Patent ID: 9724830
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B23B,B25J,Y10T

Claim:
1. A manually actuated robotic tool changer, comprising: a first unit adapted to be connected to one of a robotic arm or a robotic tool; a second unit adapted to be connected to the other of the robotic arm or the robotic tool; a plurality of rolling members retained in one of the units; a piston mounted in one of the units, the piston moveable along its axis between unlocked and locked positions under manual actuation, the piston having a multifaceted cam surface including an initial contact surface, a locking surface, and a failsafe surface interposed between the initial contact surface and the locking surface; wherein, when the piston is in the locked position, the cam surface is operative to contact the rolling members in one of the units and to urge each rolling member against a surface of the other unit to couple the two units together.