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Suction pad
Assignee: SMC Corp
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Filing: 1991-09-06
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Granted: 1993-03-09
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Expires: 2011-09-06
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a suction pad for attracting and holding a work, which comprises a suction base coupled via a connector to a vacuum suction source, a suction skirt integrally provided in continuation with the base, and a vacuum chamber which is defined inside the suction pad and communicates with the inside of the skirt. In addition, the suction pad includes a plurality of smaller-diameter through holes which cause the vacuum chamber to communicate with a suction surface of the skirt, and partition walls for surrounding the through holes. The partition walls define a number of small vacuum chambers.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigekazu Nagai
- 👤 Shuuzou Sakurai
- 👤 Tadasu Kawamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 02:05
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/74; B65G47/90; B65G47/91; B25; B25J; B25J15/00; B25J15/06; B25J15/0616; B25J15/0683
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A suction pad for attracting and holding a workpiece, comprising: a suction base coupled via a connector to a vacuum suction source; a suction skirt connected with said suction base, said suction skirt including a separating wall disposed between said suction base and an inside of said suction skirt; a first vacuum chamber defined inside said suction base above said separating wall, said separating wall separating said first vacuum chamber and the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of small diameter through holes defined in said separating wall for allowing said first vacuum chamber to communicate with the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of circular partition walls concentrically disposed on said separating wall facing the inside of said suction skirt and adjacent said through holes; and a plurality of radial projections radially disposed on said separating wall, said projections being disposed between respective concentrically disposed partition walls and adjacent said through holes, wherein said partition walls and said projections jointly define a plurality of second vacuum chambers surrounding each of said through holes, and wherein when said suction pad is holding a workpiece said second vacuum chambers are defined between said separating wall and the workpiece held by said suction pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A suction pad for attracting and holding a workpiece, comprising: a suction base coupled via a connector to a vacuum suction source; a suction skirt connected with said suction base, said suction skirt including a separating wall disposed between said suction base and an inside of said suction skirt; a first vacuum chamber defined inside said suction base above said separating wall, said separating wall separating said first vacuum chamber and the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of small diameter through holes defined in said separating wall for allowing said first vacuum chamber to communicate with the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of circular partition walls concentrically disposed on said separating wall facing the inside of said suction skirt and adjacent said through holes; and a plurality of radial projections radially disposed on said separating wall, said projections being disposed between respective concentrically disposed partition walls and adjacent said through holes, wherein said partition walls and said projections jointly define a plurality of second vacuum chambers surrounding each of said through holes, and wherein when said suction pad is holding a workpiece said second vacuum chambers are defined between said separating wall and the workpiece held by said suction pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
194 words
A suction pad for attracting and holding a workpiece, comprising: a suction base coupled via a connector to a vacuum suction source; a suction skirt connected with said suction base, said suction skirt including a separating wall disposed between said suction base and an inside of said suction skirt; a firs vacuum chamber defined inside said suction base above said separating wall, said separating wall separating said first vacuum chamber and the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of small diameter through holes defined in said separating wall for allowing said first vacuum chamber to communicate with the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of circular partition walls concentrically disposed on said separating wall facing the inside of said suction skirt and adjacent said through holes, wherein when said suction pad is holding a workpiece said partition walls jointly define a plurality of second vacuum chambers defined between said separating wall ad the workpiece held by said suction pad; and a plurality of ribs disposed between respective concentrically disposed partition walls and adjacent said through holes for increasing a contact area between said skirt and the workpiece held by said suction pad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
194 words
A suction pad for attracting and holding a workpiece, comprising: a suction base coupled via a connector to a vacuum suction source; a suction skirt connected with said suction base, said suction skirt including a separating wall disposed between said suction base and an inside of said suction skirt; a firs vacuum chamber defined inside said suction base above said separating wall, said separating wall separating said first vacuum chamber and the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of small diameter through holes defined in said separating wall for allowing said first vacuum chamber to communicate with the inside of said suction skirt; a plurality of circular partition walls concentrically disposed on said separating wall facing the inside of said suction skirt and adjacent said through holes, wherein when said suction pad is holding a workpiece said partition walls jointly define a plurality of second vacuum chambers defined between said separating wall ad the workpiece held by said suction pad; and a plurality of ribs disposed between respective concentrically disposed partition walls and adjacent said through holes for increasing a contact area between said skirt and the workpiece held by said suction pad.
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