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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Soft Robotics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Curhan, Warwick, RI (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Andrew George Goodale, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
SOFT ROBOTICS, INC., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/12 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/12 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/0253 (2013.01); B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 19/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A soft robotic gripper having component parts capable of being assembled in the field at the terminus of an industrial robot arm for providing adaptive gripping of a product. A hub includes a pneumatic inlet leading to outlets. Finger mounts with pneumatic passages hold inflatable fingers, and tension fastener(s) secure and compress the finger mounts toward the hub by passing through the pneumatic passages and fastening under tension in a direction of the hub.