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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Tanaka, Miyoshi, JP;
Makoto Kikuchi, Nisshin, JP;
Tsubasa Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Tadashi Nakahashi, Toyota, JP;
Masaki Kobune, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A core grasping apparatus according to the present disclosure grasps a core including a core main body and a core print provided at one end of the core main body. The core grasping apparatus includes: a first holding device and a second holding device respectively including expandable and contractible first and second holding parts; and a turning suppression part configured to suppress the core from turning upon the core print being grasped by the first holding device and the second holding device. The first holding device and the second holding device grasp the core print by respectively expanding the first holding part and the second holding part, and the turning suppression part applies a force that suppresses a turning moment acting on the core to the core print.