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Patent No.:

US 5038466 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1991

Filed:

Aug. 04, 1989

Multifunctional end effector and method of converting single purpose

Applicant:
Inventors:

Andrew Marozsan, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Kenneth M Wasko, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Koch; William E.

Ingrassia; Vincent B.

Sarli, Jr.; Anthony J.

Primary Examiner:

Carl E Hall

Assistant Examiner:

Carl J Arbes

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29840 ; 29740 ; 294011 ; 29705 ; 738665 ; 118300 ; 294 641 ; 901 30 ; 901 31 ; 901 39 ;
Abstract

A single purpose robot arm end effector having a ring shaped frame positioned around the periphery thereof with a plurality of extendable drivers mounted in the frame for movement between a nonfunctioning position and an operative position. Each of said drivers can be tooled up for unique or dedicated applications so that the arm will be performing many different functions during most of a manufacturing cycle, instead of only performing one function for a short period of time during the manufacturing cycle.

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Marozsan, Andrew. (1991). Multifunctional end effector and method of converting single purpose (U.S. Patent No. 5038466). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5038466

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