Patent ID: 11858755
Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A gripping apparatus comprising:
a placement section configured to hold a round-shaped article;
a pair of gripping members configured to grip a side of the article placed on the placement section and include an abutment surface having a bent portion and capable of abutting against the side of the article;
a sensor that crosses the bent portion such that an end side and an end side of at least one of the gripping members are connected to each other in a plan view and includes a light axis extending in the direction along the side of the article; and
a controller configured to move the pair of gripping members close to each other to a first position where the article is not gripped but detected with the sensor, receive a detection signal from the sensor, and move the gripping members to a second position where the article is gripped, wherein the abutment surface is circular-arc-shaped in a plan view, and the sensor is arranged such that the light axis intersects at two points of a circular arc.