Patent · US Expired

Suction grip arm

US7240935B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

14References

22Claims

0Family size

Assignee

J.SCHMALZ GMBH · DE

Inventors

Gernot Schmierer · Munich, DE
Kurt Schmalz · Dornstetten, DE
Stanislav Gorb · Leonberg, DE
Eduard Arzt · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 29, 2004
Grant date	Jul 10, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/91
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vacuum gripper for suctioning work pieces, having a vacuum connection, a flexible suction body and a suction body holder, where the side of the suction body facing the work piece has a sealing lip bounding a vacuum chamber, and the vacuum chamber is connected to the vacuum connection. The suction body has a contact surface abutting the work pieces with prevailing vacuum in the vacuum chamber. The contact surface is provided with elements, where the elements are have a rod or pin-shaped configuration and form a microstructure.

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