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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Michael James O'Connor, Charlestown, MA (US);
Ennio Claretti, Somerville, MA (US);
Ryan Frederick Anderson, North Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 18/02 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0666 (2013.01); B25J 15/0061 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 18/025 (2013.01); Y10S 901/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multiple suction cup apparatus for lifting an object includes the capability of exchanging a large and small suction cup. At least one interlock enables the large or small suction cup to be deployed. The interlocks include passive interlocks, such as ball detents and conventional magnets, and active interlocks, such as a twist lock and electronic actuated magnets.