacement efficiency can be improved.

The present disclosure provides a system for handling electrical components. A system includes a workpiece and a robotic gripper apparatus. The workpiece includes a pair of opposing first retention features. Each first retention feature includes a first proximal end, a first distal end, and an outer perimeter. A pair of opposing grippers is movable between a first position in which the pair of opposing grippers engage a pair of opposing first retention features and a second position in which the pair of opposing grippers are disengaged from the pair of opposing first retention features. Each gripper includes a mounting feature having a second proximal end, a second distal end, and an inner perimeter. When the pair of opposing grippers is in the first position, a first portion of the inner periphery near the first proximal end engages a first portion of the outer periphery near the second proximal end, and a second portion of the inner periphery near the first distal end is separated from a second portion of the outer periphery near the second distal end.

A robotic gripper apparatus for coupling to a vehicle component includes an end effector having a frame, at least one gripper, and a first jig. The gripper is mounted to the frame and is configured to grip the first vehicle component. The first jig is mounted to the frame and is configured to align the first vehicle component relative to the first end effector. The first jig is made of an elastomeric material and has a shape that corresponds to a shape of the first vehicle component.

An end effector is provided. The end effector comprises an operation part, a support body, and a detection surface. The operation part is configured to project toward one end, thereby coming into contact with an object. The support body is configured to flexibly support the operation part so that the position and / or orientation of the operation part is displaced when force generated due to contact between the operation part and the object is received. The detection surface is located at the other end of the operation part relative to the one end, the detection surface being configured to not come into contact with the object, and the position and / or orientation of the detection surface being displaced together with that of the operation part. In a state in which the end effector is attached to a robot arm, the detection surface is disposed so as to face a sensor that is capable of measuring the position and / or orientation of the detection surface.

The invention relates to a dual system gripper having a magnet gripper with at least one permanent magnet and having a suction gripper for redundant or complementary use in the same gripping space. All the mentioned permanent magnets form an annular magnet. The annular magnet can be moved out of the clamping-stroke end position in a first stroke direction by means of a pneumatically actuated stroke piston, and the annular magnet can be reset into the clamping-stroke end position in a second, opposite stroke direction. Furthermore, the suction gripper has a suction opening, which opens into the space surrounded by the annular magnet in the gripping-stroke end position. By means of the double-system clamping device, the clamping force of the double-system clamping device is improved.

A split jacket structure is installed offshore by lowering an upper jacket section onto a pre-installed lower jacket section, with coaxially-aligned legs of the respective jacket sections in mutual abutment about an interface. A grout pin positioned within tubular 5 walls of the abutting legs extends across the interface. Grippers disposed above and below the interface extend across an annulus between the pin and the tubular walls to effect engagement between the pin and the abutting legs. Grout is then injected into the annulus through the grout pin. The grippers are actuated and the grout is supplied to the pin from topside via lines that extend within the leg of the upper jacket section beside a lifting wire that suspends the pin and lowers the pin onto a stop formation in the lower jacket section. The stop formation aligns guide formations of the pin with centralising flanges in the abutting legs.

The invention relates to a transfer device (12), a workpiece processing machine (10) with a transfer device (12), and a method for operating the transfer device (12). The transfer device (12) is arranged on a machine frame (14) of the workpiece processing machine (10) and has gripper carriers (30) that are translationally movable relative to the machine frame (14) in a longitudinal direction (x), a transverse direction (y), and a working direction (z). These gripper carriers are configured to hold at least one workpiece (11) and move it between at least two positions (A, B, C). A vibration (V) occurs on the machine frame (14) in the working direction (z). n ) which can impair the positioning accuracy of the gripper carriers (30). Therefore, according to the invention, a compensation signal (zk) is provided. n ) to calculate for a current work cycle of the workpiece processing machine (10) based on a vibration signal (OS n-m) of a previous work cycle (nm) and a specified target carrier position (zs n ) based on the compensation signal (zk n ) to modify. This minimizes or eliminates any positioning deviation of the gripper carriers (30) in the working direction (z).