Patents Examined by Steven P. Weinrouch
  • Robot system for encasing conical articles
    Patent number: 4731977
    Abstract: A robot system for encasing conical articles, having along a moving path of a robot a conical article arraying and feeding device, an empty case for enclosing therein said conical articles and an inverting device for carrying and inverting a plurality of said conical articles, the robot having two kinds of grippers, one functioning to grip and convey the conical articles arranged on the arraying and feeding device and the other functioning to grip and convey the conical articles inverted on the inverting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Maekawa