Apparatus for automated assembly of flowable materials
US4628974A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D2210/00091
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for the automated assembly of flowable materials into a receptacle for delivery to a selected location is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of spaced flowable material dispensing means, a plurality of spaced receptacle storage means and a plurality of spaced receptacle delivery locations. A robot arm is provided to receive, support and transport the receptacles. The apparatus includes a computer adapted to cause the robot arm to select a receptacle at one of the receptacle storage means, transport it to more than one of the flowable material dispensing means in a predetermined sequence and deliver the receptacle with the assembly of flowable materials therein to a predetermined one of the receptacle delivery locations in response to a given computer command signal. Structural details of the robot arm and an embodiment of the apparatus specifically adapted to provide an automated bartender function are described.
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