GRABBING MECHANISM Aspects of the disclosure relate to grabbing, holding and releasing an object 30 including a pull stud 200. For instance, a grabbing mechanism 100 may include a piston chamber 134 having a piston 136 configured to move within the piston chamber when the piston chamber is pressurized. The mechanism may also include a collet 170 attached to the piston such that the collet and piston move together when the piston moves. The collet may include a groove 174. The mechanism may also include ball cage 160 including a plurality of balls 164, 165 arranged at least partially within respective ball chambers 166, 167 of the ball cage. The ball cage may be arranged at least partially within the collet such that movement of the piston and collet causes the groove to align with the respective ball chambers. The plurality of balls may be configured to move into and out of the groove and to lock the pull stud within the mechanism.
Grabbing mechanism
12.11.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66C Krane , CRANES |