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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Festo Ag & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Michael Zanker, Esslingen, DE;
Timo Zimmermann, Wendlingen, DE;
FESTO SE & CO. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
An interface module designed for installing a pneumatically actuated gripping device on a robot arm includes a first fastening interface for installation on the robot arm and a second fastening interface for installation of the gripping device. First pneumatic connections serve for the connection to a pressure source and a pressure sink, while second pneumatic connections serve for the fluidic connection to the gripping device. The interface module contains a control valve device, by way of which the gripping device is pneumatically actuatable and which is, in turn, controllable by means of valve control signals, which are provided by an internal electronic control unit, which communicates with an external electronic control device. A robot equipped with such an interface module is further proposed.