A VACUUM DEVICE FOR PEELING OFF THIN SHEETS

摘要

An automated tool (10) that can handle a sheet (12). The tool may include a flexible membrane (16) that is attached to a frame (18). The flexible membrane may include a vacuum opening (20) that is adapted to pull the sheet into the membrane. The vacuum opening may pull the outer edges of the sheet out of a tray (14) when the membrane is deflected to a flat position. The tool may then move away from the tray wherein the outer edges of the membrane and sheet are pulled from an adjacent sheet. This effectively "peels" the sheet out of the tray.