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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Ando, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0038 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripping mechanism includes a pair of inclined surfaces and rolling elements. The pair of inclined surfaces face each other, are inclined in opposite directions with respect to a vertical direction, and approach each other on a lower side. Each of the rolling elements is rollable on the respective inclined surfaces in an obliquely upward and downward direction. An opening space is formed between lower ends of the inclined surfaces, the opening space having a direction Y (horizontal) width smaller than a direction Y width of the respective rolling elements arranged in the direction Y.