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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2021
Bobst Mex SA, Mex, CH;
BOBST MEX SA, Mex, CH;
Abstract
A positioning device () for holding a flat flexible part, especially a sheet, on a positioning surface is described. It comprises a body () with a fluid inlet port () for supplying a driver fluid to the body (), a fluid outlet port () for draining the driver fluid from the body (), and a suction opening for aspiring the flat flexible part. A circulation channel () connects the fluid inlet port () and the fluid outlet port () and a suction channel () connects the suction opening to the circulation channel (). The suction channel () is connected to the circulation channel () adjacent to a section () of reduced cross section area such that a jet pump () is formed. Every cross section (S) of the circulation channel () and/or every cross section (S) of the suction channel () along its entire respective length have/has a smooth rim. Additionally, a positioning assembly comprising at least one such positioning device () is presented. Moreover, a sheet material processing machine is introduced which comprises at least one positioning assembly.