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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Hideyuki Watanabe, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B65G 49/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 49/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); Y10S 901/31 (2013.01); Y10S 901/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Before chuckis opened, coil springis compressed, and coil springapplies downward force to holding nails. Accordingly, when the chuckis opened, resultant force that opens the chuckand the restoring force of the coil springcauses the holding nailsto automatically move in oblique downward directions. As a result, the holding nailsmove to positions that are laterally close to the holding target workpiece. At this time, when other workpiecesandneighbor the holding target workpiece, the holding nailscan move the neighboring workpiecesandfrom the workpieceso as to flick away the neighboring workpiecesand