GRIP-MANIPULATOR Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: materials handling facilities; civil engineering; removing of wall building blocks from four-place extensible cassette forms for putting them on transportation pan for subsequent tipping. SUBSTANCE: in proposed grip-manipulator crossmember 1 is made in form of rectangular frame and gripping devices are suspended from frame on rollers 2 and are coupled by parallelogram grill with handles to provide moving to and away. Clamps of gripping devices are provided with handle for rotation, and gripping devices proper consist of two hinge-connected tie-rods whose opposite ends are hinge- connected with horizontal beams coupled by two pairs of shackles, and two vertical links with clamps suspended through shackles from vertical posts hinge connected with horizontal beams. Upper shackles of links are connected with horizontal beams by extension springs, and lower horizontal beams are provided with support rollers. Locks fixing gripping devices in moved away position are made in form of lever with handle and fixing pawl, lever being hinge connected in its middle part with upper horizontal beam and vertical post. Such construction provides gripping, lifting and moving blocks away from each other for subsequent tipping and moving them to each other for installation of transportation pan. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities. 3 cl, 3 dwg