J. Schmalz Gmbh

Jan Gauß

Harald Kuolt

Hans Burt

Bernd Heinzmann

Matthias Frey

Simon Eisele

Florian Schittenhelm

The invention relates to a valve apparatus () for vacuum applications, comprising a valve housing () which delimits a valve chamber (), the valve chamber comprising a vacuum supply opening (), a suction opening (), and a ventilation opening (); comprising a valve body () which is arranged in the valve chamber and can be displaced along a switching axis () between a suction position and a ventilation position, wherein the valve body in the suction position closes the ventilation opening and in the ventilation position closes the vacuum supply opening; comprising a bistable actuator () for driving a displacement movement of the valve body, the actuator comprising an armature (), connected to the valve body, and an electromagnetic coil () for driving a displacement movement of the armature; and comprising a swing check valve () for opening and closing the vacuum supply opening (). The invention also relates to a vacuum handling apparatus () comprising a valve apparatus ().

Valve apparatus and vacuum handling apparatus having a valve apparatus

The invention relates to a handling device for handling objects, including a base unit which extends overall in an elongate manner along a base axis from a first end to a second end, wherein a flange portion is arranged at the first end for fastening the handling device to a robot arm and wherein a pivot unit having a pivot portion is arranged at the second end, wherein the pivot portion is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis by a pivot joint, wherein the base unit has a pneumatic cylinder which is designed to pivot the pivot portion about the pivot axis, and including a couplable or coupled, pneumatically operated end effector for gripping an object.

Handling device

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Freudenstadt, Germany

Jan Gauß