Apparatus for handling glass sheets

Abstract

Abstract 1. A device for the automatic supply, positioning, support, transfer and/or removal of flat objects, consisting of a housing (1) moved by a mobile handling system and comprising a fixed flange (3) and a mobile plate (4) provided with a gripping sucker and defining a chamber (9) in which there is arranged a flexible jack (10) which is connected directly to a gas supply source (11) and to a reduced pressure source (12) and is intended to repel or draw back a gripping sucker formed of an annular gasket (5), characterized in that the above-mentioned flexible jack (10) consists of a case of rubber or of elastic material with two end faces (14, 15) consisting of diaphragms which, retracting under the effect of reduced pressure, firmly apply the mobile plate (4) against the fixed flange (3) of the housing (1), forming a totally rigid assembly.

Inventors

• 👤 Honoré Joseph Lambot

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