Tool exchange assembly, set and configuration including at least one such tool exchange assembly
AssigneeAtlas Copco Tools Central Europe GmbH
InventorsHermann Foecker, Jun Zhang
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Abstract
The invention relates to a tool exchange assembly configured to swap change tool assemblies, said tool exchange assembly at least comprising a gripper with two opposing rails, said rails extending from a base to an end and forming a cam with increasing width along a path from said end to said base, wherein said cam is configured to be positioned in a gap between outer parts of the tool assemblies being relatively movable with regard to each other, and wherein at least one detector is provided to separately determine whether a tool assembly and a tool manipulator is present at the gripper.
Claims9
Tool exchange assembly configured to swap change tool assemblies, said tool exchange assembly at least comprising a gripper with two opposing rails, said rails extending from a base to an end and forming a cam with increasing width along a path from said end to said base, wherein said cam is configured to be positioned in a gap between outer parts of the tool assemblies being relatively movable with regard to each other, and wherein at least one detector is provided to separately determine whether a tool assembly and a tool manipulator is present at the gripper.
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