Suction gripper system for handling at least one article
AssigneeCarl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
InventorNorbert Kurz
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Abstract
A suction gripper system includes a suction calotte for the handling of at least one article and a counterpart configured correspondingly to the suction calotte. Further, the suction gripper system includes a magnetic element and a movably mounted ball, which are arranged to interact magnetically with respect to one another to influence a spatial position of the suction calotte in relation to the counterpart. Further, a method for handling the at least one article, a method for producing at least one spectacle lens, and the use of the suction gripper system are disclosed.
Claims16
A suction gripper system for handling of at least one article, the suction gripper system comprising:
- a suction calotte configured to handle the at least one article;
- a counterpart configured correspondingly to the suction calotte;
- a magnetic element;
- and
- a movably mounted magnetizable ball,
- wherein the magnetic element and the movably mounted magnetizable ball are configured to interact magnetically with respect to one another to influence a spatial position of the suction calotte in relation to the counterpart.
A method for handling of at least one article, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a suction gripper system in an initial state, the suction gripper system having:
- a suction calotte configured to handle the at least one article;
- a counterpart that is configured correspondingly to the suction calotte;
- a magnetic element;
- and
- a movably mounted magnetizable ball configured to interact magnetically with the magnetic element;
- b) positioning the suction gripper system in relation to the article to be handled;
- c) generating a negative pressure to handle the article;
- d) releasing the negative pressure to end the handling of the article;
- and
- e) permitting a magnetic interaction of the movably mounted magnetizable ball and the magnetic element to return the suction gripper system into the initial state,
- wherein a spatial position of the suction calotte in relation to the counterpart is influenced by the magnetic interaction between the magnetic element and the movably mounted magnetizable ball during at least one of step b) or e).
A process of handling of at least one article with a suction gripper system, the process comprising:
- providing a suction gripper system having:
- a suction calotte configured to handle the at least one article;
- a counterpart that is configured correspondingly to the suction calotte;
- a magnetic element;
- and
- a movably mounted magnetizable ball configured to interact magnetically with the magnetic element;
- selecting an optical element as the article;
- and
- influencing a spatial position of the suction calotte in relation to the counterpart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.