OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002822

Gripper device for maintaining, centring, and/or clamping a micromechanical or horological component, and associated fastening method

Published: 2026-09-15T19:15:35.089361Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002822
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

A gripper device ( 100 ) for maintaining, centring, and/or clamping a
micromechanical or horological component ( 200 ) in a clamping chamber defined
by a clamp including at least one mobile jaw ( 2 ). At least a part of the
mobile jaws ( 2 ) includes a reference surface ( 20 ) for frontal bearing of a
component ( 200 ), and the gripper device ( 100 ) includes a vacuum generator
( 60 ) for creating the vacuum in the clamping chamber. Also, a method for
fastening a micromechanical or horological component ( 200 ) in the clamping
chamber of such a gripper device ( 100 ) according to which the component (
200 ) is disposed on the reference surface ( 20 ), then a first maintaining by
vacuum is carried out, then a second maintaining having a torque greater than
that of the first maintaining by pivoting of the mobile jaws ( 2 ).

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002822
Published 2026-09-15T19:15:35.089361Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002822