Automatic jig replacement system
AssigneeKitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.
InventorTamio Nishimiya
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Abstract
An automatic jig replacement system includes a detection device, a robot, a bolt tightening/loosening device, and a control device. The detection device is configured to be capable of detecting a predetermined part of a jig. The robot is configured to be capable of conveying the jig. The bolt tightening/loosening device is configured to be capable of tightening/loosening a bolt for securing the jig. The control device determines a bolt tightening/loosening position, on the basis of a result of detecting the predetermined part by the detection device. The robot is caused to unload the jig from the mounting position, or to load the jig to the mounting position. The bolt tightening/loosening device is moved to the bolt tightening/loosening position, and is caused to tighten or loosen the bolt.
Claims11
An automatic jig replacement system automatically replacing a jig that is mounted on a mounting position of a machine tool by bolt tightening/loosening, the system comprising a detection apparatus, a robot, a bolt tightening/loosening apparatus, and a control apparatus, wherein:
- the detection apparatus configured to detect a predetermined portion of the jig, a position of the predetermined portion of the jig being stored in association with a tightening/loosening position of a bolt;
- the robot configured to transport the jig;
- the bolt tightening/loosening apparatus configured to tighten/loosen a bolt that fixes the jig;
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- the control apparatus configured to
- determine a bolt tightening/loosening position of the jig based on a detection result of the predetermined portion of the jig by the detection apparatus,
- allow the robot to carry the jig out of the mounting position or to carry the jig into the mounting position, and
- allow the bolt tightening/loosening apparatus to move to the bolt tightening/loosening position, and allow the bolt tightening/loosening apparatus to perform tightening/loosening of the bolt.
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