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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Hervé Lanvin, Bonnay, FR;
Inventor:
Hervé Lanvin, Bonnay, FR;
Assignee:
Airbus France, Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The gripping unit comprises a pallet () that supports gripping systems () through orientation systems (). The pallet () also supports at least one control box () capable of activating orientation systems (), and possibly gripping systems () to modify the position or orientation of the block of material to be machined when the gripping unit is placed in a machine tool (). The control system () takes actions in response to orders issued by the control system () of the machine tool ().