EP0421167A3 - Device and method for gripping, picking-up, transporting and joining of web-like workpieces - Google Patents

Device and method for gripping, picking-up, transporting and joining of web-like workpieces Download PDF

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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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workpieces
picking
gripping
transporting
joining
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EP0421167B1 (en
EP0421167A2 (en
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Dieter Dipl.-Ing. Zimmer
Guenther Dipl.-Ing. Weichhard
Jens Hensel
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KUKA Systems GmbH
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KUKA Schweissanlagen und Roboter GmbH
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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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EP90117629A 1989-10-06 1990-09-13 Device and method for gripping, picking-up, transporting and joining of web-like workpieces Expired - Lifetime EP0421167B1 (en)

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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.

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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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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

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EP (1) EP0421167B1 (en)
DE (2) DE8911949U1 (en)

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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

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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

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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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