公开(公告)号：US11383393B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16709875

申请日：2019-12-10

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael James O'Connor ,  Ennio Claretti ,  Ryan Frederick Anderson

IPC: B25B11/00 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B25J18/02 ,  B25J15/00

Abstract: A multiple suction cup apparatus for lifting an object includes the capability of exchanging a large and small suction cup. At least one interlock enables the large or small suction cup to be deployed. The interlocks include passive interlocks, such as ball detents and conventional magnets, and active interlocks, such as a twist lock and electronic actuated magnets.

公开(公告)号：US10603800B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15920159

申请日：2018-03-13

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Ennio Claretti ,  Ryan Frederick Anderson ,  Gregory Coleman ,  Michael James O'Connor

IPC: B25J15/02 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B25J15/00

Abstract: A gripper assembly includes a four bar linkage and one or a pair of carriages the move longitudinally on rails. The linkage includes a means for maintaining the paddles in a mutually parallel orientation, which can be a link or a timing belt.

公开(公告)号：US20190160691A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US15824308

申请日：2017-11-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael James O'Connor ,  Ennio Claretti ,  Ryan Frederick Anderson

IPC: B25J15/06 ,  B25J18/02

Abstract: A multiple suction cup apparatus for lifting an object includes the capability of exchanging a large and small suction cup. At least one interlock enables the large or small suction cup to be deployed. The interlocks include passive interlocks, such as ball detents and conventional magnets, and active interlocks, such as a twist lock and electronic actuated magnets.