William E Georges

US Patent:

48421189, Jun 27, 1989

Filed:

Feb 19, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/158221

Inventors:

Daniel Puzio - Boonton NJ
William H. Georges - Saginaw MI
Gary L. Bevilacqua - York PA

Assignee:

General Motors Corporation - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B25J 900

US Classification:

192150

Abstract:

The present invention provides an apparatus and method of utilization thereof of a clutch for placement between a robot or the like and an attached end of arm tooling device. A preferred embodiment of the inventive clutch provides compliance in six axes with adjustable setting and detection means to signal the robot or like to cease operation upon deformation of the clutch element.