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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2011
Loran J. Wilkinson, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
John B. Rust, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Paul M. Bosscher, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Loran J. Wilkinson, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
John B. Rust, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Paul M. Bosscher, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A robotic gripper () has fingers () that are configured to grasp an object, and an actuator () for driving the fingers. The actuator has a drive train () connected to the fingers for driving the fingers, an impact mechanism () mechanically connected to the drive train for driving the drive train, and a motor () connected to the impact mechanism for driving the impact mechanism. The impact mechanism generates a series of impacts that are delivered to the drive train when the impact mechanism is loaded beyond a threshold torque. The drive train is a back-drive inhibited drive train provided by a worm drive () that is mechanically coupled to the impact mechanism.