Automated part assembly machine
US5586387A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53417
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated part assembly machine has a work table supported to a base and movable relative thereto and at least two separate robots each having an end effector movable around within an individual work region. The two robots are positioned in such a relation as to give a common work region in which the individual work regions of the two robots overlap. A parts supply is arranged to the work table for storing parts to be picked-up by the robots. A plurality of operator hands are selectively and removably attached to the end effector of the robot for handling the parts by the robot. Disposed within the common region is a jig which positions the parts for assembly by the robot. The robots and the work table are controlled to operate in cooperation for assembly of the parts. The machine is characterized in that the robots are mounted on the movable work table together with the operator hands and the jig with the robots spaced in the moving direction of the work table, and that the parts supply extends in the moving direction of the work table. Thus, the robots are enabled to move together with the jig and the operator hands relative to the parts supply so that the robots can reach ove…
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