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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Luigi Pazzaglia, Bologna, IT;
Assignee:
Cefin S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 641 ; 271108 ;
Abstract
A manufacturing machine operating at high speed and using a feed system with suction cups can be fitted with an air delivery system in which the single suction cup is mounted directly to a three-way valve affording a first passage open to the cup, a second passage coupled to a vacuum pump and a third passage connected to a source of compressed air; the second and third passages can be connected in alternation to the first passage, in such a manner that the cup will release swiftly and positively as suction generated by the vacuum pump is neutralized by the rush of air.