Abstract: A barrel placement device for a skid steer loader is comprised of an attachment plate which attaches to the front of a skid steer loader; tubular support members; and a plurality of barrel pincers with gears that allow the barrel pincers to move in unison with the use of a single hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic cylinder has hydraulic lines which connect to the auxiliary controls of a skid steer loader allowing the barrel pincers to be controlled to grasp and release traffic barrels from the interior of the skid steer loader.

Abstract: According to one exemplary aspect there is provided a work tool for attachment to a machine, comprising a supporting tool portion. The actuatable tool portion is pivotally connected to the supporting tool portion via a hinge construction. The hinge construction includes a hinge drive having an outgoing, rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft has a single outgoing end that is configured to carry the actuatable tool portion. By providing the work tool with a hinge construction that includes a hinge drive with an rotatable shaft that carries the actuatable tool portion on a single outgoing end a directly driven hinge construction is obtained that is both compact and reliable. A hinge drive and method of operating a work tool for a machine are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an attachment (14), in particular for construction equipment, comprising a frame (16) that can be attached via a coupling unit (21) to an implement (10) or an equipment carrier (12) of an implement (10); a tool (18) having two tool parts (22, 23); a joint (26) that is provided on the frame (16) and has a pin (28) on which the tool parts (22, 23) of the tool (18) can be pivotably mounted relative to one another; and a tool drive (20) attached to the frame (16) for moving at least one of the tool parts (22, 23) relative to the frame (16). Furthermore, the tool drive (20) is connected to the frame (16) via at least one first link device (34), and is connected to the tool parts (22, 23) via at least one second link device (36).

Abstract: Disclosed are a robot hand and a humanoid robot having the same. The robot hand includes a plurality of finger members and a base member to which one end of the finger members is rotatably coupled, respectively. The finger members are rotated through pneumatic pressure so that intervals between adjacent finger members are changed. If the finger members are not used, the intervals between the finger members are widened so that the finger members are prevented from being damaged when the finger members collide with walls or objects.

Abstract: By means of a gripper (1) for retaining containers such as PET bottles, wherein the gripper arms (2, 3) between the rotational axis (4, 5) and the free claw end (2a, 3a) and the carrier element for the gripper a have receptacles for permanent magnets for closing and/or centering, a solution should be created, by means of which the closing forces should be applied by means of magnets and the centering of the grippers at a star or a similar machine element or the protection against overloading should be reduced. This is achieved in that each gripper arm (2, 3) has a pair of permanent magnets (8, 9; 10, 11) and the carrying element (8a, 9a; 10a, 11a) has two associated pairs of permanent magnets oriented parallel to the rotational axis, wherein each permanent magnet (8-11) has a pole that is opposite that of the adjacent magnets in horizontal and/or vertical association.

Abstract: A pneumatically controlled grasping device to grasp and handle items or bodies provided with a graspable member. A supporting sleeve (16, 36) internally delimits an intermediate space (23, 43) contiguous to a distal opening and a guide chamber (23?, 43?) connected to a source of fluid under pressure. In the intermediate space a gripper device (21,41) is mounted, facing the distal opening and designed to engage with the graspable member. In the guide chamber a control piston (22, 42) is housed movable into a first position which corresponds to an activation or deactivation of the gripper device by the fluid under pressure, and to a second position which corresponds to the deactivation or activation of the gripper device, by at least a flexible reaction element (27, 47). The gripper device can be equipped to grasp the graspable member from the outside or from inside when it has a cavity.

Abstract: A fluid technology device, in particular a gripping apparatus, is disclosed, which is provided with at least one fluidic connection assembly (13) for supplying fluid, wherein the device is made of plastic material by using a generative manufacturing method. The connection assembly (13) has an insertion recess (29) which is formed by way of the generative manufacturing method and is provided with a clamping and releasing structure (32, 33) for fixing and releasing fluid tubes which are to be inserted without any other auxiliary means.

Abstract: A device for gripping and handling elongated cylindrical bodies, such as pipes or sections of piping (T)1 includes a supporting structure (2) with gripping members mounted on the supporting structure (2) designed to hold the pipe in at least two gripping points along the longitudinal axis of the pipe, the gripping members including at least one fixed portion (5) and at least one movable gripping element hinged to the fixed portion and subject to the action of elements for bringing it from a closed position wherein the device holds the pipe (T) into an open position wherein the device releases the pipe (T), elements being provided on at least the fixed portion (5) or the movable gripping element that enable the rotation of the pipe (T) while the movable gripping element is in the closed position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for gripping containers and bottles (3), particularly PET bottles, in container handling systems, such as in filling systems, particularly for transitioning and transferring from star to star, or to a filler, a rinser, or the like, having a drive and actuator bringing about the opening and closing of the gripper arms (4a, 4b), particularly designed as a pusher body (7), wherein the device for gripping is made substantially of two component assemblies. The first component assembly comprises those components that are subject to severe wear, and the second, machine-side component assembly comprises components that are subject to no or nearly no wear. The first component assembly is pivotally supported on the second component assembly and easily removably connected thereto.

Abstract: A tailpipe stone dumping vessel (1) for stone dumping through a fallpipe suspended from the vessel, comprising: • of a hull (1a), • a fallpipe section storage for storing fallpipe sections (2), • a tower (20) at least comprising fallpipe support means (40) for supporting the suspended fallpipe, said tower (20) being adapted for assembly and disassembly of the fallpipe by addition of a fallpipe section to the upper end of the suspended fallpipe or removal of a fallpipe section from the suspended fallpipe, respectively, • a tower gimbal structure (22) provided between the hull and the tower providing a pivotal mode for the tower (20) wherein the tower is pivotable about at least one pivot axis with respect to the hull so that the tower—and the fallpipe suspended there from—has in a plane associated with said at least one pivot axis an orientation essentially independent from sea-state induced vessel motions, • hoist means (31, 32, 33, 34) for lowering and raising the suspended fallpipe, • fallpipe section handl

Abstract: A gripping tool for a crane or the like, comprising a bracket (2) for connecting the tool to the crane or the like, a main body (6) connected to the bracket (2), where jaw parts (10, 11) are pivotally arranged on the main body 6, where the jaw parts (10, 11) are controlled by actuators (12) and where the jaw parts (10, 11) are arranged so that they may cooperatively grip and hold goods to be lifted or manipulated, wherein an supplementary jaw member (15) is displaceably arranged on one of the jaw parts (10) can be displaced from a position where a gripping surface (16) on the supplementary jaw member (15) rests against a gripping surface (17) of the outer surface of the jaw member (10), to a position where the gripping surface (16) has a distance to the gripping surface (17) of the jaw member, and where the displacement of gripping surface (16) is a substantially parallel displacement, is decribed.

Abstract: Object transfer device comprising a frame (3,20,63,58), at least one gripper (6,22,22a,62,57a,57b) having a gripper body (7,25,45) and means of guiding the gripper body with respect to the frame; the gripper being equipped with one or more jaws (8,28a,28b,46) mobile with respect to the gripper body (7,25,45). The gripper comprises a magnetic element (12,32,44,52,56) capable, when it is subjected to a magnetic field greater than an efficiency threshold, of exerting a force on at least one mobile jaw. The frame comprises a control device (24,49,50) of the gripper capable of creating a magnetic field greater than the efficiency threshold in at least one zone (14,15) of the frame dedicated to the operation of the gripper. Said gripper body guide means is designed so that the magnetic element of the gripper is driven in translation along a movement path (13,33) passing through the operation zone (14,15) of the gripper defined by the control device (24,49,50).

Abstract: A clamp for clamping a blade for a wind turbine is provided. The clamp includes a first contact surface adapted to contact a portion of a surface of the blade and a second contact surface adapted to contact another portion of the surface of the blade. The second contact surface is displaceable relative to the first contact surface. The clamp also includes a bar connected in an adjustable orientation relative to the first contact surface. Further, a method of installing wind turbine blades at a hub rotatable around a rotation axis along a horizontal direction is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clip (1) for capturing bottle necks, particularly of PET bottles, in bottle-filling systems, wherein the clip arms can pivot in the horizontal plane, wherein a simple design allows retaining forces that are as equal as possible for bottle necks of different diameter. The aim is achieved in that both clip arms (1a, 1b) are made of plastic and comprise receptacles (6) for permanent magnets (7) between the gripping area (8) and the pivot axis (3), said magnets exerting on each other a force closing the clip (1) into the usable position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pipe gripping assembly for handling a pipe comprising at least two gripping members, wherein each gripping member comprises a pipe engaging portion engageable with the outer circumference of a pipe, wherein at least one gripping member is rotatable about a pivot axis, and wherein the pipe gripping assembly further comprises actuation means to rotate the at least one rotatable gripping member such that the pipe gripping assembly is movable between an open position for receiving a pipe and a closed position in which the pipe engaging portions engage with a pipe, wherein each rotatable gripping member further comprises a locking body engaging portion and the pipe gripping assembly further comprises a movable locking body and associated displacement means to move the locking body such that the pipe gripping assembly is lockable in the closed position by moving the locking body to a locking position wherein the locking body is engageable with the locking body engaging portions and thereb