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US 2026/0307215 A1Published application
Component handling systems and methods
AssigneeMagswitch Automation Company
InventorsCengiz Kizilkan, Joseph P. Cyrek
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Abstract
An end-of-arm tool and an associated fixture for clamping objects are disclosed. The end-of-arm tool and fixture may each have corresponding interfacing features, such that the end-of-arm tool may be located with respect to the feature. Such interfacing features may be used to clamp one or more objects between the tool and the fixture.
Claims19
A method of performing a manufacturing operation on at least one assembly of parts, the method comprising the steps of:
- coupling at least a portion of the at least one assembly of parts to an end-of-arm-tool (EOAT) of a robot with at least one gripper;
- transporting the portion of the at least one assembly of the parts to a fixture;
- coupling the EOAT to the fixture to hold the at least one assembly of parts with the fixture and the EOAT;
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- performing the manufacturing operation on the at least one assembly of parts while the at least one assembly of parts is being held by the fixture and the EOAT.
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A method of performing a manufacturing operation on at least one assembly of parts, the method comprising the steps of:
- coupling at least a portion of the at least one assembly of parts to an end-of-arm-tool (EOAT) of a robot with a plurality of grippers, a first gripper of the plurality of grippers holds the portion of the at least one assembly of parts to the EOAT through a first interaction with the portion of the at least one assembly of parts;
- transporting the portion of the at least one assembly of the parts to a fixture;
- coupling the EOAT to the fixture to hold the at least one assembly of parts with the fixture and the EOAT through the steps of:
- magnetically coupling a first interfacing feature of the fixture with a second interfacing feature of the EOAT;
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- holding the portion of the at least one assembly of the parts to the EOAT with a second interaction of the first gripper with the portion of the at least one assembly of parts;
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- performing the manufacturing operation on the at least one assembly of parts while the at least one assembly of parts is being held by the fixture and the EOAT.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.