TOOL HOLDERS FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEMS HAVING COLLISION DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20180029238A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15219591

    申请日:2016-07-26

    Inventor: Nauman Basit

    Abstract: An example robotic tool holder includes an actuator that is disposed within a housing and configured to hold a tool. The housing and the actuator are in contact via dowels to limit movement of the actuator toward a distal end of the housing. Ones of the dowels that are in contact are in line contact and the ones of the dowels that are in contact are in a triangular geometry. The pressure plate is in line contact with the actuator within the housing around a circumference of the pressure plate. The springs are in contact with the pressure plate to bias the actuator toward a proximal end of the housing via the pressure plate. The springs are in contact with the mounting plate opposite the pressure plate. The sensor switch detects a shock force on the actuator and outputs a signal in response to the shock force.

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