System and apparatus for progressive robotic truss assembly
OwnerDavid L. McAdoo, Timothy K. McAdoo +1inventors
InventorsDavid L. McAdoo, Timothy K. McAdoo, Danny Lee Rupe
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Abstract
A truss assembly station may include a jigging table for assembling a truss thereon and a truss assembler. The truss assembler is disposed at a mobile gantry suspended a predetermined distance from a surface of the jigging table. The mobile gantry is configured to move relative to the surface. The truss assembler is configured to enable assembly of a truss from truss members by providing an automatic sequential placement of the truss members based at least in part upon a planned location of pre-plated truss members within an assembled truss.
Claims20
A truss assembler comprising:
- a mobile gantry suspended a predetermined distance from a surface of a jigging table, the mobile gantry being configured to move relative to the surface of the jigging table,
- wherein the truss assembler is configured to enable assembly of a truss from truss members by providing an automatic sequential placement of the truss members based at least in part upon a planned location of pre-plated truss members within an assembled truss.
A truss assembly station comprising:
- a jigging table for assembling a truss thereon;
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- a truss assembler disposed at a mobile gantry, the mobile gantry being suspended a predetermined distance from a surface of the jigging table and configured to move relative to the surface, the truss assembler being configured to enable assembly of a truss from truss members by providing an automatic sequential placement of the truss members based at least in part upon a planned location of pre-plated truss members within an assembled truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.