Patent ID: 9113592
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A01C,A01H,B65B

Abstract:
1. A method for grasping and releasing an object with a pick-up and delivery system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a receptacle having an receptacle opening, a pick-up device having a tip opening, and an insertion device that is moveable between a first position and a second position in a plane substantially perpendicular to the receptacle opening, the insertion device comprising: moving the pick-up device to a first location to grasp the object; supplying a first vacuum pressure to the tip opening of the pick-up device; grasping the object at the tip opening with the first vacuum pressure; moving the pick-up device and the object to a second location, the second location being in proximity to the receptacle and the insertion device; transferring the object from the pick-up device to the tubular insertion member by: moving the tubular insertion member and the object to the second position so that the object is above the receptacle opening; and inserting the object into the receptacle by: