Suction gripper
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorsKolja Schmidt, Wolfgang Echelmeyer, Hermann Franck
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Abstract
There is provided a suction gripper. An exemplary suction gripper comprises at least one needle adapted to grip an object. Also provided is a method of gripping an object. An exemplary method of gripping an object comprises gripping the object with a suction gripper comprising at least one needle adapted to grip the object to a suction gripper body.
Claims8
A suction gripper, comprising a suction opening and at least one needle adapted to grip an object, wherein the needle is arranged on a needle insert and the needle insert is adapted to be mounted in the suction opening, wherein the needle insert comprises a fastening sleeve for fastening it in the suction opening of the suction gripper and a needle plate that is arranged on a front lengthwise end of the fastening sleeve and that extends at a right angle thereto, whereby a bore of the fastening sleeve is connected to a front of the needle insert by a connection opening in the needle insert.
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