Patent ID: 7670452

Claim:
Apparatus for separating two objects attached to each other in a sandwich structure, comprising: a support structure, carrying a first fastening member having a base surface and a first gripping member for supporting and holding a first object, a second fastening member, positioned opposite to the first fastening member, having a second gripping member for holding a second object by suction force to a surface of the second object facing away from the first object, wherein the first and second gripping members each comprise a seal and an aperture located on the inner side of the seal connected to a vacuum supply system for gripping an object surface by suction, the first and second fastening members being positioned one over the other, and the seal of the uppermost fastening member enclosing a smaller area than the seal of the lowermost fastening member, wherein the same vacuum pressure is provided to both apertures; and a pulling force mechanism devised to provide a pulling force at an angle to the normal direction of the base surface for displacing the two fastening members away from each other.