Patent ID: 9550297
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B25J

Claim:
1. A gripping mechanism for robots, machines, or handling devices, comprising: a first finger module that comprises a slide unit, the slide unit carrying, directly or indirectly, a first gripping finger; and a different stationary or movable second gripping finger; wherein the first gripping finger works counter to the different stationary or movable second gripping finger; the slide unit comprising: the housing comprising: a plurality of guide rods on which the slide is slidable between the two end faces of the frame, the slide being borne on the guide rods, the plurality of guide rods being arranged parallel to one another such that the axes of the guide rods form a polygon, and being pre-stressed with tension between the two end faces of the frame; the second gripping finger being carried, directly or indirectly, by a slide of a slide unit of a second finger module or by a flange, to which the first finger module is connected directly or indirectly.