air picker and air gripper

More documents

Recommendations

Info

R TM END-EFFECTORS E N D - E F F E C T O R S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Conform To Any Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Multiple Sizes Handled with One End Effector Delicate Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wide Size Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 High Load Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Non-marring Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 No Lubrication Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Low Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Long Life in a Dusty Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Contact Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Minimum and Maximum Working Diameter . . . 4 Unrestricted Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preconditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Contaminates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chemical Compatibility Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Performance Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Coefficient of Friction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Diameter vs Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cycle Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Body Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Repeatability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Centering & Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rotational Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rubber Bladder Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Fabric Reinforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Miscellaneous Constructions & Models . . . . . 16 High Load Capacity AirPicker ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Low Radial Displacement AirPicker ® . . . . . . . . 16 Low Profile AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Grippie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Alternative Rubber Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fabric Reinforced AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Large AirPicker ® & AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Nose Cones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Protective Sleeves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rebuild Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Selection Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Determining Required Pressure for Heavy Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 Determining Required Pressure for Light Loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Selection Guide & Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Individual Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-38 Design Parameter Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 & 42 Picking Inside an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Gripping Outside an Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this publication is intended to provide a general guide to the characteristics and applications of these products. The material, herein, was developed through engineering design and development, testing and actual applications and is believed to be reliable and accurate. Firestone, however, makes no warranty, expressed or implied, of this information. Anyone making use of this material does so at his own risk and assumes all liability resulting from such use. It is suggested that competent professional assistance be employed for specific applications. Copyright © 2000 Firestone Industrial Products 1
R TM END-EFFECTORS E N D - E F F E C T O R S I N T R O D U C T I O N The products of years of development, AirPicker ® and AirGripper end-effectors combine pneumatic pressure control with the physical attributes of rubber. The result is an innovation that can give robotics or mechanical handling systems an important degree of touch and allow products to be handled securely and gently. The AirPicker ® endeffector is inserted into a product while deflated, then inflates outwardly to "hold on to" the product’s interior walls. The AirGripper end-effector collars around the product, then the sleeve inflates inwardly to form a grip around the product’s exterior. Models are available with various inflation pressures to handle light to heavy loads. This cushioned transporting can help eliminate damage, breakage, and other processing problems. AirPicker ® and AirGripper end-effectors have already been proven in assembly, loading, shifting, conveying and many other manufacturing operations around the world. 2
Page 1: PGDG 1103
Page 5 and 6: R TM END-EFFECTORS E N D - E F F E
Page 25 and 26: END-EFFECTORS R P007RCA Assembly Or
Page 33 and 34: END-EFFECTORS R P035TCA Assembly Or
Page 35 and 36: END-EFFECTORS R P055TCA Assembly Or
Page 37 and 38: END-EFFECTORS TM G030GCA Assembly O
Page 39: END-EFFECTORS TM G050G Assembly Ord
Page 43 and 44: TM ❑ D E S I G N P A R A M E T E

air picker and air gripper

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?