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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7283893 | Group robot system, and sensing robot and base station used therefor Communication system of a group robot system is made hierarchical, having a base station as an uppermost layer and a plurality of layers formed by a plurality of sensing robots, and the plurality of sensing robots are controlled such that a sensing robot belonging t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258379 | Laminated-type multi-joint portion drive mechanism and manufacturing method therefor, grasping hand and robot arm provided with the same A laminated-type multi-joint portion drive mechanism includes a bone member having at least two elastic deformation portions, a laminated-type pneumatic tube member having at least twoline-tubes which are stacked on the bone member and which are connected to a pneum... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258378 | Structure of improved pneumatic gripper assemblies The invention relates to a pneumatic gripper assembly structure which comprised a supporting body (11, 111) composed of at least two wall elements or symmetrical half-shells (15, 115), realized and finished individually using a forming process and then... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7188879 | Slide gripper assembly A slide gripper assembly is provided having a slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The slide assembly extends and retracts the gripper assembly. A bracket assembly is coupled to the slide and gripper assemblies to move the gripper assembly relative to the s... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7125059 | Hand device for working robot A hand device for working robot which can be downsized is provided. The device consists of a robot hand 10, a link means 40 and a workpiece drop prevention means. The robot hand 10 includes a hand base 20, a pair of fingers 21, 21 ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7082351 | Group robot system, and sensing robot and base station used therefor Communication system of a group robot system is made hierarchical, having a base station as an uppermost layer and a plurality of layers formed by a plurality of sensing robots, and the plurality of sensing robots are controlled such that a sensing robot belonging t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6959231 | Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938938 | Fluid operated gripper A fluid power operate gripper has a housing, in which a drive space is located, which contains at least two drive pistons connected or able to be connected with a respective gripping element. The drive pistons divide up the drive space into a plurality of actuating ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6874834 | Linear slide gripper A linear slide gripper assembly is provided having a linear slide assembly coupled to a gripper assembly. The linear slide assembly has extension and retraction ports in fluid communication with a fluid source to move the gripper assembly between extended and retrac... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6827381 | Gripper or clamping device In a gripper device for manually operated or automatic handling devices, having a gripper housing, at least one base jaw displaceably seated in the gripper housing, and a drive for the base jaw, wherein the drive comprises a hydraulically or pneumatically chargeable... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6779253 | Grip tip of gripper for parts having different shape in surface mount device A gripper having a grip tip for parts having different shapes is provided for a surface mount device. The gripper includes a piston installed inside of a through hole formed in a holder, and lifted or lowered by air flown in/out through the through hole, a moving un... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6732015 | Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6577924 | Robot managing system, robot managing method, and information managing device A robot-related information held at a robot user ad data held at a robot manufacturer as well as to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each of personal terminal devices (31A to 31D) has both a function to send information on a robot 1 to... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6547258 | Opening and closing chuck A chuck body has a first surface for fixing to a support body and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface of the chuck body is provided with a pair of chuck members for chucking a workpiece and a guide rail for guiding an op... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530615 | Workpiece gripper A fluid pressure actuated gripper employed in automated workpiece handling systems. The gripper clampingly grips and transfers workpieces from one station to another. A pair of jaw members are positioned in the gripper device which has a pressure-actuated... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530616 | Continuity switch for parts grippers A parts gripper having a continuity switch to determine the presence of a part or workpiece held between the jaws of a parts gripper comprising a parts gripper having a yoke, a pair of jaw members, a pivot pin, a cover plate, a side impact plate, and an e... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523875 | Apparatus for grasping a load from above or from the side, in particular for use in a manipulator Apparatus for grasping a load from above or from the side, in particular for use in a manipulator, includes two parallel elongate beams, and two carriers extending in a direction of the elongate beams, with each of the carriers supported by a correspondin... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513848 | Hydraulically actuated wafer clamp The present invention is directed to a wafer clamping mechanism responsive to fluid pressure to retain wafers on a surface with minimal clamping force. The clamping mechanism houses simple operative elements within a housing proximate the wafer and can ut... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6502881 | Gripper for picking apparatus of a module IC handler A picker for a module IC handler includes a plurality of grippers. Each gripper includes first and second jaws, and one or more cylinders or other actuators for driving the first and second jaws. Each gripper also includes a damping device that damps move... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502880 | Pin part locator A preferred embodiment of a fluid powered apparatus has a housing, a piston and an off-axis member to deter piston rod rotation relative to the housing. In a further aspect of the present invention, an off-center pin actuates one or more sensors while als... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497440 | Gripper for parts having different shape in surface mount device A gripper for parts having different shapes is disclosed. The gripper includes a holder having one end mounted and moved in a socket unit, and having a penetration groove forming a passage of air flown through the socket unit; a piston mounted in the pene... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494516 | Gripper device A gripper device particularly suitable for positioning an annular member onto a workpiece that includes a housing having a pair of piston chambers, each of the piston chambers having a piston reciprocally mounted therein. A cover plate, having a plurality... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6493607 | Method for planning/controlling robot motion A computerized method/system is provided for planning motion of a robot within a free space confined by obstacles, from an initial position to a goal position. In executing the method/system, a plan is generated so that the robot can hold and maneuver a w... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491330 | Edge gripping end effector wafer handling apparatus An edge-gripping wafer handling apparatus for holding and transporting wafers in a clean room environment is implemented by mounting gripping fingers on a paddle arm adapted to be controlled by a robot. At the free end of the paddle arm, a plurality of fi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481770 | Gripping device A gripping device for a component mounting machine, the gripping device comprising a gripping device body (1) with a finger portion (2). The finger portion (2) is provided with at least two elongate fingers (3, 4) made in one piece, each finger (3, 4) hav... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6428071 | Gripper with enhanced opening range A power gripper for a machine or robotic tool having a housing provided with a cylinder and piston for actuating a pair of finger carriers slidably mounted on the housing to reciprocate between open and closed positions wherein the range of opening is enh... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428070 | Chuck with position detecting function A plurality of jaw members 3, 3 for gripping a work piece on a casing 2, to be opened or closed freely, a driving part 4 having a driving rod 9 to be moved linearly, reciprocally, a converting mechanism 7 for converting the linear reciprocal motion of the... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6394521 | Gripper with enhanced gripping power accuracy and repeatability A gripper having a housing containing a piston and cylinder assembly and a pair of pinion gears rotatably journalled therein to oscillate in opposite directions. The housing is provided with a cruciform shaped guide way for accommodating a pair of finger ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6347821 | Gripper for picking apparatus of a module IC handler A gripper for the picking apparatus of a module IC handler including a gripper body, first to third supports vertically formed at a lower part of the gripper body, a cylinder for driving a jaw located between first and second supports and second and third... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6321138 | Storage and retrieval system with automated order make up A basket storage and retrieval apparatus and method has spaced parallel rows of storage racks with multiple horizontal tiers having aisles between the storage racks. Guides are connected to the aisle and a stacker retriever is connected to the guides. The... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318949 | Clamp for handling stacked loads of different sizes A lift truck clamp for handling stacked loads of different sizes has a pair of opposing clamping assemblies, one of which has a pair of clamp arms movable selectively toward and away from the other clamping assembly under the control of a pair of fluid po... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318779 | Parallelly-gripping chuck An opening/closing operation of a pair of jaw components is linearly guided by a single guide block attached to the chuck body. The guide block comprises the block body, a pair of guide walls formed integrally on a first face of the block body, and one or... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309003 | Power gripper This disclosure is directed to a power gripper for use with a robotic tool that includes a housing having formed therein opposed pairs of piston and cylinder arrangements to effect the drive of a corresponding finger carrier slidably supported on each end... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6224123 | Gripper apparatus The present invention relates to a gripper apparatus with a housing body having with at least two fixed control rods and at least two gripper fingers which are movable in synchronization in the opening, or respectively closing position, wherein the contro... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224122 | High pressure rubber bale handing clamp A variable leverage mechanism for variably leveraging the force of a piston and cylinder assembly in a high-pressure rubber bale clamp. The device may include a toggle or cam or other suitable variable leverage mechanism. The device compresses rubber bale... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6202004 | Autoacceptertube delivery system with a robotic interface An apparatus and method for loading products into a pneumatic tube carrier. The apparatus having a support with a linear truster mounted thereto. A rotary actuator is mounted at the lower end of the linear thruster for rotating action. A connecting arm is... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6176532 | Fluid powered gripper assembly having central cavity A fluid powered gripper assembly includes a central cavity between gripper arms for such things as receiving a sensor or receiving a tool to work the workpiece or for receiving a part for mounting to a top portion of a workpiece held between gripper arms.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6123375 | Parts gripper A parts gripper apparatus having an actuator, a driver cooperatively engaged with the actuator such that the driver is caused to rotate by rotary movement created by the actuator, and a pair of opposed jaw members either disposed through the driver and mo... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6042166 | Gripper The gripper is provided with two gripper jaws, actuatable pneumatically or hydraulically via a piston guided and sealed in a cylinder, the piston being hinged to the gripper jaws via a lever transmission in order to drive them. In order to obtain a constr... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5984617 | Clamp for handling stacked loads of different sizes at different maximum clamping forces A load clamp has two selectively openable and closable opposing clamping assemblies, one of which comprises at least a pair of clamp arms movable separately from each other toward and away from the other clamping assembly. Separate actuators for the respe... | 11/16/1999 |
