IP Library Granted Patent US 12,727,434
Granted Patent B2
US 12,727,434 · App. 18/842,217 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Workpiece attraction device

Inventor: Hiromitsu Onodera (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
H10P72/722
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Patent No.
US 12,727,434
App. No.
18/842,217
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A workpiece attraction device is provided that can dechuck (separate) the attracted workpiece in a short time and reliably even when transporting thin workpieces such as paper, cloth, or resin films. A workpiece attraction device includes: an electrostatic attraction body ( 1 ) capable of attracting a workpiece (W) to a workpiece attraction surface ( 1 a ) by applying a voltage to an attraction electrode ( 4 a, 4 b ); and a workpiece separation body ( 5 ) that is interposed between an attracted workpiece and the electrostatic attraction body, and assists in separating the workpiece from the workpiece attraction surface after application of voltage to the attraction electrode is stopped. In the workpiece attraction device, the workpiece separation body has a plurality of opening portions ( 6 ) for applying a workpiece attraction force, generated on the workpiece attraction surface, toward a workpiece, the workpiece separation body is partitioned into the opening portions by a lattice portion ( 7 ) so that the opening portions are substantially uniformly present within a plane of the workpiece separation body, and in a plan view from a workpiece side with a workpiece attracted, the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body does not face the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body.

Claims (23)

1 . A workpiece attraction device, comprising:

an electrostatic attraction body having an attraction electrode therein and a workpiece attraction surface capable of attracting a workpiece thereto by applying a voltage to the attraction electrode to generate a workpiece attraction force; and

a workpiece separation body that is interposed between an attracted workpiece and the electrostatic attraction body, and assists in separating the workpiece from the workpiece attraction surface after application of voltage to the attraction electrode is stopped, wherein

the workpiece separation body has a plurality of opening portions for applying the workpiece attraction force, generated on the workpiece attraction surface, toward a workpiece, and the workpiece separation body is partitioned into the opening portions by a lattice portion so that the opening portions are substantially uniformly present within a plane of the workpiece separation body, and

in a plan view from a workpiece side with a workpiece attracted, the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body does not face the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body.

2 . The workpiece attraction device according to claim 1 , wherein

the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body is disposed so as to surround the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body, and

in a plan view from a workpiece side with a workpiece attracted, the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body does not face the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body.

3 . A workpiece attraction device, comprising:

an electrostatic attraction body having an attraction electrode therein and a workpiece attraction surface capable of attracting a workpiece thereto by applying a voltage to the attraction electrode to generate a workpiece attraction force; and

a workpiece separation body that is interposed between an attracted workpiece and the electrostatic attraction body, and assists in separating the workpiece from the workpiece attraction surface after application of voltage to the attraction electrode is stopped, wherein

the workpiece separation body has a plurality of opening portions for applying the workpiece attraction force, generated on the workpiece attraction surface, toward a workpiece, and the workpiece separation body is partitioned into the opening portions by a lattice portion so that the opening portions are substantially uniformly present within a plane of the workpiece separation body, and

a conductive shielding member is interposed between the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body and the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body.

4 . The workpiece attraction device according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive shielding member is disposed on the electrostatic attraction body.

5 . The workpiece attraction device according to claim 4 , wherein the conductive shielding member is connected to an earth.

6 . The workpiece attraction device according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive shielding member is connected to an earth.

7 . A workpiece attraction device, comprising:

an electrostatic attraction body having an attraction electrode therein and a workpiece attraction surface capable of attracting a workpiece thereto by applying a voltage to the attraction electrode to generate a workpiece attraction force; and

a workpiece separation body that is interposed between an attracted workpiece and the electrostatic attraction body, and assists in separating the workpiece from the workpiece attraction surface after application of voltage to the attraction electrode is stopped, wherein

the workpiece separation body has a plurality of opening portions for applying the workpiece attraction force, generated on the workpiece attraction surface, toward a workpiece, and the workpiece separation body is partitioned into the opening portions by a lattice portion so that the opening portions are substantially uniformly present within a plane of the workpiece separation body,

in a plan view from a workpiece side with a workpiece attracted, the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body does not face the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body, and

a conductive shielding member is interposed between the lattice portion of the workpiece separation body and the attraction electrode of the electrostatic attraction body.

8 . The workpiece attraction device according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive shielding member is connected to an earth.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2024
From: ONODERA, HIROMITSU
To: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068447/0091 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-053021 · Mar 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250167029A1 · May 22, 2025
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