Vacuum system for securing substrates
OwnerJesus Francisco Barberan Latorreinventor
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Abstract
A vacuum system for securing substrates is provided, having a suction line, the conveyor belt configured to receive and transport at least one substrate, wherein the conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of perforations, wherein the vacuum system is configured to produce fluid suction through the perforations towards the interior of the suction line, generating a securing force of the at least one substrate to the conveyor belt. The invention is characterized in that each perforation is equipped with a valve which allows the opening and closing of the perforation, allowing and impeding, respectively, the passage of a fluid flow through the perforation.
Claims13
A vacuum system for securing substrates, comprising:
- a suction line,
- a conveyor belt configured to receive and transport at least one substrate, wherein the conveyor belt comprises a plurality of perforations,
- a plurality of valves corresponding to the plurality of perforations fixed to the conveyor belt such that each valve opens and closes a corresponding perforation of the conveyor belt thereby allowing and impeding, respectively, the passage of a fluid flow through the perforation,
- wherein the vacuum system is configured to produce fluid suction through the plurality of perforations towards an interior of the suction line, generating a securing force of the at least one substrate to the conveyor belt,
- wherein in an area of the conveyor belt where the suction is applied, the valve comprises a mechanism configured to allow closing of the valve when there is no substrate over the corresponding perforation, and
- wherein the vacuum system further comprises a valve opening device along at least one area of the suction line, wherein the opening device is configured to force an open position of the valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.