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US 12,325,120 B2Granted
Gas cylinder transfer apparatus and gas cylinder logistics system including the same
AssigneeSemes Co., Ltd.
InventorsTae Ho Kim, Wang Hyeon Son, Chong Whan Lee
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Abstract
A gas cylinder transfer apparatus and a gas cylinder logistics system including the same are disclosed. The gas cylinder transfer apparatus includes a transfer vehicle for transferring a gas cylinder and a transfer robot disposed on the transfer vehicle. The transfer robot includes a robot hand for supporting a lower surface portion of the gas cylinder and a hand drive unit for moving the robot hand in horizontal and vertical directions.
Claims19
A gas cylinder transfer apparatus comprising:
- a transfer vehicle configured to transfer a gas cylinder;
- and
- a transfer robot disposed on the transfer vehicle;
- and
- a control unit configured to control operations of the transfer vehicle and the transfer robot,
- wherein the transfer robot comprises:
- a robot hand configured to support a lower surface portion of the gas cylinder;
- and
- a hand drive unit configured to move the robot hand in horizontal and vertical directions,
- wherein the hand drive unit comprises:
- a tilt drive part configured to adjust an inclination of the robot hand so that an upper portion of the gas cylinder is inclined backward after the gas cylinder is supported on the robot hand,
- wherein the control unit is further configured to control operations of the tilt drive part, such that, when the gas cylinder is loaded onto a stage or unloaded from the stage, the control unit controls the operations of the tilt drive part so that a support member is in a horizontal state, and
- wherein a tilt sensor configured to measure a tilt of the support member is mounted on the robot hand, and the control unit is configured to adjust the inclination of the support member based on measurement signals received from the tilt sensor.
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A gas cylinder logistics system comprising:
- a gas cylinder transfer apparatus comprising a transfer vehicle configured to transfer a gas cylinder and a transfer robot disposed on the transfer vehicle;
- a control unit configured to control operations of the transfer vehicle and the transfer robot;
- and
- a gas cylinder storage apparatus configured to store the gas cylinder transferred by the gas cylinder transfer apparatus,
- wherein the transfer robot comprises:
- a robot hand configured to support a lower surface portion of the gas cylinder;
- and
- a hand drive unit configured to move the robot hand in horizontal and vertical directions,
- wherein the hand drive unit comprises:
- a tilt drive part configured to adjust an inclination of the robot hand so that an upper portion of the gas cylinder is inclined backward after the gas cylinder is supported on the robot hand,
- wherein the control unit is further configured to control operations of the tilt drive part, such that, when the gas cylinder is loaded onto a stage or unloaded from the stage, the control unit controls the operations of the tilt drive part so that a support member is in a horizontal state, and
- wherein a tilt sensor configured to measure a tilt of the support member is mounted on the robot hand, and the control unit is configured to adjust the inclination of the support member based on measurement signals received from the tilt sensor.
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A gas cylinder logistics system comprising:
- a gas cylinder transfer apparatus comprising a transfer vehicle configured to transfer a gas cylinder and a transfer robot disposed on the transfer vehicle;
- a control unit configured to control operations of the transfer vehicle and the transfer robot;
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- a gas cylinder storage apparatus configured to store the gas cylinder transferred by the gas cylinder transfer apparatus,
- wherein the gas cylinder storage apparatus comprises a stage configured to support the gas cylinder, and
- the transfer robot comprises a robot hand configured to support a lower surface portion of the gas cylinder, a hand drive unit configured to move the robot hand in horizontal and vertical directions, and a camera unit mounted on the robot hand and configured to detect the stage,
- wherein the band drive unit comprises:
- a tilt drive part configured to adjust an inclination of the robot hand so that an upper portion of the gas cylinder is inclined backward after the gas cylinder is supported on the robot hand,
- wherein the control unit is further configured to control operations of the tilt drive part, such that, when the gas cylinder is loaded onto a stage or unloaded from the stage, the control unit controls the operations of the tilt drive part so that a support member is in a horizontal state, and
- wherein a tilt sensor configured to measure a tilt of the support member is mounted on the robot hand, and the control unit is configured to adjust the inclination of the support member based on measurement signals received from the tilt sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.