Robot installation
US5735782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T483/1845
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An installation in a slitter mill for mounting a tool set (5), composed of annular tool parts (3), on a set-up device (1) provided with bars (2). The tool parts (3) are stored in a plurality of magazines (4) in a tool storage. A gantry robot (9) is adapted to collect tool parts (3) from the magazines (4) by means of a gripper (7) and to temporarily store the tool parts (3) in an associated intermediate magazine (13). The robot (9) with the intermediate magazine (13) moves between the magazines (4) and collects the desired tool parts (3) by means of the gripper (7) for loading a tool set in the intermediate magazine. A transfer device (15) is adapted to lift and transfer to the bars (2) a tool set present in the intermediate magazine (13). (FIG. 2 ).
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