IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0116037
(2011-05-26)
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등록번호 |
US-8201589
(2012-06-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Perlman, Maurice
- Attee, Keith S.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
43 |
초록
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A vacuum device for a material handling system includes a vacuum device body and a sealing element. The vacuum device body has a vacuum passageway in which a vacuum is generated in response to activation of a pressurized air supply that forces pressurized air through a venturi device. The sealing el
A vacuum device for a material handling system includes a vacuum device body and a sealing element. The vacuum device body has a vacuum passageway in which a vacuum is generated in response to activation of a pressurized air supply that forces pressurized air through a venturi device. The sealing element moves to a sealing position to substantially seal the vacuum passageway when the air supply is activated, and is urged toward the sealing position via pressurized air that is diverted from an inlet of the vacuum device to the sealing element. The sealing element moves to substantially vent the vacuum passageway when the air supply is deactivated. The vacuum passageway may be in fluid communication with a vacuum cup, which seals against the object when the sealing element is at the sealing position and the vacuum generating device generates at least a partial vacuum in the vacuum passageway.
대표청구항
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1. An automatic release vacuum device for a material handling system, the automatic release vacuum device comprising: a one-piece body adapted to connect to a pressurized air supply, the one-piece body including a vacuum passageway and a venting element the vacuum passageway operable to vent to atmo
1. An automatic release vacuum device for a material handling system, the automatic release vacuum device comprising: a one-piece body adapted to connect to a pressurized air supply, the one-piece body including a vacuum passageway and a venting element the vacuum passageway operable to vent to atmosphere through the venting element;a vacuum generating device housed in the one-piece body;a piston element disposed in the one-piece body, the piston element including an outer radial boundary, the piston element has a sealing position wherein the piston element outer radial boundary closes the venting element closing off the vacuum passageway to atmosphere and a venting position wherein the vacuum passageway is open to atmosphere; andwhen the pressurized air supply is activated to supply pressurized air to the vacuum generating device the piston element is moved into the sealing position and at least a partial vacuum is generated in the vacuum passageway. 2. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 1, wherein the vacuum generating device is a venturi nozzle. 3. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 2, wherein air moves from the vacuum passageway into the venturi nozzle via at least one vacuum port of the venturi nozzle to generate the at least a partial vacuum when the piston element is in the sealing position and pressurized air is supplied to the venturi nozzle. 4. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 1, further comprising a sealing ring housed in the one piece body, and wherein the piston element engages the sealing ring when the piston element is in the sealing position. 5. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 1, further comprising a biasing element housed in the one piece body, wherein the biasing element biases the piston element toward the venting position. 6. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 1, further comprising a vacuum cup configured to engage an object, the vacuum cup configured to substantially seal against the object when the pressurized air is supplied to the vacuum generating device and the piston element is in the sealing position. 7. A vacuum cup assembly of a material handling system, the vacuum cup assembly comprising: a vacuum device body adapted to connect to a pressurized air supply, the vacuum device body including a venting element;a venturi nozzle housed in the vacuum device body;a piston element housed in the vacuum device body, the piston element including an outer radial boundary, the piston element having a sealing position and a venting position;a biasing element biasing the piston element toward the venting position;a vacuum cup in fluid communication with the vacuum device body, the vacuum cup configured to engage an object; andwhen the pressurized air supply is activated, the pressurized air moves the piston element to the sealing position wherein the piston element outer radial boundary closes the venting element closing fluid communication between the vacuum cup and the venting element and the venturi nozzle generates a vacuum so that the vacuum cup substantially seals against the object, and when the piston element is in the venting position fluid communication is open between the vacuum cup and the venting element and the venting element is operable to substantially vent the vacuum, the vacuum cup can disengage from the object. 8. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 7, further comprising a sealing ring housed in the vacuum device body, and wherein the piston element engages the sealing ring when the piston element is in the sealing position. 9. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 7, wherein the vacuum device body is a unitary body. 10. An automatic release vacuum device for a material handling system, the automatic release vacuum device comprising: a unitary body adapted to connect to a pressurized air supply, the unitary body including a vacuum passageway;a piston element including an outer circumferential boundary disposed in the unitary body, the piston element movable in a first direction and a second direction and when the pressurized air supply is activated the pressurized air urges the piston element in the first direction toward a sealing position, the piston element outer circumferential boundary blocking entry of ambient air from atmosphere into the vacuum passageway;a venturi nozzle generating at least a partial vacuum in the vacuum passageway when the pressurized air is activated and when the piston element is in the sealing position; anda biasing element biasing the piston element in the second direction and when the pressurized air supply is deactivated the biasing element biases the piston element in the second direction toward a venting position allowing entry of ambient air from atmosphere into the vacuum passageway and when the piston element is in the venting position the at least partial vacuum is destroyed. 11. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 10, wherein air moves from the vacuum passageway into the venturi nozzle via at least one vacuum port of the venturi nozzle to generate the at least a partial vacuum when pressurized air is supplied to the venturi nozzle and when the piston element is in the sealing position. 12. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 10, further comprising a venting element, the vacuum passageway being operable to vent to atmosphere through the venting element when the piston element is in the venting position. 13. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 10, further comprising a sealing ring disposed in the unitary body, and wherein the piston element engages the sealing ring when the piston element is in the sealing position. 14. The automatic release vacuum device of claim 10, further comprising a vacuum cup configured to engage an object, the vacuum cup adapted to substantially seal against the object when the pressurized air is supplied to the vacuum generating device and when the piston element is in the sealing position. 15. The automatic release vacuum device according to claim 1, the piston outer boundary further comprising a curved surface. 16. The automatic release vacuum device according to claim 1, the piston outer boundary further comprising a side surface. 17. The automatic release vacuum device according to claim 1, the piston outer boundary further comprising an edge surface.
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