Patent ID: 7018161

Claim:
Suction head ( 1 , 21 ) for gripping a number of articles ( 20 ) comprising a sleeve ( 14 , 34 ) having a longitudinal axis ( 15 , 35 ), a first end ( 3 , 23 ) for receiving said articles and a second end ( 2 , 22 ) having a connection ( 16 , 36 ) to an under pressure source and connections ( 10 ) for connecting to a manipulating arm, wherein an abutment platen ( 7 , 27 ) is provided between said first and said second end, said platen having an outer circumferential shape substantially smaller than the inner circumferential shape of said sleeve, the first end of said sleeve being provided with a circumferential ring ( 6 , 26 ) extending between said outer and inner circumferential shape of said sleeve ( 14 , 34 ) and defining an inner circumference corresponding substantially to the outer circumference of said platen, wherein said platen is displaceable in said sleeve in the direction of said longitudinal axis, and wherein said second end ( 2 ) comprises a guide bore ( 9 ) for receiving a bar ( 8 ) connected to said platen.