Patent ID: 6334641
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B25J,H05K

Abstract:
A gripper for a surface mounting apparatus, comprising:a gripper holder having an air through hole formed at a central portion of the gripper holder; a gripper adapter coupled to the gripper holder and having at sides thereof fixing holes for fixing one end of a tension spring; a gripper piston rod inserted inside the gripper holder and configured to be upwardly and downwardly moved by air supplied through the air through hole; a pair of jaws attached to the gripper adapter, the pair of jaws being symmetrically and movably disposed with respect to each other, and each having a fixing bar to which the other end of a tension spring is fixed; a gripper tooth adapter fixed at an upper portion of each of the jaws by way of fixing means; a gripper tooth fixed at an upper portion of each of the gripper tooth adapters by the fixing means, the gripper teeth being configured to hold an electronic component; a shaft provided between the jaws, and fixed to one end portion of the gripper piston rod; a cam coupled to the shaft; and a roller coupled to both ends of the shaft to face the cam.