EP 2456694 A2 20120530 - VACUUM GRIPPER
Title (en)
VACUUM GRIPPER
Title (de)
VAKUUM-GREIFER
Title (fr)
PRÉHENSEUR À VENTOUSE
Publication
Application
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