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Title:
METHOD FOR GRIPPING, MOVING AND RELEASING A PIECE OF CLOTH WITH A GRIPPER, AND A GRIPPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/137585
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A method for gripping, moving and releasing a piece of cloth(2) with a gripper (1) is disclosed. A gripper (1) initially is placed with opposed, movable,coherent, flexible surface parts (3) in contact with the piece of cloth (2), and the surface parts (3) are moved with respect to each other and with respect to the gripper (1) in a gripping action, in order to pinch and hold on to the piece of cloth (2), and the gripper (1) with the piece of cloth (2) pinched between the surface parts (3) is moved to a different location, and here the surface parts (3) are caused to move in a reverse direction in order to release the piece of cloth (2). While in contact with the piece of cloth (2)for the gripping action, the opposed surface parts (3) are moved along a path which brings the surface parts both closer to each other and moves them at least with respect to the gripper in a direction away from the piece of cloth to be grippe.

Inventors:
ANDRESEN MADS (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/DK2018/050411
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
December 20, 2018
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
INWATEC APS (DK)
International Classes:
A41H43/02; A41H15/00; B25J15/02; B65H3/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO1994027900A11994-12-08
Foreign References:
US4578013A1986-03-25
US20020113448A12002-08-22
US20020125727A12002-09-12
US5303910A1994-04-19
EP0187351A11986-07-16
SU1611822A11990-12-07
Other References:
See also references of EP 3740094A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ZACCO DENMARK A/S (DK)
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