Patent ID: 6554336
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A suction gripper for lifting, transporting and depositing items, comprising(a) a basic suction body having (1) an inner surface; (2) a first opening for coupling said basic suction body to a suction source; and (3) a second opening through which an item is introduced into the basic suction body by suction; (b) an abutment member positioned within said basic suction body between said first and second openings and being secured to the basic suction body by supports integrated into ribs, the ribs being affixed to said inner surface; (c) a clearance defined between said abutment member and said inner surface for allowing a suction stream to pass from said second opening through said clearance into said first opening; and (d) a storage chamber defined between said inner surface, said second opening and said abutment member for accommodating an item drawn thereinto and held against said abutment member by suction.