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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Filipiak, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mansoor Eslami, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Syron Engineering & Mfg., LLC, Saline, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/500 ; B25J 1/504 ; B66C 1/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/500 ; B25J 1/504 ; B66C 1/42 ;
Abstract
A fluid pressure actuated gripper employed in automated workpiece handling systems. The gripper clampingly grips and transfers workpieces from one station to another. A pair of jaw members are positioned in the gripper device which has a pressure-actuated mechanism, a base plate and removable side plate members. A pair of axially offset cam pin members attached to the end of a piston rod and actuated by the pressure-actuated mechanism is used to open and close the gripper jaw members. Pivot pins or shafts pivotably connect the jaw members to the side plate members.