EP0421167A3 - Device and method for gripping, picking-up, transporting and joining of web-like workpieces - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- EP0421167A3 EP0421167A3 EP19900117629 EP90117629A EP0421167A3 EP 0421167 A3 EP0421167 A3 EP 0421167A3 EP 19900117629 EP19900117629 EP 19900117629 EP 90117629 A EP90117629 A EP 90117629A EP 0421167 A3 EP0421167 A3 EP 0421167A3
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- workpieces
- picking
- gripping
- transporting
- joining
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H3/00—Separating articles from piles
- B65H3/22—Separating articles from piles by needles or the like engaging the articles
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Manipulator (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE8911949U | 1989-10-06 | ||
DE8911949U DE8911949U1 (en) | 1989-10-06 | 1989-10-06 | Gripper device for picking up, transporting and setting down flat workpieces made of textile material etc. |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0421167A2 EP0421167A2 (en) | 1991-04-10 |
EP0421167A3 true EP0421167A3 (en) | 1992-02-12 |
EP0421167B1 EP0421167B1 (en) | 1994-11-30 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP90117629A Expired - Lifetime EP0421167B1 (en) | 1989-10-06 | 1990-09-13 | Device and method for gripping, picking-up, transporting and joining of web-like workpieces |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5161844A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0421167B1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE8911949U1 (en) |
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US9862553B2 (en) | 2015-01-23 | 2018-01-09 | Dreamwell, Ltd. | Mattress manufacturing process and apparatus |
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WO2016118833A1 (en) | 2015-01-23 | 2016-07-28 | Dreamwell, Ltd. | Mattress manufacturing process and apparatus |
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DE102017203124A1 (en) | 2017-02-27 | 2018-08-30 | Kuka Deutschland Gmbh | Robot gripper for handling limp, flat material web blanks |
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Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4283047A (en) * | 1977-06-17 | 1981-08-11 | Levi Strauss & Co. | Facing ply separator |
US4688837A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-08-25 | Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. | Robot end effector mechanism for gripping and holding a flat textile article in a predetermined orientation |
EP0239948B1 (en) * | 1986-04-03 | 1989-10-11 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Apparatus for picking up flexible and/or porous and/or adhesive flat articles or other objects |
WO1990004559A1 (en) * | 1988-10-19 | 1990-05-03 | The Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry In Her Britannic Majesty's Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland | Fabric lifting apparatus |
Family Cites Families (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3386763A (en) * | 1966-10-21 | 1968-06-04 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Flat piece pickup heads |
IT1138809B (en) * | 1981-06-23 | 1986-09-17 | Rockwell Rimoldi Spa | WITHDRAWAL GROUP WITH AT LEAST ONE HEAD OF TAKING STACKED PIECE COLLECTORS |
US4645193A (en) * | 1984-05-30 | 1987-02-24 | Richard R. Walton | Fabric pickup and the like |
DE3327758C2 (en) * | 1983-08-01 | 1987-03-26 | Manutec Gesellschaft für Automatisierungs- und Handhabungssysteme mbH, 8510 Fürth | Gripper |
DE8324779U1 (en) * | 1983-08-29 | 1989-05-03 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Grippers for industrial robots |
GB8414636D0 (en) * | 1984-06-08 | 1984-07-11 | Univ Leeds Ind Service Ltd | Fabric pickup device |
DE3540032A1 (en) * | 1985-11-12 | 1987-05-14 | Kmb Kunststoffmetallbearbeitun | Method for transporting a strip of flat material from a screen printer to a drying station, and device for carrying out the method |
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1989
- 1989-10-06 DE DE8911949U patent/DE8911949U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1990
- 1990-09-07 US US07/580,269 patent/US5161844A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-09-13 EP EP90117629A patent/EP0421167B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-09-13 DE DE59007842T patent/DE59007842D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4283047A (en) * | 1977-06-17 | 1981-08-11 | Levi Strauss & Co. | Facing ply separator |
US4688837A (en) * | 1985-12-11 | 1987-08-25 | Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. | Robot end effector mechanism for gripping and holding a flat textile article in a predetermined orientation |
EP0239948B1 (en) * | 1986-04-03 | 1989-10-11 | BASF Aktiengesellschaft | Apparatus for picking up flexible and/or porous and/or adhesive flat articles or other objects |
WO1990004559A1 (en) * | 1988-10-19 | 1990-05-03 | The Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry In Her Britannic Majesty's Government Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland | Fabric lifting apparatus |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0421167B1 (en) | 1994-11-30 |
DE8911949U1 (en) | 1991-02-07 |
DE59007842D1 (en) | 1995-01-12 |
US5161844A (en) | 1992-11-10 |
EP0421167A2 (en) | 1991-04-10 |
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