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Granted Patent B2
US 11,452,297 · App. 16/911,508 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Robot gripper

Inventor: Tracy Brian Hare (Lagrange, GA)
A22C17/0093B65B5/105B65G47/90
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,452,297
App. No.
16/911,508
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robot gripper that takes stacked patties from a conveyor and moves then to a packaging device.

Claims (29)

1. A device for moving food patties comprising:

a gripper;

said gripper comprised of fingers that are placed under a patty that create no interference;

a single actuation;

two angle adapters;

two motion spacers;

guided pins and hybrid slots that allow said gripper to move in straight and complex curves;

a cage that keeps patties from moving while gripped.

2. A gripper device comprising:

two finger assemblies;

each finger assembly comprising a cage, patty grip fingers, and a patty grip arm;

two motion spacers;

two angle adapters;

a part that changes motion from up and down to opening and closing of said gripper.

3. The gripper device of claim 2 wherein said part comprises a coupling bearing attached to an actuator pin and pneumatic rod connect that connect a connector actuator to said coupling bearing.

4. The gripper device of claim 2 further comprising air fittings.

5. The gripper device of claim 2 further comprising a pneumatic actuator and pneumatic actuator adapter.

6. The device of claim 2 wherein said device comprises removable upper and lower end guards and removable transition cover.

7. A gripper device comprising:

an adapter;

a motion spacer;

motion plate;

two stack finger weldment;

pin actuator; and

pin hold;

said gripper having no metal to metal contact for moving parts;

each gripper being part of an end of arm tool that is independently actuated allowing product to be picked or place from and to multiple locations, not as a group.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said grippers are used in unison.

9. The device of claim 7 wherein said gripper device allows placement of single or multiple product into multiple locations or packaging.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: HARE, TRACY BRIAN
To: TOMAHAWK HOLDINGS, LLC
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210400993A1 · Dec 30, 2021
Cited By (1)
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