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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0033 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01); B25J 15/06 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B65G 47/908 (2013.01); B65G 47/91 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper and a suction pad. The gripper is flexible. A granular material is provided in an interior of the gripper. The suction pad includes a pad portion and a pipe-shaped member and is surrounded with the gripper. The pad portion suctions a workpiece. The pipe-shaped member is connected to the pad portion. The suction pad is movable with respect to the gripper in a first direction. The first direction is from the pad portion toward the pipe-shaped member.