Patent ID: 8070200

Claim:
An apparatus for picking up an optical element, comprising: a suction device comprising a suction body, a suction nozzle, and two guiding poles, the suction nozzle detachably mounted on one end of the suction body, the suction body being in communication with the suction nozzle and being configured for providing an air pressure below atmospheric pressure to enable the suction nozzle to pick up the optical element by a suction force, and the two guiding poles extending from two opposite sides of the suction body; and two positioning members, the two positioning members each having a through hole corresponding to a respective one of the guiding poles and being mounted on the suction body by engagement of the guiding pole in the through hole, the two positioning members being movable face to face along the respective guiding poles, thereby moving close to each other to move the optical element picked up by the suction nozzle to a predetermined fixed position relative to the suction device.