Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for transferring gloves
- Patent Title (中): 用于转移手套的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13897917Application Date: 2013-05-20
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Publication No.: US08855810B2Publication Date: 2014-10-07
- Inventor: Choon Bin Chuah
- Applicant: Pentamaster Engineering SDN BHD
- Applicant Address: MY
- Assignee: Pentamaster Engineering SDN BHD
- Current Assignee: Pentamaster Engineering SDN BHD
- Current Assignee Address: MY
- Agency: Canady + Lortz LLP
- Agent Suzannah K. Sundby, Esq.
- Priority: MY2012700339 20120605
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J15/00 ; A41D19/04

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring a glove (100) from a conveyor (200) characterized by: a camera (10); a pick-up assembly (20) comprising a pair of inner grippers (21) and two pairs of outer grippers (22); a pair of sensors (30); a robotic arm (40) mounted with the pick-up assembly (20); a processor. The present invention also relates to a method for transferring a glove (100) from a conveyor (200), characterized by the steps of: locating a cuff (101) of the glove (100) on the conveyor (200) by capturing an image on the conveyor with a camera (10) and analyzing the image with a processor; using a robotic arm (40) to move a pick-up assembly (20) to the located cuff (101); gripping the cuff (101) with a pair of inner grippers (21) of the pick-up assembly (20) and lifting the glove (100) by retracting the pair of inner grippers (21); detecting the glove (100) position by using a pair of sensors (30); opening the glove (100) by grabbing and sliding apart the two pairs of outer grippers (22); shifting the glove (100) towards a workstation (300) by using the robotic arm (40); transferring the glove (100) to the workstation (300) by engaging the glove (100) to the workstation (300).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130325169A1 Apparatus and Method for Transferring Gloves Public/Granted day:2013-12-05
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