US 11,772,280 B2
Portable suction device carrier for assembly processes
Raphael Beaupré-Laflamme, Quebec (CA); and Simon-Pierre Pelletier, Quebec (CA)
Assigned to Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed by Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/321,665.
Prior Publication US 2022/0362947 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 15/0625 (2013.01) [B25J 15/065 (2013.01); B25J 15/0683 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a) a housing including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening configured to form a suction connection with a transportable component;
b) a valve connected with the second opening;
c) a channel defined within the housing, the channel extending between the first opening and the second opening; and
d) a vacuum maintaining mechanism disposed within the channel, the vacuum maintaining mechanism configured to hold a partial vacuum within the channel, wherein the vacuum maintaining mechanism includes one or more of a diaphragm, a spring-piston, a foam, a rubber, any component sufficient to deform and store mechanical energy, or any combination thereof.