Patent ID: 11945100
Assignee: BERKSHIRE GREY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for grasping and moving objects using a programmable motion device, said system comprising:
a high vacuum source for selectively providing a first vacuum pressure with a first maximum air flow rate at an end effector of the programmable motion device, wherein the high vacuum source comprises an elector coupled to a compressor;
a high flow source comprising a blower for selectively providing a second vacuum pressure with a second maximum air flow rate at the end effector, the second vacuum pressure being higher than the first vacuum pressure, and the second maximum air flow rate being greater than the first maximum air flow rate;
a release source for selectively providing a positive pressure air flow at the end effector of the programmable motion device;
a passive selection system comprising a non-return valve for passively selecting between coupling the end effector to any of the ejector of the high vacuum source and the blower of the high flow source responsive to changes in air flow at the end effector of the programmable motion device; and
an active selection system comprising a solenoid valve for actively selecting between coupling the end effector to either the release source or the non-return valve of the passive selection system.