Syntegon Packaging Technology, Inc.

Doboy, Inc.

Sig Pack, Inc., Doboy Division

Mark Price

Gabriel F Osten

Daniel Rohl

A gripper includes fingers, which are configured to interact with an object. A first mount supports a first finger. A second mount supports a second finger. A support plate supports these mounts. A cam plate is configured to interact with the first mount and the second mount to provide a first arrangement and a second arrangement. When the first and second mounts are in the first arrangement, the gripper is provided with a first distance between the first finger and the second finger when the gripper is in an open position to receive and/or release the object. When the first and second mounts are in the second arrangement, the gripper is provided with a second distance between the first finger and the second finger when the gripper is in the open position. The second distance is greater than the first distance.

Gripper

An end effector () for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality is achieved by locating a rotary actuator () at the end () of a robot arm and providing a lazy tong linkage assembly () to which plural product graspers () are affixed where the lazy tong assembly is carried by a rotatable platform () of the rotary actuator. The rotary actuator, the lazy tong assembly and the product graspers are preferably pneumatically actuated.

Rotatable, squeeze-spread end effector for industrial robot

A conveyor module adapted to receive products thereon for translating and simultaneously rotating the product 90&deg; in going from its infeed end to its outfeed end. An endless chain is deployed about spaced-apart sprocket wheels, one at the infeed end and one at the outfeed end and a plurality of product support plates are linked to the chain by a coupler that permits rotation of the support plate about an axis that is perpendicular to the support plate. The support plate carries a cam follower that is adapted to engage a cam track that is configured to impart the 90&deg; rotation to the support plate as the endless chain carries the support plate between the infeed end and the outfeed end.

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New Richmond, WI, United States of America

Mark Price