OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000667

Recessed drawer opening apparatus

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:13.747229Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000667
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A drawer opening system includes a hitch on a robot arm, and a block assembly
disposed within a cavity on an external face of a first drawer, such that the
hitch is configured to approach the external face of the drawer, enter the
recess, and securely engage the block assembly within the cavity. In
illustrative embodiments, when not engaged with the hitch, no part of the
block assembly extends beyond the external face of the drawer such that it
would impede access of a robot to a second open drawer disposed beneath the
first drawer.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000667
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:13.747229Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000667