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US 9,849,596 B2Granted
Device and method for handling components, preferably components to be coated
AssigneeDürr Systems AG
InventorThomas A. Bucknell
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Abstract
A component-handling device for handling components to be coated comprises a grasping element capable of having at least one of its volume and its shape changed to grasp a component, whereby the component can be handled. A method for handling components to be coated comprises changing at least one of a volume and a shape of the grasping element to grasp a component, thereby handling the component.
Claims8
A device, comprising:
- a grasping element having a resilient support that is a sole support disposed therein;
- and
- a fluid supply to the grasping element such that at least one of supply and removal of the fluid changes at least one of a volume and a shape of the grasping element.
A device, comprising:
- a grasping element having a resilient support disposed therein;
- and
- a fluid supply to the grasping element such that at least one of supply and removal of the fluid changes at least one of a volume and a shape of the grasping element;
- wherein the resilient support is configured to move along, and bend away from, a central axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.