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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gregg W. Podnar, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/0004 (2013.01); B25J 15/022 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating the operations of an end effector that grasps objects such as baggage. One exemplary embodiment is a system that includes a finger of an end effector of a robot. The finger includes a finger base, a body that extends from the finger base, a first continuous friction belt having an exposed portion along a first side of the body, and a second continuous friction belt having an exposed portion along a second side of the body.