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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Teppo Lindberg, Nuppulinna, FI;
Assignee:
KCI Konecranes International PLC, Hyvinkää, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C 1/02 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a vacuum gripping apparatus for moving roll-like loads, the loads being piled on top of each other and resting on their even end faces, the vacuum gripping apparatus comprising a suction plate ( ) to be arranged against the end face of a load, the outer circumference ( ) of the suction plate being provided with corner portions ( ), side edges ( ) that connect the corners of the portions being curved inward, that the outer circumference ( ) of the suction plate ( ) determines the maximum lateral dimensions of the structure above the suction plate.