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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Yuuji Taira, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Oowatari, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A suction pad includes: a pad main body which is hollow; an intake hole provided in the pad main body, the intake hole being for supplying a gas to an inside of the pad main body; a negative pressure generating hole provided in a bottom wall section on a side facing a suction object in the pad main body, the negative pressure generating hole being for generating a negative pressure between the bottom wall section and the suction object by jetting the gas flowing in from the intake hole; a negative pressure breaking hole provided in the bottom wall section, the negative pressure breaking hole being for breaking the negative pressure; a lid section that blocks the negative pressure breaking hole; and a drive section that, when releasing suction of the suction object, moves the lid section in such a manner that the negative pressure breaking hole opens.