Apparatus having a first and a second robot and method for operation thereof

US11707846B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Ludger-Josef Gruene · Lippstadt, DE
• Miguel Lebrato-Rastrojo · Paderborn, DE
• Thomas Albert ROEBBECKE · Erwitte, DE
• Jun Yue · Yantai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B25J15/04
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A first robot for handling at least one first workpiece in a first processing operation of the apparatus, a second robot cooperating with the first robot for processing the at least one first workpiece in the first processing operation, and at least one first workpiece holder for holding the at least one first workpiece during the first processing operation. In order to improve robot-assisted processing of workpieces which differ from one another, the first robot handles at least one second workpiece and the second robot processes the at least one second workpiece in a second processing operation of the apparatus. The first robot or the second robot in order, in a changeover operation of the apparatus, to replace the at least one first workpiece holder automatically by at least one second workpiece holder for holding the at least one second workpiece during the second processing operation.