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US 12,251,820 · App. 18/026,537 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device

Inventors: Tao Chen (Suzhou, CN); Zhiwei Dai (Suzhou, CN); Minglu Zhu (Yihuai, CN); Huibin Jia (Suzhou, CN); Lining Sun (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
B25J15/0023B25J15/103B25J15/12
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Patent No.
US 12,251,820
App. No.
18/026,537
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device includes a support; a flexible grabbing mechanism including at least two flexible claws, wherein the at least two flexible claws are arranged on the support in a circumferential direction, each flexible claw includes a telescopic air bag, an adapter mechanism and a flexible plate connected with the adapter mechanism, the telescopic air bag is hollow and elongated, the telescopic air bag includes a closed end, an open end and an air bag main body connected between the closed end and the open end, the air bag main body includes at least two air bag bodies and a node portion formed between adjacent air bag bodies, and the adapter mechanism is connected to the node portion, the closed end and open end; and a sensing mechanism including at least two sensing parts, the sensing parts being arranged on inner sides of the corresponding flexible plates.

Claims (14)

1. A pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device, comprising:

a support;

a flexible grabbing mechanism comprising three flexible claws, wherein the three flexible claws are arranged on the support in a circumferential direction, each flexible claw comprises an expandable air bag, an adapter mechanism and a flexible plate connected with the adapter mechanism, the expandable air bag is hollow and elongated, the expandable air bag comprises a closed end, an open end and an air bag main body connected between the closed end and the open end, the air bag main body comprises at least two air bag bodies and a node portion formed between adjacent air bag bodies, and the adapter mechanism is connected to the node portion, the closed end and the open end;

a sensing mechanism comprising at least two sensing parts, the sensing parts being arranged on inner sides of the corresponding flexible plates; and

an air introduction mechanism,

wherein the flexible plate comprises a biodegradable and compostable plastic substrate;

wherein the three flexible claws are provided and evenly arranged on the support in the circumferential direction;

wherein the air introduction mechanism comprises three air pipes, the three air pipes are connected to the support and have a slender column shape, and the open end of each of the three expandable air bags is communicated with each of the three air pipes;

wherein the support comprises a support seat and three horizontal rods circumferentially arranged on the support seat; and

wherein free ends of the three horizontal rods are each provided with a rounded through hole, and each of the three air pipes passes through each of the rounded through holes to communicate with each of the expandable air bags.

2. The pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter mechanism comprises a plurality of adapter plates, and the node portion, the closed end, and the open end are sleeved with the plurality of adapter plates respectively.

3. The pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device according to claim 2 , wherein the node portion, the closed end, and the open end are in a circular pipe shape.

4. The pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device according to claim 3 , wherein the adapter plate comprises an adapter plate body and a circular clamping hole formed in the adapter plate body.

5. The pneumatic soft grabbing sensing device according to claim 1 , wherein the support seat is circular.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2023
From: CHEN, TAO; DAI, ZHIWEI; ZHU, MINGLU; JIA, HUIBIN; SUN, LINING
To: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 062994/0269 →
Continuity (1)
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