Gripping device attached to robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112309-B2
Application number	US-201715843103-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2017
Priority date	Dec 16, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A gripper includes a first finger part and a second finger part. The first finger part has a first finger main body part having an opening, and a first fingertip part for contacting a target object to be gripped. The second finger part has a second finger main body part and a second fingertip part for contacting the target object. The first fingertip part and the second fingertip part pinch the target object by moving closer to each other. Further, the second finger part enters the inside of the opening, so that the first finger main body part and the second finger main body part grasp the target object.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gripping device attached to a robot, comprising:
a first finger part for contacting one side of a target object to be gripped;
a second finger part for contacting the other side of the target object, which is opposed to the first finger part;
a base part for supporting the first finger part and the second finger part; and
a drive part for driving at least one of the first finger part and the second finger part, wherein
the first finger part includes a first finger main body part which is supported by the base part and which has an opening, wherein the first main body part includes a plurality of bar-like parts, and a first fingertip part for contacting the target object, which is is permanently attached to ends of the plurality of bar-like parts;
the second finger part includes a second finger main body part supported by the base part, and a second fingertip part for contacting the target object, which is disposed at an end of the second finger main body part,
the first finger part and the second finger part are formed so that, when the drive part is driven based on a first motion command, the first fingertip part and the second fingertip part move closer to each other, and the first fingertip part and the second fingertip part grip the target object, and
the first finger part and the second finger part are formed so as to grip the target object when the drive part is driven based on a second motion command, with at least a part of the second finger part entering the inside of the opening, and the first finger main body part and the second finger main body part being in contact with the target object.

2. The gripping device according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the second fingertip part, which contacts the target object, has the same shape as the portion of the first fingertip part, which contacts the target object.

3. The gripping device according to claim 1 , wherein the second finger part is formed so as to move in a direction in which the second finger part is closer to or away from the first finger part, and is formed so that the length of the portion projecting from the base part can be changed.

4. The gripping device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first finger part includes first rotary joints having rotation axes which are perpendicular to a direction in which the first finger part extends and which are parallel to the gripping surface of the first finger part, and
direction of the first fingertip part and a direction of the first finger main body part are changed at the first rotary joints.

5. The gripping device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first finger main body part includes a pair of the first rotary joints which simultaneously rotate the first fingertip part when a direction of the first fingertip part and a direction of the first finger main body part are changed, and
the paired first rotary joints are coaxially arranged and spaced from each other in a direction in which their rotation axes extend.

6. The gripping device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second finger part includes second rotary joints having rotation axes which are perpendicular to a direction in which the second finger part extends and which are parallel to the gripping surface of the second finger part, and
a direction of the second fingertip part and a direction of the second finger main body part are changed at the second rotary joints, and the second finger part enters the inside of the opening of the first finger part.

7. The gripping device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a third finger part including a third finger main body part supported by the base part, and a third fingertip part which is disposed at an end of the third finger main body part and which contacts the target object;
a fourth finger part including a fourth finger main body part which is opposed to the third finger part and which is supported by the base part, and a fourth fingertip part which is disposed at an end of the fourth finger main body part and which contacts the target object; and
a drive part for driving at least one of the third finger part and the fourth finger part, wherein
the third finger part and the fourth finger part move closer to each other in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first finger part and the second finger part move closer to and away from each other, in order to grip the target object.

8. The gripping device according to claim 7 , wherein
the third finger part includes third rotary joints having rotation axes which are perpendicular to a direction in which the third finger part extends and which are parallel to the gripping surface of the third finger part, and
a direction of the third fingertip part and a direction of the third finger main body part are changed at the third rotary joints.

9. The gripping device according to claim 7 , wherein
the fourth finger part includes fourth rotary joints having rotation axes which are perpendicular to a direction in which the fourth finger part extends and which are parallel to the gripping surface of the fourth finger part, and
a direction of the fourth fingertip part and a direction of the fourth finger main body part are changed at the fourth rotary joints.

10. The gripping device according to claim 1 , comprising an antiskid member which is disposed on at least one of gripping surfaces for contacting the target object.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Nakayama Kazutaka

Classifications

• H01R43/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors (of trolley lines B60M1/28) · CPC title

• B25J15/0033

  with gripping surfaces having special shapes · CPC title

• B25J9/1602

  characterised by the control system, structure, architecture · CPC title

• B25J15/106 Primary

  moving in parallel relationship · CPC title

• B25J15/08 Primary

  having finger members (B25J15/02, B25J15/04 take precedence) · CPC title