OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000003173

Device for gripping and handling pieces of sheet material and manipulator of pieces of sheet material comprising this device

Published: 2026-09-15T19:43:29.789394Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003173
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

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ABSTRACT

The device comprises a transfer unit with a block (44) containing wells (48)
in which suckers (50) are located. The wells (48) comprise a border (72) made
of a sealing and friction material. The peripheral wall (60) of the sucker
(50) is flexible enough to permit axial movement of the lip (62) between an
expanded position in which the lip (62) projects above the border (72) of the
well (48) and a contracted position in which the lip (62) is coplanar with
this border. The internal space of the sucker (50) and the internal space (70)
of the well (48) around the sucker are both connected to a vacuum source by
respective narrow channels (64,68) whose cross sections are approximately the
same as each other. The size of the cross sections of the narrow channels
(64,68) is such that there is negligible loss of vacuum inside the sucker (50)
when a work piece is placed against the lip (62) but not against the border
(72) of the well (48).

1. Drawings

[0001] Sheet 1.

[0002] Sheet 2.

[0003] Sheet 3.

[0004] Sheet 4.

[0005] Sheet 5.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000003173
Published 2026-09-15T19:43:29.789394Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003173