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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2020
Tohoku University, Miyagi, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Kenjiro Tadakuma, Miyagi, JP;
Masahiro Watanabe, Miyagi, JP;
Yu Kaneda, Nara, JP;
Ryou Toshima, Nara, JP;
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Miyagi, JP;
PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Suction gripperincludes fixing memberincluding hole part, grasping partincluding a plurality of flexible and airtight bag partsandwhose interiors are coupled together in the central axis direction of hole partwith fixing membertherebetween, the plurality of bag partsandbeing filled with powderor particles and fluid, and hardening unitconfigured to harden the plurality of bag partsand. Grasping parthas a configuration in which when a workpiece is pushed against any of the plurality of bag partsand, the contact portion with the workpiece conform to the shape of the workpiece while the other bag part expands in accordance with the deformation.