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US 2015/0028612 A1Published application
Ventilated vacuum commutation structures
AssigneeCurt G. Joa, Inc.
InventorsROBERT E. ANDREWS, Gottfried Jason Hohm
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Abstract
Ventilated vacuum structures such as pucks and rings are disclosed for carrying portions of disposable products during manufacturing. Air flow enters vacuum commutation ports on an article carrying structure from vents nearby, the vents receiving air from a side, a top or an underside of the article carrying structure.
Claims10
A structure for carrying portions of a disposable article, said structure comprising:
- an article carrying structure comprising an underside and an article carrying face;
- vacuum commutation pipes coupled to a source of vacuum;
- vacuum void spaces on said article carrying face of said article carrying structure, said vacuum void spaces coupled to said vacuum commutation pipes;
- air supply void spaces on said article carrying face of said article carrying structure.
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A structure for carrying a disposable article, said structure comprising:
- an article carrying structure comprising an article carrying surface comprising vacuum void spaces coupled to a source of vacuum;
- air supply void spaces on said article carrying face of said article carrying structure for receiving external air and transmitting said external air to said vacuum void spaces;
- said external air provided to said air supply void spaces by at least one of vent channels provided on said article carrying structure and an underside of said article carrying structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.