| 摘要 |
<p>The automatically adjusting gripping device (10) grips a workpiece (W) ever more tightly as greater torque is applied thereto. The device (10) has a base plate (12) with a linear guide slot or series of radial guide slots. A pair of jaws (34, 36) resides in each slot. Rotation of a torque application component (R) causes the jaws (34, 36) to slide within the base plate (12), thereby changing the span between jaws (34, 36). The gripping device (10) is useful as an adjustable wrench but may be applied to other environments as well, e.g., as an automatic gripping and releasing device in conveyor systems, etc.</p> |
