Industrial Motion & Power Transmission
Drives, transmissions, actuators and the components that carry motion into a machine.
Category CAT-000000206
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- OT-2026-000003526
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a mounting flange (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a blow-off valve (20). The arrangement addresses handling workpieces that do not cover the whole gripping face, where an unc
- OT-2026-000003525
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a ejector (14), a contact detector (16), a separating element (18). The arrangement addresses starting the vacuum at the right moment in the approach, where ev
- OT-2026-000003524
An end effector for magnetic end-of-arm tooling for ferrous workpieces is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a magnet assembly (12), a ejector (14), a separating element (16). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated tool per workpiec
- OT-2026-000003523
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a ejector (14). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated tool per workpiece family means a robot t
- OT-2026-000003522
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a ejector (14), a contact detector (16), a separating element (18). The arrangement addresses separating a workpiece that stays on the face after the grip is r
- OT-2026-000003521
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a vacuum pump (14). The arrangement addresses choosing where the vacuum comes from, where an ejector spends compressed air continuously while a pump adds mass
- OT-2026-000003520
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a ejector (14). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated tool per workpiece family means a robot t
- OT-2026-000003519
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a ejector (14), a contact detector (16), a separating element (18). The arrangement addresses gripping a workpiece whose surface cannot be sealed or magnetised
- OT-2026-000003518
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a bellows cup (12), a ejector (14), a zone branch (16), a contact detector (18). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated
- OT-2026-000003516
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a bellows cup (12), a vacuum pump (14), a isolation valve (16), a pressure sensor (18), and a vent valve (20). The arrangement addresses controlling the moment the workpiece is let go
- OT-2026-000003515
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a mounting flange (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a zone branch (16), a pressure sensor (18). The arrangement addresses choosing where the vacuum comes from, where an ejector spends compressed air continuously while a pump
- OT-2026-000003514
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a manifold (16), a pressure sensor (18), and a blow-off valve (20). The arrangement addresses putting the workpiece down quickly without it sticking to the face, wher
- OT-2026-000003513
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a vent valve (22). The arrangement addresses handling workpieces that do not cover the whole
- OT-2026-000003511
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a vacuum pump (14), a manifold (16), a vent valve (18). The arrangement addresses controlling the moment the workpiece is let go, where releasing before the workpiece is supported dr
- OT-2026-000003510
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a mounting flange (10), a bellows cup (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a contact detector (18), and a pressure sensor (20). The arrangement addresses gripping workpieces that are not at the same heigh
- OT-2026-000003508
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a manifold (16), a contact detector (18). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring the cell, where a dedicated tool per workpiece fam
- OT-2026-000003507
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22). The arrangement addresses handling workpieces th
- OT-2026-000003506
An end effector for mechanical gripping end effectors for robotic handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a gripper finger (12), a vacuum pump (14), a contact detector (16). The arrangement addresses starting the vacuum at the right moment in the approach, where evacuating before the fac
- OT-2026-000003504
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a manifold (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a blow-off valve (22). The arrangement addresses holding a porous or uneven workpiece that a rigid c
- OT-2026-000003503
An end effector for porous-face vacuum end-of-arm tooling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a foam pad (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a manifold (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a blow-off valve (24). The arrangement addresses knowing that the workpi
- OT-2026-000003502
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling with compliant bellows cups is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a bellows cup (12), a ejector (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a pressure sensor (20). The arrangement addresses handling workpieces that do not cover the whole g
- OT-2026-000003499
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a ejector (14), a zone branch (16), a contact detector (18), and a blow-off valve (20). The arrangement addresses changing the tool between jobs without rewiring
- OT-2026-000003497
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a vacuum pump (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a contact detector (20), a pressure sensor (22), a vent valve (24). The arrangement addresses
- OT-2026-000003496
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a vacuum pump (14), a isolation valve (16), a zone branch (18), and a blow-off valve (20). The arrangement addresses putting the workpiece down quickly without i
- OT-2026-000003495
An end effector for vacuum end-of-arm tooling for robotic material handling is described. The tool comprises a tool-change interface (10), a suction cup (12), a plant vacuum connection (14), a isolation valve (16), a manifold (18), and a pressure sensor (20), a blow-off valve (22). The arrangement addresses knowing tha
- OT-2026-000003489
A dual active selector valve is set forth. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a flange supporting a manifold body is attached to a pressure vessel. The passage through the flange has a selected diameter and the manifold body opens out to a larger diameter, sufficient to enable two valves to be connected side
- OT-2026-000003482
A hydraulic system has a rotary valve which controls multiple hydraulic devices such as double-acting piston type actuators and which prevents deactivated devices from creeping. The valve has an outer housing and a rotatable inner member which form high pressure inlet, low pressure outlet, and control stages. The contr
- OT-2026-000003462
A gear coupling adapted to be capable of absorbing torsional shock loads between a power driven shaft 1 and a power drive shaft 2 comprises a drive member 3 and driven member 4 which extend from two sides into, and engage with, hollow intermediate member 5 so that the three members rotate in unison. The driven member 3
- OT-2026-000003455
Camshaft assemblies are disclosed with methods for making them by the expansion of tubular shafts into prelocated cams, journals and other elements, if desired. Features of the camshafts include trilobe or polylobe element openings, preferably splined or serrated for low energy filling and high torque capacity and High
- OT-2026-000003449
A rotatable coupling having a male member (2) and a female member (4) each rotatable about central axes α and β. The male member has lobes (16) and the female member cavities (50) for mutual engagement. The male lobes terminate in wedge-shaped portions (18), the edges of which lie in a common plane. The female terminat
- OT-2026-000003424
A conveyor ball unit for installation in a mounting opening in a conveyor track panel. A conveyor ball is rotatably mounted on a plurality of mounting balls in a mounting shell and projects upwardly out of the conveyor ball unit. A ball guide of annular configuration embraces the conveyor ball from above to secure the
- OT-2026-000003402
A wheel for guides for drawers and the like, having a wheel body journaled on an axle and made of a material of stable shape, in which at least one recess is provided, in which there is disposed a material, preferably an elastomeric plastic, that is softer in comparison to the wheel body and permits elastic deformation
- OT-2026-000003400
In a housing, there is formed, in series, a first end cavity, a first cylinder cavity, a pressure cavity, a second cylinder cavity and a second end cavity. The cavities are separated by walls which include orifices. Two identical valve members are located in the housing. The first valve member has a piston and a valve
- OT-2026-000003388
A technique relating to automatic excavation by a power shovel is shown. An ideal reference locus of movement of a front edge of a bucket is approximated by a plurality of points, positions of the plurality of points and postures of the bucket at these points are previously set. If the start of automatic excavation is
- OT-2026-000003376
A modified jaw type shaft coupling has two opposed members arranged to allow limited flexure about a point that is the geometric center of mating spherical surfaces, a concave surface on one member and a mating convex surface on the other member. One member is attached to each shaft to be rotationally and axially coupl
- OT-2026-000003371
A conveyor ball unit comprises a conveyor ball mounted on a plurality of mounting balls in a mounting shell. A spring arrangement is provided to support the mounting shell resiliently in a housing and the conveyor ball is retained on the mounting balls by a retaining ring. A first holding device is provided to keep the
- OT-2026-000003370
A flow selector valve is described in which a valve housing with a central bore is provided. The housing includes a plurality of axially spaced discharge openings and an intake opening openly communicating with the central bore. An elongated spool member, complementary to the central bore of the valve housing is slidab
- OT-2026-000003353
A conveyor ball unit comprises a conveyor ball resting on mounting balls in a mounting shell. A retaining ring is provided to hold the conveyor ball on the mounting balls in the mounting shell. The mounting shell can be set into an opening in a supporting structure and rests on the supporting structure by way of a shel
- OT-2026-000003351
A flow control valve for instant on-off operations with gases or liquids at relatively high pressures, such as pressures between 10,000 psi and 100,000 psi. The valve includes a valve body having two or more valve cavities in communication with each other and defined by two end seal assemblies and one or more valve por
- OT-2026-000003339
In order to quickly and easily provide a coupling of a drive fluid to a hydraulic cylinder of an accessory of an excavator, a part articulately connected with a dipper arm and a dipper ladle link of the excavator is also provided with one or more hydraulic couplings of a female type. The accessory to be coupled to the
- OT-2026-000003333
A technique relating to automatic excavation by a power shovel is shown. An ideal reference locus of movement of a front edge of a bucket is approximated by a plurality of points, positions of the plurality of points and postures of the bucket at these points are previously set. If the start of automatic excavation is
- OT-2026-000003332
The load bearing ball of the type which has a main ball (1) of substantially high diameter on which the loads rest, in turn rests on a plurality of balls (2) of diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of ball (1), which are placed on the bottom (3) of a suitable container (4), the latter having a substantially
- OT-2026-000003330
A control system for automatically controlling the operation of actuators of an excavator. The control system of the invention provides several advantages in that the travelling mode of the travelling motors is automatically changed between the first and second step travelling modes in order to efficiently correspond t
- OT-2026-000003322
A ball transfer assembly includes a steel ball that rotates within a housing having a collar for centering the ball within the housing and a removable plug that forms a seat for the ball and retains the ball and collar within the housing. The plug has a snap lock arrangement with the housing that permits it to be remov
- OT-2026-000003321
The present invention provides an apparatus for controllably actuating a work implement. The work implement includes at least a first linkage and a second linkage. The apparatus produces a control signal, senses the position and velocity of the first and second linkages and responsively produces position and velocity s
- OT-2026-000003313
A holding device having a flexible diaphragm, a central pin embedded in the flexible diaphragm, a pressure ring in contact with a periphery of the diaphragm and a mechanism for lifting the central pin with respect to the pressure ring. The diaphragm has a plurality of cams circumferentially disposed about the diaphragm
- OT-2026-000003300
Drawing sheets for hydraulic circuit comprising at least two double acting hydraulic piston-cylinder devices, reproduced from the published facsimile. The written description is in the original document, which is linked above.
- OT-2026-000003292
The conical gripping arrangement (100) serves for attaching a construction component (4) with a hub (10) onto a shaft (1). The hub (10) possesses a conical external peripheral surface (16) on which a graduated conical ring (13) with a conical internal peripheral surface (17) is arranged. The other conical internal peri
- OT-2026-000003290
Apparatus and methods for coupling a driving shaft and a mating tool shaft to transmit rotational forces and axial tension and compression forces between the shafts. The coupler provides for axial tension transmission through tension transmission surfaces spaced-apart from torque and compression transmission surfaces o
- OT-2026-000003284
A multiple piece cue stick includes multiple stick portions which are coupled together by a sleeve bushing secured to one stick portion and a coupling rod secured to another stick portion. The coupling rod has a elongate shaft which fits within a smooth bore of the sleeve bushing and is coupled to the sleeve bushing by