Retrieval system and method for operating a retrieval system
AssigneeAS Strömungstechnik GmbH
InventorsAndreas Szeteli, Nico Fischer
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Abstract
A removal system (1) with at least one container (2) with a container opening (6), to which a removal head (4) can be attached, such that by means of the removal head (4), liquid (3) can be removed from the container (2) or liquid (3) can be supplied to the container (2). An RFID chip (9) is present on the container (2). A measurement head (14) with a coil (15) of an RFID reader unit can be attached to a movable robot arm (11). A code can be read from the RFID chip (9) with the RFID reader unit when it is within the reading range of the RFID reader unit, wherein when the code is read, it is adopted as positioning signal in a control unit (12) of the robot (10), on the basis of which the removal head (4) can be positioned on the container opening (6).
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A removal system (1) comprising at least one container (2) with a container opening (6) and a removal head (4) that can be attached to the container opening, such that by means of the removal head (4), liquid (3) can be removed from the container (2) or liquid (3) can be supplied to the container (2), characterized in that the removal system further comprises a robot (10) with a robot arm (11) and a measurement head (14), wherein the removal head (4) can be mounted automatically on the container opening (6) by means of the robot (10), wherein an RFID chip (9) is present on the container (2) in the region of the container opening (6), and wherein the measurement head (14) can be attached to the movable robot arm (11), in which measurement head (14) a coil (15) of an RFID reader unit is present, wherein a code can be read from the RFID chip (9) with the RFID reader unit when the RFID chip (9) is within the reading range of the RFID reader unit, wherein when the code is read, it is adopted as positioning signal in a control unit (12) of the robot (10), on the basis of which the removal head (4) can be positioned on the container opening (6).
A method for operating a removal system (1) with at least one container (2) with a container opening (6), to which a removal head (4) can be attached, such that by means of the removal head (4), liquid (3) can be removed from the container (2) or liquid (3) can be supplied to the container, characterized in that the position of the container opening (6) is first determined by means of a rough positioning and then a subsequent fine positioning, wherein the rough positioning and fine positioning are performed with a measurement head (14) placed on a robot arm (11), wherein the removal head (4) is subsequently mounted automatically on the container opening (6) by means of a robot (10), wherein an RFID chip (9) is present on the container (2) in the region of the container opening (6), and wherein the measurement head (14) can be attached to the movable robot arm (11), in which measurement head (14) a coil (15) of an RFID reader unit is present, wherein a code can be read from the RFID chip (9) with the RFID reader unit when the RFID chip (9) is within the reading range of the RFID reader unit, wherein when the code is read, it is adopted as positioning signal in a control unit (12) of the robot (10), on the basis of which the removal head (4) can be positioned on the container opening (6).
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