发明授权
- 专利标题: Inertia actuation for robotic gripper mechanism
- 专利标题(中): 用于机器人抓爪机构的惯性致动
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申请号: US10246240申请日: 2002-09-18
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公开(公告)号: US07014235B1公开(公告)日: 2006-03-21
- 发明人: Timothy C. Ostwald
- 申请人: Timothy C. Ostwald
- 申请人地址: US CO Louisville
- 专利权人: Storage Technology Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Storage Technology Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US CO Louisville
- 代理机构: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- 主分类号: B25J15/00
- IPC分类号: B25J15/00
摘要:
A method for gripping objects by means of a robotic gripper mechanism is provided, wherein the gripping mechanism comprises gripping jaws, a wedge actuator between the gripping jaws, wherein the wedge actuator moves the gripping jaws together and apart as it slides backward and forward, and a motor that moves the wedge actuator by means of a connecting leadscrew. The method comprises applying current to the motor so that the motor reaches maximum operating speed before the gripper mechanism comes into contact with any object. When the gripping jaws contact an object, e.g., media cartridge, they collapse over the object, gripping it. The inertia from the rotating mass of the motor increases the force and speed of the gripping action. In another embodiment, a flywheel may be added to the leadscrew to provide additional rotating mass and increase the inertia before contact.