Transport unit
AssigneeKUKA Systems GmbH
InventorsYong-Hak Cho, Thomas Holecek, Matthias Gastl, Sebastian Mocker, Thomas Henneke
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Abstract
A transport unit (1) is provided for workpieces (2), in particular sheet metal parts, between neighboring placement areas or machining devices (3, 4), in particular presses. The transport unit (1) includes a multi-axis robot (5) having a gripper tool (9). A controllable transfer unit (6) is also provided that is guided by the robot (5). The unit includes an advancement unit (7) and a pivot unit (8) for the gripper tool (9).
Claims29
A transport unit for transporting workpieces between adjacent deposit sites or machining devices, the transport unit comprising:
- a multiaxle robot;
- a gripping tool;
- and
- a controllable transfer device, guided by the robot, with a gripping tool feed and a gripping tool pivot for feeding and pivoting the gripping tool relative to the multiaxle robot.
A process for the transport of workpieces between adjacent deposit sites or machining devices, the process comprising the steps of:
- providing a transport unit comprising a multiaxle robot, a gripping tool;
- and a controllable transfer device, guided by the robot, with a gripping tool feed and a gripping tool pivot for feeding and pivoting the gripping tool relative to the multiaxle robot;
- transporting workpieces by the transport unit (1) with the multiaxle robot and the gripping tool, wherein the workpieces are transported with the gripping tool, which is arranged in a displaceable and pivotable manner at the controllable transfer device, which is guided by the robot, with a gripping tool feed and a gripping tool pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.