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EP 2085349 B1 20140226 - Magnetic grabber

Title (en)

Magnetic grabber

Title (de)

Magnetgreifer

Title (fr)

Electro-aimant

Publication

EP 2085349 B1 20140226 (DE)

Application

EP 08002023 A 20080204

Priority

EP 08002023 A 20080204

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2085349A1] The magnet gripper (11) has housing (16), at which a housing base (17) is provided. The housing base has a front surface (18) facing to a work-piece. A detection device (41) is provided in or at the housing, where the detection device detects a holding or nonexistence of the work-piece at the front surface of the housing.

IPC 8 full level

B66C 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B66C 1/04 (2013.01); H01F 7/0252 (2013.01); H01F 7/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2085349 A1 20090805; EP 2085349 B1 20140226; CN 101567244 A 20091028; CN 101567244 B 20121205; JP 2009184106 A 20090820; JP 5463048 B2 20140409

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08002023 A 20080204; CN 200910009991 A 20090204; JP 2009023399 A 20090204