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US 7,086,675 B2Granted
Magnetic vacuum gripper including inflatable bellows
AssigneeGoudsmit Magnetic Systems BV
InventorAdrianus Franciscus Maria Jacobs
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Abstract
A gripping device for gripping an object has a vacuum gripper; a magnet disposed within the vacuum gripper and moveable between a gripping position and a retracted position; gripping vacuum for moving the magnet to the gripping position; and release for moving the magnet to the retracted position.
Claims2
A gripping device for gripping an object, the gripping device comprising:
- a vacuum gripper;
- a magnet disposed within the vacuum gripper and moveable between a gripping position and a retracted position;
- gripping means for moving the magnet to the gripping position;
- and
- releasing means for moving the magnet to the retracted position,
- wherein the releasing means comprises an inflatable bellows positioned about the magnet, and
- wherein the inflatable bellows comprises a sealing edge adapted for contacting the object.
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A gripping device for gripping an object, the gripping device comprising:
- a vacuum gripper;
- a magnet disposed within the vacuum gripper and moveable between a gripping position and a retracted position;
- gripping means for moving the magnet to the gripping position;
- and
- releasing means for moving the magnet to the retracted position,
- wherein the releasing means comprises an inflatable bellows positioned about the magnet, and
- wherein a gas under pressure is introduced into the inflatable bellows, the inflatable bellows expands, and the magnet is moved away from the object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.