Title:
FINGER-ALIGNED EXTENDABLE GRIPPING MECHANISMS FOR ITEM MANIPULATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/023050
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Apparatuses including gripping mechanisms including extendable fingers and methods of manipulating items using the gripping mechanisms are described herein. An example apparatus may include a frame, a pair of carriages coupled to the frame and moveable by one or more drive units, a pair of fingers, and a set of linkages connecting the pair of fingers with the pair of carriages. The one or more drive units are operable to cause the fingers to move towards each other and to move away from each other.
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Inventors:
O'CONNOR MICHAEL JAMES (US)
JONAS JUDE ROYSTON (US)
POLIDO FELIPE DE ARRUDA CAMARGO (US)
JONAS JUDE ROYSTON (US)
POLIDO FELIPE DE ARRUDA CAMARGO (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/043019
Publication Date:
March 28, 2019
Filing Date:
July 20, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AMAZON TECH INC (US)
International Classes:
B25J15/02; B25J15/06
Foreign References:
| US20100078953A1 | 2010-04-01 | |||
| DE102016010190A1 | 2017-03-02 | |||
| JPH05293786A | 1993-11-09 | |||
| NL8601306A | 1987-12-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WYLIE, Roger D. et al. (US)
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