Patent ID: 8534731
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B25J

Abstract:
1. A grasping apparatus comprising: a robot; and a grasping assembly mounted to the robot, and the grasping assembly being rotatable relative to the robot and comprising: a cylinder secured to the robot; two grasping plates rotatably attached to the cylinder, and the cylinder being capable of driving the two grasping plates to rotate towards each other; two grasping blocks, and each of the two grasping blocks slidably attached to one of the two grasping plates; and two first resilient members, and each of the two first resilient members are located between each of the two grasping blocks and each of the two grasping plates; and when the two grasping plates are rotated towards each other, the two grasping blocks are adapted to sandwich a product from a manufacturing device therebetween; wherein a mounting post protrudes from each of the two grasping blocks, each of the two grasping plates defines a through hole, and the mounting post is slidably received in the through hole; and the two grasping blocks are slidable relative to the two grasping plates along the through hole.