Overspray-free paint system including AGV/AMR-based fixture lifting, positioining and orienting
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsXiang Zhao, Hua-Tzu Fan
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Abstract
A robotic lifting and orienting system for an overspray-free paint system includes: a base coupled to wheels; and an automated carrier coupled to the base. The automated carrier includes: a fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted; one or more manipulators configured to move the fixture assembly relative to a paint robot; a propulsion system connected to the wheels and configured to move the robotic lifting and orienting system; and a control module configured to control the one or more manipulators and the propulsion system to control positioning and orienting of the object relative to at least one of the paint robot and an overspray-free paint applicator of the paint robot.
Claims18
A robotic lifting and orienting system for an overspray-free paint system, the robotic lifting and orienting system comprising:
- a base coupled to a plurality of wheels;
- an automated carrier coupled to the base, the automated carrier comprising
- a fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted,
- one or more manipulators configured to move the fixture assembly relative to a paint robot, and
- a propulsion system connected to the plurality of wheels and configured to move the robotic lifting and orienting system,
- at least one control module configured to i) control the one or more manipulators and the propulsion system to control positioning and orienting of the object relative to at least one of the paint robot and an overspray-free paint applicator of the paint robot, ii) control movement of the at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator, and iii) control movement of the object synchronized with movement of at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator;
- and
- a steering system,
- wherein the at least one control module is configured to control the steering system to steer the plurality of wheels when moving the object relative to the at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator.
A robotic lifting and orienting system for an overspray-free paint system, the robotic lifting and orienting system comprising:
- a base coupled to a plurality of wheels;
- an automated carrier coupled to the base, the automated carrier comprising
- a fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted,
- one or more manipulators configured to move the fixture assembly relative to a paint robot, and
- a propulsion system connected to the plurality of wheels and configured to move the robotic lifting and orienting system, and
- a control module configured to control the one or more manipulators and the propulsion system to control positioning and orienting of the object relative to at least one of the paint robot and an overspray-free paint applicator of the paint robot;
- and
- a steering system,
- wherein
- the control module is configured to control the steering system to steer the plurality of wheels when moving the object relative to the at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator,
- the base comprises
- at least one rail along which one or more weights are moved, and
- at least one actuator configured to move the one or more weights along the at least one rail, and
- the control module is configured to control operation of the at least one actuator to move the one or more weights based on movement of the object.
An overspray-free paint system comprising:
- a paint robot comprising
- a first base,
- an overspray-free paint applicator,
- a plurality of arms extending from the first base to the overspray-free paint applicator,
- a plurality of motors connected to the plurality of arms, and
- a first control module configured to control the plurality of motors to move and orient the overspray-free paint applicator;
- and
- a robotic lifting and orienting system comprising an automated carrier, the automated carrier comprising
- a fixture assembly configured to hold an object to be painted,
- one or more manipulators configured to move the fixture assembly relative to the paint robot,
- a propulsion system configured to move the robotic lifting and orienting system, and
- a second control module configured to control the one or more manipulators and the propulsion system to control positioning and orienting of the object relative to at least one of the paint robot and the overspray-free paint applicator,
- wherein the first control module and the second control module are configured to control movement of the object synchronized with movement of the overspray-free paint applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.