Patent ID: 6099058
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B25B,Y10S

Abstract:
A gripping device for gripping small articles having different shapes, said gripping device comprising:a fixed yoke;a movable yoke;an anvil-side yoke; andan pair of columns extending between said movable yoke and a least one pair of said fixed yoke and said anvil-side yoke, said columns being pivotally coupled thereto by pins that are rotatably provided at both ends of said yokes so as to forma a parallel crank mechanism,said fixed yoke having means for moving said movable yoke relative to said anvil-side yoke, wherein said movable yoke and said anvil-side yoke have portions which are opposed to each other, and each of said opposing portions are being formed with V grooves, andwherein a plurality of parallel cuts are formed in eahc of said opposing portions in order to define a plurality of plate-shaped portions so that said plate-shaped portions of said movable yoke and said anvil-side yoke can mesh with each other.