Title:
WORKPIECE MANIPULATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS59166469
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A telescoping parts manipulator comprising a telescoping tubular arm which is extended and retracted by a cable from a cable drum, and a workpiece engaging assembly which pivots on a wrist swivel axis carried at the end of the telescoping arm which engages molded articles in a molding machine. The telescoping arm is mounted to a slide box which moves forward and backward to allow engagement with a molded article, clearance of the tie bars in the mold, and movement towards a work station such as a conveyor belt. The cable is a hollow nylon tube which provides vacuum from a vacuum source through the telescoping arm to suction cups at the end of the arm which engage the molded articles.
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Inventors:
KIISU BAARETSUTO
Application Number:
JP2593884A
Publication Date:
September 19, 1984
Filing Date:
February 14, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DART & KRAFT INC
International Classes:
B21D43/18; B25J1/02; B25J15/06; B25J18/02; B21D43/04; B25J19/00; B29C45/42; B65G47/91; (IPC1-7): B21D43/04; B21D43/18; B25J9/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS5239249A | 1977-03-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Nakamura