B - Operations – Transporting – 23 – P
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
23
P
B23P 21/00 (2006.01) B23K 37/047 (2006.01) B23P 19/04 (2006.01) B62D 65/02 (2006.01) G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2106580
A method and system for the flexible assembly of components into an assembly at an assembly station within an assembly area in an adaptive, programmable fashion. Several programmable locators (20-28) mounted on a platform (14) work coopera- tively to receive and support components or parts (1-4) having critical positioning features at approximate locations. The pro- grammable locators then move the components so that the critical positioning features and hence the components are at desired locations. Thereafter, part position and orientation are constrained at retaining locations while the components are in their de- sired locations. Processing equipment at least partially joins the retained components either at the assembly station or at a sepa- rate processing station. One of the programmable locators may provide one of the retaining locations. Preferably, at least one sen- sor (13) mounted on one of the programmable locators provides at least one feedback signal for a control means which controls at least one programmable locator to adapt its position with respect to at least one critical feature of its part to thereby relocate the part. In this way, verification of the accuracy of the positioning and holding is provided.
Akeel Hadi A.
Hautau Lane A.
Fanuc Robotics North America Inc.
Smart & Biggar
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