Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Utilizing fluid pressure – Venturi effect
Patent
1992-09-24
1994-09-06
Cherry, Johnny D.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Utilizing fluid pressure
Venturi effect
414627, 901 40, B25J 1506, B66C 102
Patent
active
053442024
ABSTRACT:
An end effector having an individually positionable piston formed directly onto a movable pipe with one end of the movable pipe connected to a common plenum chamber and the other end to a bellows-shaped collapsible vacuum cup with the movable pipe forming an elongated air evacuation chamber to permit quick evacuation and pickup of an article located proximate the bellows-shaped collapsible vacuum cup and a stabilizer located proximate the bellows-shaped collapsible vacuum cup to act as a stop to prevent swaying of the article as the bellows-shaped collapsible vacuum cup is moved from one position to another.
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Adamietz Lon A.
Ramler David J.
Cherry Johnny D.
Dimension Industries, Inc.
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