Title:
COMPRESSIBLE SUCTION CUP HAVING ADDITIONAL VACUUM COMPARTMENT, AS WELL AS LIPS AND BELLOWS THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021142638
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a suction cup which can be locked in at least a partial compressed state and has improved flexibility.SOLUTION: Disclosed is a suction cup for engaging and lifting an object comprising a lip, a bellows, and an upper portion, in a sealing state, connected to the bellows for connecting an inner volume of the suction cup to a source of vacuum, The suction cup, in an operative state, can be locked in at least a partly compressed state of the lip and/or the bellows. Locking is achieved by exhaust of air entrapped in a sealed exterior volume formed between the lip and the bellows and/or between one or more segments of the bellows in an operative state through one or more through open holes provided in the lip and/or the bellows when vacuum is connected to the suction cup.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Inventors:
JOHAN MOBERG
Application Number:
JP2021038848A
Publication Date:
September 24, 2021
Filing Date:
March 11, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PIAB AB
International Classes:
B25J15/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Noriaki Okabe
Jin Aiba
Jin Aiba