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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth J McGuire, Sarver, PA (US);
John R Dahlberg, Jeannette, PA (US);
Charles J Hyatt, Cheswick, PA (US);
Assignee:
PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414730 ; 53 52 ; 53542 ; 156362 ; 294 641 ; 294 65 ; 294907 ; 414 42 ; 414786 ; 901-6 ; 901-7 ; 901 35 ;
Abstract
An end effector apparatus for attachment to an industrial robot for transferring prepressed windshields to an autoclave tub. Vacuum cups engage and secure the windshield to the end effector for transfer of the windshield from an upender conveyor to the tub. A combination spacer clip sensing device and spacer clip retaining device senses the presence of a spacer clip on the top edge of the windshield and holds the clip in place during transfer.