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US 9,339,936 B2Granted
Device for lifting and positioning an object
AssigneeBdt Media Automation GmbH
InventorPeter Xavier Kearney
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Abstract
A device for lifting and positioning an object generates a low pressure by a whirlwind for suctioning the object. The device includes a housing having a suction opening. The housing has at least one friction element which at least partly covers the suction opening. The friction element can have a three-dimensional structure. The device can facilitate handling of objects having a curved shape or rough surface.
Claims29
A device for lifting and positioning an object, the device comprising:
- first means for generating a low pressure by a whirlwind for suctioning the object, the first means being arranged inside a housing having a suction opening, and the housing having at least one friction element having a three-dimensional structure which at least partly covers the suction opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.