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Battery gripper

US10118805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

J.SCHMALZ GMBH · DE

Inventors

Benedikt Mueller · Dornstetten, DE
Andreas Steinbach · Dornstetten, DE
Norman Paul · Schramberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2014
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J15/0683
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Battery gripper (12), for attracting by suction and handling starter batteries (26) of, in particular, motor vehicles, having a housing (56), in which a vacuum chamber which can be loaded with vacuum is provided and which has suction openings (84, 84) on the suction side thereof (54) which faces the starter battery to be attracted by suction, wherein the suction side is assigned a flexible lining (82) for contact with the starter battery, wherein the housing has a T-shaped cross section which runs parallel to the suction side, wherein the cross section has a bar section (64) and a web section (66) which extends transversely from the bar section, in such a way that the web section extends between the battery poles (68, 70) of the starter battery when the starter battery is attracted by suction to the battery gripper.

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