摘要:
A holding apparatus and a holding unit are disclosed. The holding apparatus (4) includes a base plate (21), a fixed holding member (22) fixed on the base plate, a first movable holding member (11) arranged in opposed relation to and having a face adapted to operate in collaboration with the fixed holding member for holding a workpiece, a second movable holding member (12) adapted to operate in collaboration with said face of said first movable holding member in operatively interlocked relationship therewith for holding a workpiece, and a drive device (19) for driving the first movable holding member and the second movable holding member in operatively interlocked relationship with each other. Therefore, holding power can be increased easily without a large space. The holding apparatus may further include a removing device (24,25,26) for removing the second movable holding member from between the first movable holding member and the fixed holding member when holding the workpiece (20) with the first movable holding member and the fixed holding member.
摘要:
A hand (10,40) as an end effector. The hand includes a base (12,42) , a hook element (14,44) associated with the base and capable of hooking and lifting an object, a holding element (16,46) associated with the base and cooperating with the hook element to hold the object therebetween, and a drive section (18,48) causing a relative movement between the hook element and the holding element. For example, the hook element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the holding element on the base, and the drive section drives the hook element. Alternatively, the holding element is arranged movably in a direction toward and away from the hook element on the base, and the drive section drives the holding element. A handling robot (30) includes an arm (34) and the above-described hand (10,40) attached to the arm.
摘要:
A robot handling system (10) using a robot hand (30) to convey a workpiece (40), provided with a first wrist element (24) at a front end (12a) of an arm (12) of the robot, a second wrist element (25) perpendicular to this, a third wrist element (26) perpendicular to this, and a connecting means (60) connecting the third wrist element and a hand body (31) of the robot hand, the hand body being arranged so that an inertia moment of the hand body about a vertical axial line becomes larger than the inertia moments of the hand body about two mutually perpendicular horizontal axial lines, the connecting means (60) connects the third wrist element (26) and hand body (31) so that a third axial line of the third wrist element (J6) and the hand body are arranged in a horizontal plane, and a posture of the hand body is changed about the vertical axial line in the state with the third axial line of the third wrist element arranged in a horizontal plane. Due to this, the robot hand can be made to rotate over the limit of the allowable inertia moment.