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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Fujihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Sayo Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0052 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 13/08 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding technology whereby an article, i.e., a subject to be held, can be stably held by increasing a contact area with respect to the article. An article holding device includes a holding main body, a suction mechanism, and a sandwiching mechanism. The sandwiching mechanism includes sandwiching arms, which come into contact with one side of the article, and a board-like sandwiching plate that comes into planar contact with the other side of the article.