System and method for assembling flexible ring-shaped workpiece
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsZhiwei Li, Qi Lu, Jibo Yang
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AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsZhiwei Li, Qi Lu, Jibo Yang
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Apparatuses, systems, and methods for assembling a flexible ring-shaped workpiece to a device. According to some systems, each includes a robot; an apparatus adapted to be coupled to the robot via a coupling component for operating the workpiece or a part of the device; and a shaping plate adapted to receive at least a part of the workpiece which is moved by the apparatus to shape the workpiece into a predetermined shape. According to some apparatuses, each includes a first gripper adapted to be operated by the robot to grip the workpiece already shaped into the predetermined shape to allow the workpiece to be coupled to the device. With the apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure, a flexible ring-shaped workpiece such as a belt can be automatically assembled by a robot to various devices.
A system for assembling a flexible ring-shaped workpiece to a device, comprising:
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