Excavator bucket with grabber

Description

The motion device described in the patent relates to an excavator bucket with a gripper that work together as a pair of pliers. The motion device is based on two linkages - one with 6 links and 7 joints and the another one with 4 links and 4 joints. Both parts are driven by a cylinder. The degree of freedom of each mechanism is F = 1 respectively.

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Mechanisms: Excavator bucket with grabber
Creator: IGMR

Usage

The simulation shows the movement of a excavator bucket with grabber. The excavator bucket can be moved by the point A, the grabber by the point B. The lenghts of the links are scaleable.