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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Izumi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0033 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 9/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripping mechanism includes a frame and two or more spheres. The frame houses the two or more spheres. At least two spheres of the two or more spheres grip an object. Preferably, the frame includes two or more side plates. The number of the two or more side plates is the same as the number of the two or more spheres. Each of the two or more side plates is inclined toward a center axis of the frame. Each of the two or more spheres is in contact with at least one side plate of the two or more side plates.