GRIPPING DEVICE FOR ROBOT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: gripping device has housing wherein a mechanism of the clamp with a drive is mounted. The mechanism of the clamp is made up as at least one pair of L-shaped slides. The drive of slides is made up as a tie whose one end is connected to the rod of the air cylinder, gear racks and levers pivotally mounted inside a housing. The levers are connected with the gear racks and slides. The slides are mounted for permitting reciprocation in opposite directions along the axis perpendicular to the axis of the tie. The slides may be provided with centers mounted on their horizontal shelves. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 cl, 9 dwg