气垫(Air Bearing)是十多年来在国外工厂中日渐推广的一种新型搬运装置(图1)。它具有设备简单、工效高的特点,尤其适宜于搬运从几百公斤到几十吨的重件。严格来说,气垫只是这种新型搬运装置的基本模件(Module) 托囊,用压缩空气做工作介质。如果用水取代压缩空气,则称为水垫 Air Bearing is a new type of handling device that has been widely promoted in foreign factories for more than ten years (Figure 1). It has the characteristics of simple equipment, high efficiency, especially suitable for handling heavy parts from hundreds of kilograms to dozens of tons. Strictly speaking, the air cushion is only the basic module of the new handling device, which uses compressed air as the working medium. If water is used instead of compressed air, it is called a water cushion