Plasma-sealant wobble paddle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorSamuel J. Neumeier
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured to process a work piece and includes a robotic arm, a sealant discharger, and a plasma discharger. The robotic arm includes a distal end that is rotatable with respect to an axis of the robotic arm. The sealant discharger includes a sealant outlet configured to discharge sealant while the sealant outlet is at a first point. The sealant discharger is mounted on the distal end such that the first point is located on the axis. The plasma discharger includes a plasma outlet configured to discharge plasma while the plasma outlet is at a second point that is located a distance apart from the axis. The plasma discharger is mounted on the distal end such that the second point is rotatable around the axis.
Claims8
A mounting assembly configured to attach a plasma discharger and a single sealant discharger to a robotic arm, comprising:
- a plasma discharger;
- a sealant discharger;
- a main plate having a first face and a second face opposite the first face;
- an end plate, wherein the main plate is oriented substantially perpendicular to the end plate;
- a first mounting plate extending from the first face of the main plate and configured to engage the sealant discharger so that a longitudinal axis of the sealant discharger is aligned with a first axis of the robotic arm;
- a second mounting plate extending from the second face of the main plate and configured to engage the plasma discharger so that the plasma discharger is capable of rotating about the first axis;
- wherein the sealant discharger is configured to discharge sealant at a first point, the first point being positioned on the longitudinal axis of the sealant discharger;
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- wherein the plasma discharger is configured to discharge plasma at a second point that is located a distance apart from the longitudinal axis of the sealant discharger, the second point being positioned on a longitudinal axis of the plasma discharger and oriented to be at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the sealant discharger such that the longitudinal axis of the plasma discharger and the longitudinal axis of the sealant discharger and extensions thereof do not intersect.
A mounting assembly with a plasma discharger and a single sealant discharger attached to a robotic arm so that the mounting assembly is rotatable about a first axis of the robotic arm, comprising:
- a main plate having a first face and a second face that is opposite the first face;
- an end plate, wherein the main plate is oriented perpendicular to the end plate;
- a first mounting plate extending from the first face of the main plate and configured to engage the sealant discharger so that a first point defining a discharge point for sealant is positioned on the first axis;
- a second mounting plate extending from the second face of the main plate and configured to engage the plasma discharger in a fixed orientation with respect to the sealant discharger, so that the plasma discharger discharges plasma at a second point that is located a distance apart from the first axis, wherein the second point is positioned on a longitudinal axis and oriented to be at an angle relative to the first axis of the robotic arm such that the longitudinal axis and the first axis of the robotic arm and extensions thereof do not intersect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.