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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel Bergamo, Metamora, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2941191 ; 901 36 ; 901 39 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization of the same of a linear motion gripper usable in conjunction with a robot or like structure. The gripper is powered by a rotary actuator connected with a plate which is cammingly engaged with a slider or sliders. Movement of the actuator causes the slider to move linearly. However, loss of power of the actuator cammingly locks the slider(s) in position. Therefore, upon loss of power to the actuator, the slider(s) are locked in position.