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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2018
Norgren Automation Solutions, Llc, Saline, MI (US);
Edwin E. Marttinen, Pinckney, MI (US);
Steven D. Koski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephen E. Wikstrom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vincent C. Rabaut, III, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Dale Lesh, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John David Begin, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Norgren Automation Solutions, LLC, Saline, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatically positionable joint for a modular tooling assembly includes a first joint member; a second joint member that is rotatably connected to the first joint member; a motor for causing rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member; and a first clutch that is movable between an engaged position in which the first clutch restrains rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member and a disengaged position in which the first clutch permits rotation of the first joint member with respect to the second joint member.