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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
James Darryl Gamboa, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 9/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B60V 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 57/024 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 9/0007 (2013.01); B25B 11/00 (2013.01); B60V 1/043 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pneumatic device may be configured and used to provide multiple movement related functions, such as in an automated assembly system. The pneumatic device may comprise a chamber; a sealing element configurable to contact a surface, to enable creating a seal around the chamber by application of pneumatic suction into the chamber; a biasing element configurable to push the sealing element away from the surface; and a pneumatic cushion configurable to expand by application of pneumatic inflow, thus urging the pneumatic device away from the surface.