Vacuum pick-up device with mechanically assisted release
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    发明授权
    Vacuum pick-up device with mechanically assisted release 有权
    真空吸尘装置,机械辅助释放

    公开(公告)号:US07603807B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-20

    申请号:US11693068

    申请日:2007-03-29

    IPC分类号: A01H4/00

    摘要: A vacuum pick-up device 20 includes a device body 22 having a pick-up tip opening 78 to which vacuum pressure is supplied. The vacuum pick-up device 20 further includes a mechanical release assisting device 36 that assists in the release of a grasped object contemporaneously with or slightly subsequent to the cessation of vacuum pressure. A manifold 38 may be included to efficiently and effectively supply vacuum pressure to the device body 22 from a vacuum pressure source.

    摘要翻译: 真空吸取装置20包括具有提供真空压力的拾取尖端开口78的装置主体22。 真空吸附装置20还包括机械释放辅助装置36,其有助于同时或稍后于真空压力停止释放被抓取的物体。 可以包括歧管38以有效且有效地从真空压力源向装置主体22提供真空压力。

    Upstream engaging fluid switch for serial conveying

    公开(公告)号:US06354770B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-12

    申请号:US09619773

    申请日:2000-07-20

    IPC分类号: B65G5124

    摘要: The present invention provides apparatus and methods useful, for example, for introducing a desired spacing between or classifying and sorting objects, e.g. plant embryos. Objects carried serially in a fluid stream enter the apparatus via an upstream conduit. A sensor associated with the conduit provides information regarding an object at a particular location in the upstream conduit and produces a signal. A switch coupled to the upstream conduit directs the fluid stream to an appropriate downstream conduit by applying a force to a conduit, e.g., by aligning the upstream conduit with a downstream conduit to create a fluid-tight path. Apparatus according to the present invention are particularly useful for manipulating fragile multicellular biological objects such as plant embryos.