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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Ken Meisho, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Ken Meisho, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a gripping device, a displacement-type force sensor is provided on a side of a driving mechanism opposite fingers to which the driving mechanism is connected to form a grip section. The driving mechanism is supported on a housing with an elastic member being disposed therebetween at a position closer to the fingers than the center of gravity of the grip section.