Patent ID: 9365366
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B25B,B25J,B65B,B65G,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A robotic tool attached to a robotic arm for reconfiguring articles between a first configuration of a packaged array to a second configuration of a conveyed array, the robotic tool comprising: a mounting structure coupled to a movable end of the robotic arm; a first gripper assembly having more than one gripping tool to each grasp an article and comprising a first horizontal guide coupled for translational movement to the mounting structure; a first actuator connected between the mounting structure and the first gripper assembly to move the first gripper assembly along the first horizontal guide; a second gripper assembly having more than one gripping tool to each grasp an article and comprising a second horizontal guide oriented orthogonally to the first horizontal guide and coupled for orthogonal translational movement to the mounting structure; and a second actuator oriented orthogonally to the first actuator and connected between the mounting structure and the second gripper assembly to move the second gripper assembly along the second horizontal guide, wherein the respective first and second gripper assemblies can be oriented in a first orientation at a first location and a second orientation at a second location, wherein the first and second orientations comprise different of rows and/or columns.