System and Process for Picking Up and Transporting a Casing
AssigneeProxima Centauri ApS
InventorJan PEDERSEN
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Abstract
There is provided a system and a process for picking up and transporting a casing of indefinite length into relationship with a device, such as a device for measuring the diameter of the casing. The process comprises the steps: i) placing the casing on a support; ii) directing an actuated arm equipped with a finger towards the casing; iii) moving the actuated arm away from the support and activating rollers to coil the casing onto the finger; and iv) moving the finger with the casing to a device, such as a device for measuring the diameter thereof, and decoiling the casing to transfer it to the device.
Claims20
A system for use in picking up and transporting a casing of indefinite length into relationship with a device, said system comprising:
- a support upon which a casing to be picked up is placed;
- a camera for detecting the casing placed on the support;
- an actuated arm equipped with a finger fitting the interior of the casing;
- and
- a control unit receiving image information from the camera, wherein the control unit is configured to direct the finger to the casing placed on the support, and subsequently to move the finger with the casing to a device, and finally to decoil the casing to transfer it to the device.
A method for picking and transporting a casing of indefinite length into relationship with a device, the method comprising the steps of:
- placing the casing on a flexible support with a rough surface;
- directing an actuated arm equipped with a finger fitting the interior of the casing towards the casing, whereby the finger engages with the casing;
- and
- moving the finger with the casing to a device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.