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Patent No.:

US 9682485 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2015

Lifter cups with at least one channel and concentric slits

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

William Moore, Barrie, CA;

John Earle, Alliston, CA;

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Arent Fox LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gerald McClain

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B21D 43/00 (2006.01); B21D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 47/00 (2006.01); B21D 37/08 (2006.01); B21D 43/05 (2006.01); B21D 43/18 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0683 (2013.01); B21D 43/003 (2013.01); B21D 45/02 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/06 (2013.01); B25J 15/0608 (2013.01); B21D 37/08 (2013.01); B21D 43/05 (2013.01); B21D 43/18 (2013.01); F16B 47/00 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0035 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01);
Abstract

Lifter cups are provided for engaging and lifting objects and include a mounting portion and a flexible engaging portion. The flexible engaging portion is configured to form a sealing disk for engaging the object. The sealing disk has channels diffusing fluid from the contact surface with the object. The channel walls have raised portions separated by concentric slits. For handling objects of magnetic material, a permanent magnet may be recessed into the flexible engaging portion. When the sealing disk engages with the surface of the object, the magnet exerts a magnetic force on the object sufficient to support holding the object for additional lateral support when lifting away from the center of gravity of the object. A transfer assembly and a method of configuring a lifter device for use in a stamping process for manufacturing a vehicle are also provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Moore, William. (2017). Lifter cups with at least one channel and concentric slits (U.S. Patent No. 9682485). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9682485

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