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Conveyor device with improved adhesive properties

US9162820B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2013
Grant dateOct 20, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2201/0235
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A conveyor device includes a conveyor belt with a surface oriented towards the outer face of the conveyor belt. The surface has a plurality of microstructures with protruding regions such that an object adheres to the surface when the object comes into contact with the surface on the basis of the resulting van der Waals forces.

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