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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1983
Tomoaki Sakata, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for fetching a component part, with the apparatus including a finger unit pivotally supporting a plurality of fingers adapted to catch a component part. A first detection unit detects a catch of a component part and a first drive opens or closes the fingers. A holding unit swingably supports the finger unit and has a slider which is slidable in a horizontal direction by a drawback force. A second detection unit detects the slider at an end of the sliding motion. A moving unit supports the holding unit and moves the holding unit at least in the vertical direction by a second drive. A drive control is provided for controlling the first and second drives in accordance with signals produced by the first and second detection units so as to enable a catching of the component part.