Apparatus for forming a vacuum adhesion

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system for adhering a vacuum to a surface is provided. A seal is positioned relative to a surface. The seal is associated with a structure and is in communication with a channel within the structure. The seal is rotated relative to the structure such that the seal at least partially conforms to the surface. Air is drawn into the channel within the structure through the seal such that the seal adheres to the surface.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a structure; a seal associated with the structure and in communication with a channel within the structure, wherein the seal is configured to adhere to a surface relative to which the seal is positioned when air is drawn into the channel of the structure through the seal and the seal is configured to rotate relative to the structure to at least partially conform to a shape of the surface: a sleeve associated with the structure, wherein the seal is associated with an end of the sleeve and the sleeve is positioned in the channel within the structure; and a number of structural members, in which the channel is located within a first structural member in the number of structural members, wherein the sleeve is configured to move in a direction along a center axis through the sleeve and the first structural member relative to the first structural member.