Global Patent Index - EP 2456694 A2

EP 2456694 A2 20120530 - VACUUM GRIPPER

Title (en)

VACUUM GRIPPER

Title (de)

VAKUUM-GREIFER

Title (fr)

PRÉHENSEUR À VENTOUSE

Publication

EP 2456694 A2 20120530 (DE)

Application

EP 10768366 A 20100722

Priority

DE 102009034474 A 20090722

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011009446A2] The present invention relates to a vacuum gripper and in particular to a vacuum gripper for gently gripping workpieces having sensitive surfaces, such as solar cells, wafers, or panels for flat screens, and for gripping heavy glass plates or plates made of other material having a very smooth surface that are stacked on top of each other and should be removed from above, wherein the vacuum gripper has the following characteristics: a straight or curved gripper plate (2), at least one suction opening (3; 3a), which is provided in the gripper plate (2), wherein a workpiece throttle surface (6) is formed around the suction opening (3), at least one recess (4), which is provided in the side of the gripper plate (2) facing the workpiece, outside of the workpiece throttle surface (6) relative to the suction opening (3), and at least one ventilation hole (5), which is provided within each recess (4).

IPC 8 full level

B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B65G 49/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B25J 15/0616 (2013.01 - KR US); B65G 47/91 (2013.01 - KR US); B65G 47/911 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B65G 49/061 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B65G 2249/04 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011009446A2

Citation (examination)

JP S62211236 A 19870917 - HITACHI LTD

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011009446 A2 20110127; WO 2011009446 A3 20110324; CN 102639415 A 20120815; CN 102639415 B 20150520; EP 2456694 A2 20120530; JP 2012533491 A 20121227; JP 5752119 B2 20150722; KR 101759357 B1 20170718; KR 20120051025 A 20120521; TW 201116468 A 20110516; TW I571418 B 20170221; US 2012274011 A1 20121101; US 2015015013 A1 20150115; US 9266686 B2 20160223

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 2010000860 W 20100722; CN 201080042938 A 20100722; EP 10768366 A 20100722; JP 2012520905 A 20100722; KR 20127004511 A 20100722; TW 99124118 A 20100722; US 201013386593 A 20100722; US 201414259699 A 20140423