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US 10,697,188 B2Granted
Automated drywalling system and method
AssigneeCanvas Construction, Inc.
InventorsMaria J. Telleria, Gabriel F. Hein, Kevin B. Albert, Thomas F. Allen, Henrik Bennetsen, Josephine Marie Pedersen, Jonathan B. Pompa, Charlie Yan
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Abstract
An automated drywalling system network that include one or more automated drywalling systems that each comprise a robotic arm. The automated drywalling system network can also include one or more drywalling end effectors configured to couple to a distal end of the robotic arms of the one or more automated drywalling systems. The drywalling end effectors can include a drywall hanging end effector; a drywall mudding end effector; a drywalling sanding end effector; and a drywall painting end effector.
Claims21
An automated drywalling system network comprising:
- a plurality of automated drywalling systems that each comprise:
- a base unit that includes:
- a platform, a cart configured to be disposed on and move on the ground, and a lift disposed between the platform and cart, the lift configured to raise the platform up and down;
- an elongated robotic arm that extends between a base end and a distal end, the robotic arm coupled to the base unit on the platform at the base end of the robotic arm;
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- one or more vision systems, and
- a plurality of drywalling end effectors configured to interchangeably couple to each of the distal ends of the robotic arms of the plurality of automated drywalling systems, with each of the plurality of end effectors configured to be controlled by each of the plurality of automated drywalling systems when a respective end effector of the plurality of end effectors is coupled to a respective automated drywalling system of the plurality of automated drywalling systems, the plurality of end effectors comprising:
- an insulation end effector configured to apply insulation to a wall assembly;
- a drywall hanging end effector configured to hang drywall pieces on a wall assembly;
- a drywall mudding end effector configured to apply joint compound to a drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
- a drywalling sanding end effector configured to sand joint compound on drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
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- a drywall painting end effector configured to paint drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
- and
- an electronic visualization system that presents a visualization associated with a target wall assembly that generates information to be read by the one or more vision systems in order to control each of the plurality of end effectors when a respective end effector of the plurality of end effectors is coupled to a respective automated drywalling system of the plurality of automated drywalling systems.
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An automated drywalling system network comprising:
- a plurality of automated drywalling systems that each comprise a robotic arm and one or more vision systems;
- and
- a plurality of drywalling end effectors configured to interchangeably couple to a respective distal end of each of the robotic arms of the plurality of automated drywalling systems, with each of the plurality of end effectors configured to be controlled by each of the plurality of automated drywalling systems when a respective end effector of the plurality of end effectors is coupled to a respective automated drywalling system of the plurality of automated drywalling systems, the plurality of end effectors comprising:
- a drywall mudding end effector configured to apply joint compound to a drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
- a drywalling sanding end effector configured to sand joint compound on drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
- and
- a drywall painting end effector configured to paint drywall pieces disposed on a wall assembly;
- and
- an electronic visualization system that presents a visualization associated with a target wall assembly that generates information to be read by the one or more vision systems in order to control each of the plurality of end effectors when a respective end effector of the plurality of end effectors is coupled to a respective automated drywalling system of the plurality of automated drywalling systems.
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An automated drywalling system network comprising:
- one or more automated drywalling systems that each comprise a robotic arm and one or more vision systems;
- and
- two or more of drywalling end effectors configured to couple to a distal end of the robotic arms of the one or more automated drywalling systems, the two or more drywalling end effectors selected from a set consisting of:
- an insulation end effector;
- a drywall hanging end effector;
- a drywall mudding end effector;
- a drywalling sanding end effector;
- a drywall painting end effector;
- and
- an electronic visualization system that presents a visualization associated with a target wall assembly that generates information to be read by the one or more vision systems in order to control each of the plurality of end effectors when a respective end effector of the plurality of end effectors is coupled to a respective automated drywalling system of the plurality of automated drywalling systems.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.