US 2018/0021958 A1Published application

Robot Tool for Setting Sealing Plugs Having an Angled Motor

AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsIngo SCHMIEDEL, Max KOSSMANN

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Abstract

A robot tool for placing sealing plugs in openings in a vehicle body component includes a placing installation, in which a plug magazine having a plurality of plugs is accommodated, which plugs can be set into the respective openings in direct succession by the placing installation without reloading. A method is provided for securely setting the plugs, wherein the plugs can be pushed out of the plug magazine accommodated in the placing installation in predefined steps by a drive unit, wherein the plug magazine extends axially in a first direction and the drive unit is arranged on the plug magazine at an angle of 90-150° to the first direction.

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Dependent claims

A robot tool for placing sealing plugs into openings in an automotive body component, comprising:

a sealing plug magazine having a plurality of lined-up sealing plugs;
a placing installation on which the sealing plug magazine is disposed, wherein via the placing installation the plurality of the sealing plugs are capable of being placed in a directly sequential manner and without reloading into respective openings of the automotive body component;
a drive unit configured to eject the sealing plugs in predefined steps from the sealing plug magazine disposed on the placing installation, wherein
the sealing plug magazine extends in an axial direction, and
the drive unit is disposed relative to the sealing plug magazine at an angle of 90° to 170° in relation to the axial direction.

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Application: 15/719,673Filed 29 Sep 2017
Priority: DE 10 2015 207 847.729 Apr 2015
Published: 25 Jan 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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B25J 15/0019
Gripping heads and other end effectors: end effectors other than grippers
B23P 19/001
Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some…
B25J 9/12
Characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements: electric
B25J 19/0025
Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection…

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