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Title:
GRIPPING DEVICE AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/070280
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a gripping device and an industrial robot which are capable of gripping a workpiece more reliably without using a powder. The present invention is characterized by being provided with: a bag-shaped gripper body 28A having a palm portion 30 and a plurality of finger portions 32 which are provided to be projected from the periphery of the palm portion 30 and fall down toward the palm portion 30 by deforming the palm portion 30 in a thickness direction; an elastic section 34 which is provided inside each of the finger portions 32 and which has a shape that conforms to the contour of the finger portion 32; and a shape retention part 38 which is provided inside the gripper body 28A so as to prevent contraction of the outer periphery of the palm portion 30, wherein the shape retention part 38 has a guide hole 40 for receiving the deformed palm portion 30, and is provided with a curved portion 49 that is disposed at the outer side of a finger portion 32-side front edge in the axial direction of the guide hole 40.

Inventors:
NITTA HIROKAZU (JP)
HATANO ITARU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/035621
Publication Date:
April 19, 2018
Filing Date:
September 29, 2017
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
NITTA CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B25J15/08
Foreign References:
US5263753A1993-11-23
US20040212206A12004-10-28
US4671553A1987-06-09
JPH08197475A1996-08-06
JP2009125851A2009-06-11
JP2012192496A2012-10-11
JP2013523478A2013-06-17
Other References:
See also references of EP 3527337A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YOSHIDA Tadanori (JP)
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