Patent ID: 11865727
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A system comprising:
a picking assembly coupled to a vacuum system, the picking assembly comprising:
a first suction cup assembly having a first flow rate, the first suction cup assembly comprising a first suction cup and a first mesh filter disposed in the first suction cup;
a second suction cup assembly having a second flow rate, the second suction cup assembly comprising a second suction cup and a second mesh filter disposed in the second suction cup, wherein the second suction cup assembly is a center suction cup assembly; and
a third suction cup assembly having the second flow rate, the third suction cup assembly comprising a third suction cup and a third mesh filter disposed in the third suction cup, wherein the first flow rate, second flow rate, and third flow rate are different flow rates, and wherein the first suction cup, the second suction cup, and the third suction cup have a same diameter;

wherein the picking assembly is configured to move the first suction cup assembly, the second suction cup assembly, and the third suction cup assembly together, and wherein the picking assembly is configured to grasp a first item using the first suction cup assembly instead of the second suction cup assembly based at least in part on the first flow rate and the second flow rate.