Method for automated attachment of insulating elements to structural elements
AssigneeSika Technology AG
InventorsHenrik Lindgren, Dimitri Marcq
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Abstract
A method for the automated mounting of insulating elements on structural elements of motor vehicles includes the following steps: providing a plurality of insulating elements, wherein an insulating element in each case includes a carrier, an expandable material which is arranged on the carrier, and at least one fixing element for fixing the insulating element on the structural element; gripping individual insulating elements by a robot, wherein the robot is designed as a multi-axis robot with a gripper; and mounting in each case an insulating element on a structural element by the robot, wherein the at least one fixing element of the insulating element is inserted into an opening in the structural element.
Claims15
A method for an automated mounting of insulating elements on structural elements of motor vehicles, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of insulating elements, wherein an insulating element in each case comprises a carrier, an expandable material which is arranged on the carrier, and at least one fixing element for fixing the insulating element on the structural element;
- gripping individual insulating elements by a robot, wherein the robot is designed as a multi-axis robot with a gripper;
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- mounting in each case an insulating element on a structural element by the robot, wherein the at least one fixing element of the insulating element is inserted into an opening in the structural element.
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