Method of accessing and assembling parts in an assembly apparatus incorporating mobile robots
US5125149A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53383
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly (machining) apparatus and method for performing assembly or machining of an article. A first article supply device including a plurality of supply devices for supplying articles and a first robot for picking up the articles from the first article supply device to perform the assembly or machining are paired as an assembly unit, and a plurality of the assembly units are aligned. The apparatus also includes a buffer device for adjusting a difference in article assembly or machining time between the plurality of assembly units.
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