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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Murata Machinery, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Inuyama, JP;
MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A gripper device includes: a holding portion that is attached to an elevating section capable of lifting and lowering above a transfer section to hold an article, a first positioning section that is attached to the elevating section and that positions the holding portion in a horizontal direction with respect to the article by contacting the article at two first contact positions in an upper portion of the article, and a second positioning section that is attached to the elevating section and that positions the holding portion in a height direction with respect to the article by contacting the article at three second contact positions that are not located on a straight line in the upper portion of the article.