# US 10,502,256 B2 · Suction cup and vacuum suction cup having same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,502,256 B2 - Document ID: US10502256B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/779,072 - Filed: 2015-11-26 - Published: 2018-12-13 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-26 - Assignees: Anho Houseware Co., Ltd. Jiangmen - Applicants: Anho Houseware Co., Ltd. Jiangmen - Inventors: Jianming Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10502256B2 ## CPC - F16B 47/00: Suction cups for attaching purposes; Equivalent means using adhesives {(devices using adhesives, suction or magnetism for hanging or supporting pictures or the like A47G1/17; vacuum work holders B25B11/005; anchoring of ships using suction B63B21/27; suction cups for handling glass B65G49/061; load-engaging elements for cranes using suction means B66C1/02)} - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract Provided are a suction cup and a vacuum suction cup having the same. The suction cup includes a suction cup body including a connection part at an external side thereof, and a suction surface at an internal side thereof. The suction cup body includes a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer. The soft and hard rubber layers together form the suction surface of the suction cup body. The soft rubber layer has hardness less than that of the hard rubber layer. In a sucking state, the hard rubber layer can provide favorable supporting strength, and the soft rubber layer readily deforms by a suction pressure to fill a supporting surface, facilitating to seal the supporting surface tightly. The soft and hard rubber layers enhance a suction capacity of the suction cup body on an uneven surface, expanding a scope of an application of the vacuum suction cup. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sucking disc, comprising a sucking disc body, wherein the sucking disc body has a connecting portion at an outer side and a sucking surface at an inner side, the sucking disc body comprises a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer, the soft rubber layer and the hard rubber layer together form the sucking surface of the sucking disc body, and the hardness of the soft rubber layer is lower than the hardness of the hard rubber layer; wherein the soft rubber layer has an annular structure, a surface of the hard rubber layer is provided with a mounting groove for cooperating with the soft rubber layer, and an outer surface of the soft rubber layer is not lower than an outer surface of the hard rubber layer; wherein the mounting groove has a multi-stepped surface structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sucking disc according to claim 1, wherein the annular structure has a gradually increased thickness from outside to inside in a radial direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The sucking disc according to claim 1, wherein the hard rubber layer and the soft rubber layer are formed by integral injection molding or press-molding. ### Claim 4 A vacuum sucker, comprising a sucking disc, a sucking disc cover, a slider assembly, and an elastic component, wherein a connecting portion of the sucking disc is positioned to the sucking disc cover by a mandrel, and the elastic component is provided between the sucking disc cover and the sucking disc, the slider assembly comprises a slider having a stepped surface and a slider cover covered over the slider, wherein the sucking disc comprises a sucking disc body, the sucking disc body has a connecting portion at an outer side and a sucking surface at an inner side, the sucking disc body comprises a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer, the soft rubber layer and the hard rubber layer together form the sucking surface of the sucking disc body, and the hardness of the soft rubber layer is lower than the hardness of the hard rubber layer; wherein the soft rubber layer has an annular structure, a surface of the hard rubber layer is provided with a mounting groove for cooperating with the soft rubber layer, and an outer surface of the soft rubber layer is not lower than an outer surface of the hard rubber layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vacuum sucker according to claim 4, wherein an outside surface of the sucking disc body has a circumferential projection extending rearward, and a corresponding side surface of the sucking disc cover has a groove for fitting the circumferential projection. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vacuum sucker according to claim 5, wherein an outer diameter of the outside surface of the sucking disc body is larger than an outer diameter of the circumferential projection, in the case that the sucking disc is assembled with the sucking disc cover, an edge portion of the sucking disc located outside the circumferential projection abuts against a corresponding surface of the sucking disc cover. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The vacuum sucker according to claim 4, wherein an outside surface of the sucking disc cover is provided with two sliding rails, and the two sliding railing cooperate with the slider in sliding, and the outside surface of the sucking disc cover is provided with a boss, the two sliding rails are arranged on a surface of the boss. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The vacuum sucker according to claim 4, wherein the outside surface of the sucking disc cover is further provided with a hanging slot, and an opening of the hanging slot faces outward, when the vacuum sucker is in a non-sucking state, the slider is located above or below the hanging slot, when the vacuum sucker is in an sucking state, the slider is placed at the opening of the hanging slot. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The sucking disc according to claim 1, wherein the hard rubber layer and the soft rubber layer are formed by integral injection molding or press-molding. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The sucking disc according to claim 2, wherein the hard rubber layer and the soft rubber layer are formed by integral injection molding or press-molding. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The sucking disc according to claim 1, wherein the hard rubber layer and the soft rubber layer are formed by integral injection molding or press-molding. ### Claim 12 A vacuum sucker, comprising a sucking disc, a sucking disc cover, a slider assembly, and an elastic component, wherein a connecting portion of the sucking disc is positioned to the sucking disc cover by a mandrel, and the elastic component is provided between the sucking disc cover and the sucking disc, the slider assembly comprises a slider having a stepped surface and a slider cover covered over the slider, wherein the sucking disc comprises a sucking disc body, the sucking disc body has a connecting portion at an outer side and a sucking surface at an inner side, the sucking disc body comprises a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer, the soft rubber layer and the hard rubber layer together form the sucking surface of the sucking disc body, and the hardness of the soft rubber layer is lower than the hardness of the hard rubber layer; wherein the soft rubber layer has an annular structure, a surface of the hard rubber layer is provided with a mounting groove for cooperating with the soft rubber layer, and an outer surface of the soft rubber layer is not lower than an outer surface of the hard rubber layer; wherein the annular structure has a gradually increased thickness from outside to inside in a radial direction. ### Claim 13 A vacuum sucker, comprising a sucking disc, a sucking disc cover, a slider assembly, and an elastic component, wherein a connecting portion of the sucking disc is positioned to the sucking disc cover by a mandrel, and the elastic component is provided between the sucking disc cover and the sucking disc, the slider assembly comprises a slider having a stepped surface and a slider cover covered over the slider, wherein the sucking disc comprises a sucking disc body, the sucking disc body has a connecting portion at an outer side and a sucking surface at an inner side, the sucking disc body comprises a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer, the soft rubber layer and the hard rubber layer together form the sucking surface of the sucking disc body, and the hardness of the soft rubber layer is lower than the hardness of the hard rubber layer; wherein the soft rubber layer has an annular structure, a surface of the hard rubber layer is provided with a mounting groove for cooperating with the soft rubber layer, and an outer surface of the soft rubber layer is not lower than an outer surface of the hard rubber layer; wherein the mounting groove has a multi-stepped surface structure. ### Claim 14 A vacuum sucker, comprising a sucking disc, a sucking disc cover, a slider assembly, and an elastic component, wherein a connecting portion of the sucking disc is positioned to the sucking disc cover by a mandrel, and the elastic component is provided between the sucking disc cover and the sucking disc, the slider assembly comprises a slider having a stepped surface and a slider cover covered over the slider, wherein the sucking disc comprises a sucking disc body, the sucking disc body has a connecting portion at an outer side and a sucking surface at an inner side, the sucking disc body comprises a soft rubber layer and a hard rubber layer, the soft rubber layer and the hard rubber layer together form the sucking surface of the sucking disc body, and the hardness of the soft rubber layer is lower than the hardness of the hard rubber layer; wherein the soft rubber layer has an annular structure, a surface of the hard rubber layer is provided with a mounting groove for cooperating with the soft rubber layer, and an outer surface of the soft rubber layer is not lower than an outer surface of the hard rubber layer; wherein the hard rubber layer and the soft rubber layer are formed by integral injection molding or press-molding.