Engine hose alignment device for automation of engine hose assembly
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJihoon Yu, Jung Wha Yeum
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Abstract
An engine hose alignment device is used for automation of engine hose assembly. The engine hose alignment device includes a base plate configured to seat an engine hose thereon, where the engine hose is loaded adjacent to one side of the base plate in a temporary arrangement state and is transported by a robot arm, a position controller disposed around the engine hose seated on the base plate and configured to rotatably align the engine hose in the correct position set according to an assembly path of the robot arm, and a washing unit configured to deliver high-pressure air toward one end of the engine hose aligned in the correct position to thereby remove foreign substances from an inner side of the engine hose.
Claims19
An engine hose alignment device for automating engine hose assembly using a robot arm, the engine hose alignment device comprising:
- a base plate configured to seat an engine hose transported by the robot arm;
- a position controller arranged at the base plate and configured to rotatably align the engine hose to a preset position defined by an assembly path of the robot arm;
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- a washing unit disposed at the base plate and configured to deliver high-pressure air toward one end of the engine hose aligned at the preset position to thereby remove foreign substances from an inner side of the engine hose.
An engine hose alignment device for automating engine hose assembly using a robot arm, the engine hose alignment device comprising:
- a base plate configured to seat an engine hose transported by the robot arm;
- a plurality of motors arranged at the base plate and configured to move the engine hose to a preset position defined by an assembly path of the robot arm;
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- an air compressor configured to generate high-pressure air toward one end of the engine hose aligned at the preset position to thereby remove foreign substances from an inner side of the engine hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.