Gripper structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024359340-A1
Application number	US-202318238386-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 25, 2023
Priority date	Apr 28, 2023
Publication date	Oct 31, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A gripper structure is disclosed and includes a screw-rod main body, a first rotatory nut, a second rotatory nut, a first driving module, a second driving module, a first clamping element and a second clamping element. The first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut are disposed on two sides of the screw-rod main extended along a first direction body, respectively, and bilaterally symmetrical to each other. The first driving module and the second driving module are configured to drive the first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut to rotate, respectively. The first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut are allowed to pass through a midline of the screw-rod main body. When the first driving module drives the first rotatory nut or/and the second driving module drives the second rotatory nut, the first clamping element and the second clamping element are relatively displaced in the first direction to achieve a clamping operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A gripper structure comprising:
a screw-rod main body extended along a first direction; a first rotatory nut and a second rotatory nut sleeved on two sides of the screw-rod main body, respectively, and bilaterally symmetrical to each other; a first driving module connected to the first rotatory nut, and configured to drive the first rotatory nut to rotate and displace relative to the screw-rod main body in the first direction, wherein the first rotatory nut is allowed to pass through a midline of the screw-rod main body; a second driving module connected to the second rotatory nut, and configured to drive the second rotatory nut to rotate and displace relative to the screw-rod main body in the first direction, wherein the second rotatory nut is allowed to pass through the midline of the screw-rod main body; and a first clamping element and a second clamping element connected to the first rotatory nut and the second rotatory nut, respectively, wherein when the first driving module drives the first rotatory nut or/and the second driving module drives the second rotatory nut, the first clamping element and the second clamping element are relatively displaced in the first direction and cooperated with each other to achieve a clamping operation.

2 . The gripper structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving module comprises a motor, a belt and a pulley, the pulley is concentrically connected with the first rotatory nut, the motor drives the pulley and the first rotatory nut to rotate through the belt, and the first rotatory nut is allowed to drive the first clamping element to move relative to the screw-rod main body in the first direction.

3 . The gripper structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second driving module comprises a motor, a belt and a pulley, the pulley is concentrically connected with the second rotatory nut, the motor drives the pulley and the second rotatory nut to rotate through the belt, and the second rotatory nut is allowed to drive the second clamping element to move relative to the screw-rod main body in the first direction.

4 . The gripper structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a main fixing plate, wherein the screw-rod main body is disposed on the main fixing plate.

5 . The gripper structure according to claim 4 , further comprising an extension plate detachably docked to a lateral end of the main fixing plate through a connection component in the first direction.

6 . The gripper structure according to claim 5 , wherein the connection component comprises a first fastening element, a second fastening element and a restricting element, the first fastening element and the second fastening element are arranged concentrically, an operation end of the first fastening element and an operation end of the second fastening element face each other, and the restricting element is disposed between the first fastening element and the second element and configured to restrict an axial direction between the first fastening element and the second fastening element.

7 . The gripper structure according to claim 6 , wherein the main fixing plate and the extension plate are docked with each other to form a window, and the operation end of the first fastening element and the operation end of the second fastening element are exposed through the window.

8 . The gripper structure according to claim 6 , wherein the first fastening element and the second fastening element are two screws with the same thread-rotation direction or two screws with reverse thread-rotation directions.

9 . The gripper structure according to claim 6 , wherein the connection component does not exceed an overlapping range of the extension plate and the main fixing plate along the first direction in a viewing direction of the first direction.

10 . The gripper structure according to claim 5 , further comprising a linear rail, a first sliding block and a second sliding block, wherein the linear rail is disposed on the main fixing plate along the first direction and spatially corresponding to the screw-rod main body, wherein the first clamping element is connected to the first rotatory nut through the first sliding block, and the first rotatory nut, the first sliding block and the first clamping element are allowed to displace relative to the screw-rod main body and the linear rail in the first direction; wherein the second clamping element is connected to the second rotatory nut through the second sliding block, and the second rotatory nut, the second sliding block and the second clamping element are allowed to displace relative to the screw-rod main body and the linear rail in the first direction.

11 . The gripper structure according to claim 10 , further comprising an extension rail disposed on the extension plate and connected to an end of the linear rail.

12 . The gripper structure according to claim 5 , further comprising an extension screw disposed on the extension plate and detachably connected to an extension end of the screw-rod main body, wherein the extension screw and the screw-rod main body are arranged concentrically in the first direction, the screw-rod main body comprises a main external thread, the extension screw comprises an extension external thread, and the main external thread has an ending point continuously connected with a starting point of the extension external thread.

13 . The gripper structure according to claim 12 , wherein the extension screw comprises a docking portion and a supporting portion disposed on two opposite ends, the docking portion is detachably connected to the extension end of the screw-rod main body, and the supporting portion is fixed on the extension plate.

14 . The gripper structure according to claim 13 , wherein the screw-rod main body comprises a front docking screw hole, the docking portion comprises a docking external thread, and the front docking screw hole and the docking external thread have an identical thread pitch, wherein the docking portion has a docking length, the docking length is N times the thread pitch, N is an integer, and N≥1.

15 . The gripper structure according to claim 13 , wherein the starting point of the extension external thread has an extension-thread leading angle, the screw-rod main body comprises a front docking screw hole disposed on the first extension end, the docking portion comprises a docking external thread corresponding to the front docking screw hole, wherein a starting point of the docking external thread comprises a docking-thread leading angle, and the extension-thread leading angle is equal to the docking-thread leading angle.

16 . The gripper structure according to claim 15 , wherein the docking portion further comprises a positioning section arranged between the docking external thread and the extension external thread, the screw-rod main body comprises a front positioning opening spatially corresponding to the positioning section, and the front docking screw hole is in communication with an exterior through the front positioning opening.

17 . The gripper structure according to claim 12 , wherein the screw-rod main body comprises a front docking screw hole disposed on the extension end, the extension screw comprises a rear docking screw hole and a supporting portion disposed on two opposite ends, respectively, the supporting portion is connected to the extension plate, the front docking screw hole and the rear docking screw hole are engaged with two opposite ends of a docking element, respectively, so that the extension screw is docked with the ext

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Chen Hsin-Hua
• Yang Shang-Wei
• Wu Hsin-Hsien

Classifications

• B25J15/0253

  comprising parallel grippers · CPC title

• B25J15/08 Primary

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

• B25J15/0286

  actuated by chains, cables or ribbons · CPC title

• B25J15/045

  having screw means · CPC title

• B25J15/026 Primary

  actuated by gears · CPC title