Claims
- 1. A gripper tip assembly for use with a piston-driven actuated parts gripper of the type configured to grip a workpiece and comprising a pair of opposable jaw members, the gripper tip assembly comprising:
a rigid base member having a surface is coupled to one of the pair of opposable jaw members; and a resilient member having a surface that is bonded to the surface of the rigid base member; wherein the bonded surfaces form a single location of attachment between the rigid base and the resilient members.
- 2. A gripper tip assembly for use with a piston-driven actuated parts gripper of the type comprising a pair of jaw members each having a tip seat, the gripper tip assembly comprising:
a rigid member, having a first outer surface configured to position adjacent the tip seat of one of the pair of jaw members and a second outer surface located opposite the first outer surface; and a resilient member, having a first outer surface, a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface and a body extending therebetween, the second outer surface of the resilient member is bonded to the second outer surface of the rigid member to form an attachment therebetween.
- 3. The gripper tip assembly of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the first outer surface of the resilient member defines a plane surface.
- 4. The gripper tip assembly of claim 2, wherein the rigid member is a metal and the resilient member is a polymer.
- 5. The gripper tip assembly of claim 2, wherein the resilient member is made of a urethane material.
- 6. The gripper tip assembly of claim 2, wherein a second rigid member is provided, having a first outer surface configured to position adjacent the tip seat of the other of the pair of jaw members and a second outer surface located opposite the first outer surface, and a second resilient member is provided, having a first outer surface, a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface and a body extending therebetween, the second outer surface of the second resilient member is bonded to the second outer surface of the second rigid member to form an attachment therebetween, and wherein the first outer surface of the second resilient member face the first outer surface of the resilient member when the pair of jaw members are in a closed position.
- 7. A gripper assembly of the type configured to grip a workpiece, the gripper assembly comprising:
a body having a yoke structure defined at one end thereof by a pair of spaced apart wall members, and an actuator at an opposite end; a pair of opposable jaw members, at least one of the pair of opposable jaw members being pivotal and each of the pair of opposable jaw members having through-slots therein and being independently removable and replaceable by other jaw members; at least one cam pin extending into the through-slots of each of the pair of opposable jaw members; a linkage structure driven by the actuator and coupled to the at least one cam; a rigid base member coupled to one of the jaw members; and a resilient member having a first side and a second side, the first side is bonded to the rigid base member and the second side is configured to engage the workpiece.
- 8. The gripper assembly of claim 7, wherein each of the pair of opposable jaw members comprises the resilient member, and wherein the jaw members are movable between open and closed positions.
- 9. The gripper assembly of claim 8, wherein each resilient member cooperatively acts to grip a workpiece when the jaw members are in the closed position.
- 10. The gripper assembly of claim 7, wherein a second rigid member is provided coupled to the other of the pair of opposable jaw members, and a second resilient member is provided having a first side and a second side, the first side is bonded to the second rigid base member and the second side is configured to face the first outer surface of the resilient member when the pair of opposable jaw members are in a closed position.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/483,792, filed on Jan. 14, 2000, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/981,863, filed on Aug. 4, 1998, the complete disclosures of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Divisions (1)
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08981863 |
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09483792 |
Jan 2000 |
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Continuations (1)
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