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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Schunk Gmbh & Co. KG Spann- Und Greiftechnik, Lauffen am Neckar, DE;
Andreas Schuster, Wuestenrot/Neulautern, DE;
Michael Drab, Goeppingen, DE;
Matthias Quaas, Abstatt/Happenbach, DE;
Schunk GmbH & Co. KG Spann- und Greiftechnick, Lauffen am Necker, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a gripping or clamping device for gripping or clamping objects, comprising at least one actuator that can be driven by a drive, at least one jaw, and a transmission provided between the actuator and the jaw, wherein the force produced by the drive is transmitted to the object at least by means of a force transmission element provided on or formed by the transmission and/or the clamping means, wherein the force transmission element has a force conducting section, wherein a clamping element that permits an elastic flexibility in the force transmission direction is provided between the force conducting section and the force transmission element.