Patent ID: 9017009
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B25J,B65G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handling unit for relocating parts, the handling unit comprising: a base part having a guiding cam; a carriage disposed on said base part, said carriage and said base part structured for displacement of said carriage relative to said base part along a second axis of motion; a handling arm disposed on said carriage, said handling arm and said carriage being structured for displacement of said handling arm relative to said carriage in a linear direction along a first axis of motion, wherein said second axis of motion is transverse to said first axis of motion, said handling arm having at least one cam follower for engagement in said guiding cam of said base part; a first drive structured for adjusting said handling arm along said first axis of motion; and a second drive structured for adjusting said handling arm along said second axis of motion, wherein at least one of said first and said second drives loads said handling arm in a direction of an associated axis of motion before said cam follower enables motion of said handling arm in said direction of said associated axis of motion.