Quick-change grab system for work pieces has grab part plugged onto robot part, pressed together by clamp jaws, and electrical plug connection

摘要

The system has a robot part with arm, a grab part, a clamping device for removable connection of grab part and robot part, and an electrical and/or pneumatic connection element. The grab part (2) is plugged onto the robot part (1), and the clamping device has two clamp jaws (3,4) and a tension bar (5), to press the grab part against the robot part. The electrical connection element (6) has two interacting corresponding plug parts, one each on grab part and robot part. The pneumatic connection element incorporates an O-ring (12) fitted into a joint face with centering peg (21,22) in one of the parts.