OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000003160

Vacuum manipulation device

Published: 2026-09-15T19:41:13.252419Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003160
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

A vacuum manipulation device with a lifter hose, which can be connected to a
vacuum-generating device, and with a suction gripper device, which can be
placed on an object to be manipulated, by means of which the object can be
drawn-up and, by contracting the lifter hose, can be lifted. In order to
prevent the suction gripper device from snapping upward in case of an
unintentional release of a drawn-up object, the manipulation device features a
weight-actuable regulating element which, under the effect of the weight of an
object drawn by suction against the suction side of the suction gripper
device, blocks a flow cross section into the interior of the lifter hose, and
unblocks it in the unoccupied state of the suction gripper device.

1. Drawings

[0001] Sheet 1.

[0002] Sheet 2.

[0003] Sheet 3.

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[0005] Sheet 5.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003160
Published 2026-09-15T19:41:13.252419Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003160