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OT-2026-000003195

Sealed straight line gripper

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Robotics & Automation › Robot Architectures
Inventors
SAWDON EDWIN G
Assignee
BTM CORP
Original source
US-5871250-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 16 February 1999
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A straight line motion gripper employs a longitudinally moving piston head, a laterally moving slide and a drive pin moving the slide in response to movement of the piston head. The drive pin is mounted to the piston head and disposed at an angle. Another aspect of the present invention provides a booster spring to maintain a pair of gripper arms in gripping positions even when pneumatic pressure is lost.

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Abstract

A straight line motion gripper employs a longitudinally moving piston head, a laterally moving slide and a drive pin moving the slide in response to movement of the piston head. The drive pin is mounted to the piston head and disposed at an angle. Another aspect of the present invention provides a booster spring to maintain a pair of gripper arms in gripping positions even when pneumatic pressure is lost.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003195, “Sealed straight line gripper,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:47:16 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003195.

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