CONFIGURABLE ADHESIVE DEVICE AND METHOD

• Main Authors: BERKHOFF, Arthur Perry, AKKERMAN, Hylke Broer, GELINCK, Gerwin Hermanus, VAN MOL, Antonius Maria Bernardus, VAN NEER, Paul Louis Maria Joseph, VOLKER, Arno Willem Frederik
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.06.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS ORMACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS,CLIPS, WEDGES, JOINTS OR JOINTING; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A device (100) and method for adhering by suction to a target surface (200). The device has a substrate (20) with a contact surface (20a) for contacting the device (100) to the target surface (200). A pocket (10) is formed by a pocket surface (10a) concavely extending into the contact surface (20a). The pocket (10) has an open side (10b) facing and being closed off by the target surface (200). A flexible membrane (15) forms at least part of the pocket surface (10a). An actuator (40) is configured to actuate the flexible membrane (15). A one-way valve (30) through the pocket surface (10a) is configured to direct a contents of the pocket (10) via the one-way valve (30) to an environment (300).