DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF THIN-WALLED AND BRITTLE ARTICLES Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transportation. SUBSTANCE: device comprises a sealed article-gripping chamber placed into a controllable magnetic field and made of a flexible thin-walled material. Said chamber is filled with a ferromagnetic liquid and is mounted on a support with a provision for moving together with the article. The volume of the sealed chamber is larger than that of the ferromagnetic liquid. The upper part of the sealed chamber is secured on a support with a provision for sagging under the effect of the ferromagnetic liquid. EFFECT: improved design. 2 dwg