Patent attributes
A suction pad includes: a pad main body which is hollow; an intake hole provided in the pad main body, the intake hole being for supplying a gas to an inside of the pad main body; a negative pressure generating hole provided in a bottom wall section on a side facing a suction object in the pad main body, the negative pressure generating hole being for generating a negative pressure between the bottom wall section and the suction object by jetting the gas flowing in from the intake hole; a negative pressure breaking hole provided in the bottom wall section, the negative pressure breaking hole being for breaking the negative pressure; a lid section that blocks the negative pressure breaking hole; and a drive section that, when releasing suction of the suction object, moves the lid section in such a manner that the negative pressure breaking hole opens.
