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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:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigekazu Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Masayoshi Yamamoto, Koshigaya, JP;
Assignee:
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 1/506 ;
Abstract
A workpiece sucking device comprises a buffering mechanism for absorbing shock generated when a workpiece is engaged/disengaged. The buffering mechanism includes a linear rail member which is fixed to a body and a slider which makes sliding movement along the rail member. A workpiece is prevented from rotating by an engagement of the slider with the rail member.