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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hadi Atwi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Richard Moore, Fenton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A robotic gripper apparatus for an automated additive manufacturing production system (AAMPS) includes a pair of gripping assemblies. Each gripping assembly is moveable in a transverse direction between a first position in which the gripping assembly engages an AAMPS workpiece and a second position in which the gripping assembly is disengaged from the AAMPS workpiece. Each gripping assembly includes a gripping element that defines an interface slot configured to receive the AAMPS workpiece. The interface slot is defined by a pair of transversely extending edges of the gripping element and a longitudinal edge of the gripping element disposed between the pair of transversely extending edges.