Patent ID: 9498862
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B23Q,B25B,F16M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A vacuum cup positioning device for use in the production of a handling attachment having a plurality of vacuum cups to suction-hold a suction target surface of a workpiece and a support member which holds the vacuum cups so as to maintain a position relation among the vacuum cups, the vacuum cup positioning device comprising: a base plate; and a plurality of positioning jigs, each of the plurality of positioning jigs being disposed on the base plate, the plurality of positioning jigs each having an upper end; wherein each of the plurality of positioning jigs comprise, at their respective upper end, a dummy workpiece surface to be abutted with a respective vacuum cup, and wherein the dummy workpiece surface is allowed to change a height position and to tilt in any direction.