The use of an unctuous sealing material (high viscosity liquid bordering on, or having, solid behavior at low shear forces) for sealing open pore, highly crushable suction cups allows for increased surface conformation for fast secure vacuum gripping, and maintenance of the pressure differential with lower energy in view of the seal. Furthermore, fast grasping is demonstrated if the unctuous sealing material protrudes from the lip.


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    Title :

    IMPROVED VACUUM GRIPPING OF ROUGH SURFACES


    Additional title:

    VERBESSERTES VAKUUMGREIFVERFAHREN FÜR RAUE OBERFLÄCHEN
    PRÉHENSION AMÉLIORÉE À VENTOUSE DE SURFACES RUGUEUSES


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    Publication date :

    2025-04-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B05D PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL , Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Flüssigkeiten oder von anderen fließfähigen Stoffen auf Oberflächen allgemein / B05C Vorrichtungen zum Aufbringen von Flüssigkeiten oder von anderen fließfähigen Stoffen auf Oberflächen allgemein , APPARATUS FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / B66C Krane , CRANES / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile



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