| 摘要 |
The present disclosure is directed to an object gripping apparatus that solves the above-described problems. Generally, in various embodiments, the object gripping apparatus includes a plurality of individually deformable gripping members configured to wrap around, grip, and hold the outer surface of an object. Because the gripping members are individually deformable, the object gripping apparatus may hold objects of varying shapes and sizes, such as objects having outer surfaces of varied diameters. |
| 主权项 |
1. An object gripping apparatus comprising:
a body comprising a base member; and an object gripper connected to the body, the object gripper including a plurality of individually deformable gripping members each biased to an undeformed state and configured to grip an object, the plurality of individually deformable gripping members defining an object receiving channel, wherein: each of the plurality of individually deformable gripping members has a profile with a perimeter, each perimeter defining at least one perimeter gap, and each of the perimeter gaps being substantially aligned in the undeformed state; the object receiving channel has a longitudinal axis and a length along the longitudinal axis, the base member has a width parallel to the longitudinal axis of the object receiving channel, and the length of the object receiving channel is equal to the width of the base member; the plurality of individually deformable gripping members includes at least a first gripping member with a first width and a second gripping member with a second width, each of the first and second widths being taken along a single reference line extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the object receiving channel, the first width being equal to the second width; each of the plurality of individually deformable gripping members has one joining end and one free end, each of the joining ends being joined to the body, and in the undeformed state, the free ends face the body so that the individually deformable gripping members curl toward the body; each of the plurality of individually deformable gripping members, when in the undeformed state, extend both vertically above and vertically below the base member, the vertical direction being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the object receiving channel; the body has a continuous linear crease edge formed by the intersections of the joining ends of the plurality of individually deformable gripping members with the body, and each of the individually deformable gripping members protrude from the body along the continuous linear crease edge. |
