Patent ID: 6015174
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B25J,Y10S

Abstract:
A parts acquisition tool for robotic tooling applications comprising:(a) a first tubular finger;(b) a second tubular finger, said first and second tubular fingers residing in a generally parallel relationship to one another, said first and second tubular fingers adapted to be moved toward and away from one another;(c) a first bellows affixed to a distal end of said first tubular finger;(d) a second bellows affixed to a distal end of said second tubular finger;(e) a first pinch member extending from said first tubular finger laterally adjacent said first bellows; and(f) a second pinch member extending from said second tubular finger laterally adjacent said second bellows, said first and second bellows extending below said first and second pinch members said first and second bellows at least partially compressing against said first and second pinch members when an object is grasped between said first and second bellows.