US 12,439,577 B2
Pick and place system
Ashleigh Raoul Nesbit, Williamstown (AU); Andrew Klimovski, Melbourne (AU); Shaun McFetridge, Strathmore (AU); and Johanna Austin, Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/671,739.
Prior Publication US 2021/0136969 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); H05K 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/0815 (2018.08) [B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); G05B 19/4182 (2013.01); H05K 13/041 (2018.08); G05B 2219/39107 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45063 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pick and place system comprising:
a backing plate configured to direct air flow within the pick and place system, the backing plate comprising an internal perimeter surface, baffles, and a surface, wherein the internal perimeter surface surrounds the baffles and the surface, and wherein the internal perimeter surface and the baffles extend from the surface;
a porous facesheet secured to the backing plate and supported by the baffles and the internal perimeter surface to form a space between the porous facesheet and the surface; and
a flow generator configured to provide an air flow in the space between the surface of the backing plate and the porous facesheet.