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Anton Ionescu Phones & Addresses
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24104 Park St, Hayward, CA 94544
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Automatic Device, Equipment And Methods For Handling Objects
View pageUS Patent:
7360812, Apr 22, 2008
Filed:
Mar 26, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/090482
Inventors:
Anton Vasile Ionescu - Hayward CA, US
International Classification:
B66C 1/00
US Classification:
294 271, 294 34, 294100
Abstract:
An automatic device for handling objects comprises gripper blades attached to a guide, an actuator connected to an external connection transporting the device, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism alternately changes the state of the pickup device between object-engaging and object-disengaging states each time the guide reaches an end-of-travel position at an object holder. A single external axial movement is performed for both transporting the pickup device and actuating the switch and the grippers. The pickup device may include radially-gliding pierced grippers crossed by curved arms attached to the axially moving actuator. The described devices and methods may be used in object-handling robots, in particular for CD/DVD handling applications.
Automatic Devices, Equipment And Methods For Handling Objects
View pageUS Patent:
20080134223, Jun 5, 2008
Filed:
Feb 11, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/029380
Inventors:
Anton V. Ionescu - Hayward CA, US
International Classification:
G11B 17/04
US Classification:
720619
Abstract:
According to some embodiments, CD/DVDs are transported to/from a horizontal tray of a disk-processing unit (e.g. a disk drive) by applying a vertical lifting force to each disk at an off-center disk engagement location to incline the disk toward the tray, maintaining the disk in an inclined position toward the processing unit during a vertical travel to/from the tray; and gliding the disk into the tray from the inclined position to a final horizontal position by vertically delivering the disk into the tray. In some embodiments, a CD/DVD transfer apparatus comprises a pickup head for picking up and releasing disks, a horizontal-motion arm driving a horizontal motion of the pickup head, and a flexible vertical connection coupling the pickup head to the horizontal-motion arm. The flexible vertical connection is formed by a section of a flexible wire, thread, ribbon or tape coiled on a reel situated above the pickup head.