Class 414/744.7 - And vertically reorienting load support

Subclass of Class 414 - Material or article handling
Definition: Apparatus including means to allow the means holding the
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 06/10/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7383751	Articulated robot An articulated robot is provided with first, second and third arms respectively having effective lengths substantially equal to each other and capable of turning respectively about first, second and third pivotal axes. The second and the third arm are interlocked by...	06/10/2008
6592315	Self-feeding apparatus with hover mode A robotic self-feeding device uses a multiplicity of dishes, utensils and control methods to handle a wide variety of food, including sandwiches. Its operating sequence has a hover mode in which a utensil is automatically steered over a food holder and is...	07/15/2003
6247889	Multiple-shaft power transmission apparatus and wafer transport arm link The apparatus comprising a partition, a plurality of inner magnetic rings, and a plurality of outer magnetic rings is disclosed. The outer magnetic rings are magnetically coupled to the inner magnetic rings via the partition. The inner magnetic rings comp...	06/19/2001
5873214	Method and apparatus for load building and stretch wrapping A load portion is engaged in an infeed area and transported from the infeed area to a wrapping area with rotational, horizontal, and vertical carriers. Those carriers move the portion of the load horizontally along two horizontal degrees of freedom and on...	02/23/1999
5839187	Apparatus and method for mounting a chip An apparatus and a method for mounting a chip make it possible to accomplish quick chip mounting and also to mount multiple different chips on substrates. Three heads are provided around a center rod of a head assembly; they horizontally rotate around the...	11/24/1998
5560191	Jumbo bale rotating table for a hay baler A hay bale turntable for angularly rotating a rectangular jumbo size hay bale 90° about its longitudnal axis while lowering the bale as it is received from a baler chamber to the surface of the earth is formed by a rigid bale support frame connected with...	10/01/1996
5487638	Apparatus and method for loading rolls of web into a chamber An apparatus (10) for loading a roll of web (1) from a stack (3) along a first axis (7) into a chamber (2) along a second axis (8) has a pivotable support member (12) and an engaging means (16) having a head member (18) attached to the support member (12)...	01/30/1996
5467813	Robot with suction cup attachment to steam generator partition A robot for carrying out operations in, for example, a chamber of a heat exchanger being divided into two compartments by means of a partition can be attached to said partition by means of suction cups. An accurate vertical movement of the shoulder joint ...	11/21/1995
5356261	Wafer boat rotating apparatus A wafer boat rotating apparatus is disclosed, which includes a boat holding portion for holding both ends of the wafer boat, a vertical rotation drive mechanism for rotating the boat holding portion on a vertical plane, and a horizontal rotation drive mec...	10/18/1994
5296118	Robotic apparatus for and method of manufacturing data storage disks A unitary one-piece plug is insertable into a magnetic data storage blank disk by a robot arm. The plug has a relatively large flange portion and grip knob on one end, a smaller diameter entry portion on the other end which passes through a central apertu...	03/22/1994
5266149	In-mold labelling system An in-mold labelling system for automatically applying labels to the interior of blow mold halves prior to the placement of preforms within such blow mold halves; the preforms are blown to form containers with a label attached thereto. The labelling syste...	11/30/1993
5238352	Web roll transferring apparatus A web roll transferring apparatus consisting of a roll stand, a couple of bogies which run on the rails disposed on each side of the roll stand and a turntable disposed in a roll transferring station locating in front of the roll stand so as to be rotatab...	08/24/1993
5153973	Work changer A machine tool includes a table (24) movable in a first direction and a second direction for supporting a work holder (H), a work storage magazine (3) for storing a plurality of work holders (H), and a work changer for transferring work holders (H) betwee...	10/13/1992
5149029	Electronic test head positioner for test systems A system for positioning an electronic test head of a test system with respect to an electronic device handler. A positioner assembly moves vertically and provides substantial movement in the horizontal plane with six degrees of freedom. The positioner as...	09/22/1992
5004399	Robot slice aligning end effector An end effector (10) is pivotally affixed to a robot arm (12) and comprises a platform (28) and a catcher (42). In operation, the end effector (10) picks up an integrated circuit slice (S), tilts the platform (28) away from the horizontal, causing the sli...	04/02/1991
4881868	Apparatus and method for rapid transport of an elastic band An apparatus (21) and method for rapid transport of elastic bands (34) from a band loading station (22) to a band unloading station (23). The apparatus (21) includes a movable arm assembly (24) having a finger (26) thereon dimensioned to loosely receive a...	11/21/1989
4715772	Apparatus for automatic glazing of cars An apparatus for automatic glazing of cars which comprises a robot having a robot arm. A tool is mounted on the robot arm for gripping a window glass, and two T.V. cameras are fixed along a conveyor line for respectively taking images of front and rear pi...	12/29/1987
4702668	Direct drive robotic system A direct drive robot which includes a pedestal having two motors which rotate around a common axis to directly drive rotation of first and of second linking arms which are rotating in a plane perpendicular to this pedestal. The first, inner link is prefer...	10/27/1987
4632632	Programmable industrial robot having simplified construction A low cost, programmable industrial robot is provided which incorporates a simplified construction with relatively sophisticated movement capability. Preferably, the robot is pneumatically operated. The robot construction includes a series of simplified s...	12/30/1986
4624050	Head for handling electrical components A pick-up head especially for use in a machine for placing electrical components on a substrate comprises a tool holder mounted for movement, conveniently by a lead screw driven by a motor, between a plurality of datum positions and further positions remo...	11/25/1986
4584050	Looped-article transfer apparatus Apparatus for transferring a looped article to a cylindrical structure, comprising a collapsible ring structure having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the cylindrical structure and a centering plane parallel with the central plane of the cyl...	04/22/1986
4550867	Shroud tube manipulating and supporting apparatus An apparatus for positioning and supporting a shroud tube in a metal teeming operation includes a boom assembly having one end pivotally mounted on a rigid structure for movement about a vertical axis and is articulated intermediate its ends to permit uni...	11/05/1985
4502830	Industrial robot An industrial robot having a trunk mounted for vertical and rotational movement on a stationary base is provided with two arm members extensible from the said trunk having a robot wrist mechanism attached to their ends. The extending and contracting movem...	03/05/1985
4428710	Manipulator with a swivel jib A manipulator having at least one jib which can be swivelled about a vertical shaft is disclosed. The vertical shaft is arranged on a support member. The jib may carry a positioning unit having load-holding members mounted thereon....	01/31/1984
4423998	Gripping device A gripping device on an industrial robot is provided with a plurality of light-emitting members for generating a plurality of light beams that intersect at predetermined angles, and with a plurality of light-receiving elements for receiving the light beam...	01/03/1984
4383788	Arrangement for a machine particularly intended for handling loose signature packs According to the invention, a machine is disclosed for handling and preferably loading loose signature packs onto a pallet. In a preferred embodiment, the machine comprises an industrial robot known per se, which has an arm movable in all planes. This arm...	05/17/1983
4372728	Tool transfer arm assembly for automatic milling machines A tool transfer assembly for automatic milling machines perform rapid but stable replacement of a tool on a spindle head under direct control by a cam groove formed in an axially turnable and vertically movable shaft operationally related to holding jaws ...	02/08/1983
4353675	Case and carton handling device A case and carton handling device to remove trash and debris from case and carton combinations and permit visual inspection thereof for damage. The case and carton handling device comprises a base with a drive shaft attached thereto, a case ring assembly ...	10/12/1982
4299529	Automated device An automated device comprising an arm, a wrist which is rotatably held by the arm at predetermined angles and a hand which is rotatably held by the wrist, wherein the wrist includes an apparatus for varying the angle of the axis of the wrist with respect ...	11/10/1981
4273505	Pneumatic inflatable end effector The invention relates to an end effector device for a robot or teleoperated type space vehicle which includes an inflatable balloon member carried on the end of a tubular member which has a hollow center or conduit through which a suitable pressurized flu...	06/16/1981
4260324	Cam-actuated swing turnover and transfer placing apparatus An automatic, cam-actuated precision transfer apparatus operable to transfer and simultaneously invert workpieces between adjacent work stations. The transfer apparatus utilizes a common input shaft to provide input rotation to both a stationary oscillato...	04/07/1981
4199294	Automatic production machine An automatic production machine having a headpiece that is adapted to hold a workpiece and/or a work tool and a support for carrying the headpiece. The headpiece and the support are self-contained units which are independent of each other. The support has...	04/22/1980
4188166	Small size telemanipulator A compact telemanipulator arm assembly with a rotatable gripping tool is disclosed that is watertight and has a sleek profile suitable for penetrating into narrow underwater passages of nuclear reactors. The assembly has a plurality of elongated arm eleme...	02/12/1980
4126233	Tool transfer mechanism for machine tools A tool transfer arm is pivotally mounted on a tool transfer housing which is movable between a tool storage magazine and the spindle of a machine tool to transfer tools between the tool storage magazine and the spindle. The tool transfer arm has two pair ...	11/21/1978
4119213	Tool storage magazine devices There are provided a pair of concentric inner and outer annular magazines each provided with a plurality of tool pots and a blind pot which are arranged along a circle, and magazine driving device for independently rotating the outer and inner magazines t...	10/10/1978
4046263	Tool changing apparatus for a multi-axis manipulator Tool changing apparatus for a multi-axis manipulator for selectively receiving and holding one of at least two different work tools. Each of the work tools is mounted on an upstanding table and is provided with a substantially vertical plate and a substan...	09/06/1977
4015721	Programmable device for mechanically executing work processes The present invention relates to a programmable device for mechanically executing work operations, more particularly, to a handling device consisting of a series of mutually coupled rotating and/or displacement elements, wherein the moving part situated a...	04/05/1977
3998338	Automatic tool changing apparatus In an automatic tool changing apparatus adapted for application to a machine tool having a vertical spindle, an intermediate tool transfer device is operable for removing a tool from a tool storage magazine of the apparatus by horizontal movement thereof ...	12/21/1976
3951271	Robot control device A control means for a robot transfer device in which there are provided control heads including positional sensing devices connected so as to sense the movement of the robot device in each plane, or direction, and coded signal generating means providing a...	04/20/1976

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