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US 2025/0084707 A1Published application
Passive rotation disconnect
AssigneeNational Oilwell Varco, L.P.
InventorDominick Mancuso
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Abstract
A coupling mechanism for securing a tool to a tool arm may include a housing and an engaging lock. The engaging lock may be arranged within the housing and configured for rotation by the tool arm. Rotation of the engaging lock may drive locking mechanisms partially through the housing to establish a longitudinally secured connection.
Claims21
(canceled)
A robot and tool system for operation on a drill rig, the robot and tool system comprising:
- a robot configured for arrangement on a drill floor of a drill rig, the robot comprising a base, an articulated arm operably coupled to the base at a first end and extending to a second end, and a wrist portion arranged on the second end of the articulated arm and being adapted for selectively engaging and disengaging an end effector;
- and
- one or more end effectors arranged at a setting location accessible by the wrist portion of the robot,
- wherein the robot is configured to use the one or more end effectors to perform selected operations on the drill rig and is further configured to exchange end effectors to use selected end effectors that correspond to the selected operations.
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A method of drilling operations, comprising:
- using a robot arranged on a drill floor, performing a first selected operation using an end effector that corresponds to the first selected operation;
- using the robot, exchanging the end effector with another end effector arranged in a setting location and corresponding to a second selected operation;
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- using the robot, performing the second selected operation using the another end effector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.