A cam-free drive for a rocking lead edge gripper

Description

The motion device described in the patent relates to a cam-free drive for a rocking lead edge gripper for handling sheets in a sheet fed rotary printing press. The edge gripper is based on a linkage with 7 links and 9 joints, which is driven by a gear train. The degree of freedom of the mechanism is F = 2.

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Mechanisms: A cam-free drive for a rocking lead edge gripper
Creator: IGMR

Usage

The simulation shows the movement of a rocking lead edge gripper based on a geared linkage. The mechanism can be moved by the point A1. The lengths of the links are not scaleable.