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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Zimmermann & Schilp Handhabungstechnik Gmbh, Regensburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZIMMERMANN & SCHILP HANDHABUNGSTECHNIK GMBH, Regensburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); B65G 49/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/91 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B65G 47/911 (2013.01); B65G 49/061 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum gripper for gripping a work-piece includes a flat or curved gripper plate having at least one suction port. A work-piece suction throttling zone is formed around the suction port. The gripper plate has at least one recess provided at a side facing the work-piece and arranged beyond the work-piece suction throttling zone () formed around the suction port. At least one vent hole is formed within each of the recesses.