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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:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
James F. Harrington, Lexington, OH (US);
Joseph A. Leaf, Mansfield, OH (US);
Dallas Design and Technology, Inc., Lexington, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for changing a tool head ( ) carried by a robot ( ) includes a locking mechanism ( ) having a keyhole-shaped slot ( ) therein, and a lock key assembly ( ) having a key ( ). Depression of a button ( ) rotates a cam arm ( ) to extend the key ( ) outwardly where it can be received in the larger opening ( ) of the slot ( ). Depression of the button ( ) of the locking mechanism ( ) moves the slot ( ) such that the neck ( ) of the key ( ) is received in the smaller opening ( ) of the slot ( ). Release of the buttons ( ) then allows a spring ( ) to retract the key ( ) until its head ( ) is received in a recess ( ) of the locking mechanism ( ) to attach the tool head ( ) to the robot ( ). The parts are detached by again depressing the button ( ) which extends the key ( ) to remove its head ( ) from the recess ( ) and then depressing a button ( ) to move the slot ( ) so that the key ( ) is again in the larger opening ( ) from where it may be removed. The system may be operated manually or operated automatically at a docking station ( ).
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