Vacuum cup assembly
AssigneeKorea Pneumatic System Co., Ltd.
InventorHo-Young Cho
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vacuum cup assembly designed to quickly and easily remove and mount a suction pad. The assembly comprises: a pipe-shaped body having a first passage for discharging air; a vacuum cup coupled to a lower end of the body; and a movable holder disposed between the body and the vacuum cup. Here, the vacuum cup includes a ring-shaped fastener, and a suction pad mounted on an outer surface flange of the fastener, wherein the holder resiliently presses and fixes the mounted suction pad against the fastener. Here, the inner space of the suction pad is in communication with the first passage of the body. The pressed and fixed state is negated when the holder is moved upwards, whereupon the suction pad can be easily removed and mounted.
Claims7
A vacuum cup assembly comprising:
- a pipe-shaped body having therein a first exhaust passage extending in a vertical direction;
- a vacuum cup including a ring-shaped fastener coaxially coupled to a lower end of the body and having an outward flange on a side surface thereof, and a flexible suction pad having, on an upper end thereof, an inward flange seated on the outward flange, wherein the inner space of the suction pad is in communication with the first exhaust passage;
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- a holder being movable in a vertical direction and having a ring member disposed in such a manner as to come into contact with an upper surface of the inward flange of the suction pad, and an elastic member supported against the body at one end to elastically force the ring member to compress and fix the suction pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.