Clamping feet for an end effector

• Main Authors: Sarh, Branko, Oberoi, Harinder S, Draper, Alan S, Findlay, Melissa Ann, Arriaga, Jorge Alberto
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 06.09.2023
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; FORGE FURNACES; FORGING; HAMMERING; HAND TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PRESSING METAL; PUNCHING METAL; RIVETING; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FORFASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method and apparatus for adjusting an adjustable retaining structure (655). The adjustable retaining structure (655) may be rotated, passively, about a spherical interface (654) as a panel (216) applies a load to the adjustable retaining structure (655).