Patent ID: 8864200
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B25J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An end effector for mounting to a robotic arm for engaging and transporting a work product, comprising a plurality of bellows supported by said end effector, each said bellows including a side wall defining an interior space, an open end for engaging a work product, and a mounting end opposite to said open end for communication with a vacuum plenum, a valve positioned in said interior space of each of said bellows, said valve including a support plate positioned between said support end and said open end of said bellows and defining an air passage for the movement of low air pressure there through from said open end toward said mounting end of said bellows, and a valve element supported by said support plate for opening and closing said air passage in response to movement of high air pressure from said mounting end of said bellows applied to said valve element.