Assembling apparatus using robot
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsTadashi Watanabe, Toshikazu Saiga, Kiyohiko Akanuma
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Abstract
An assembling apparatus which can readily achieve change-over among operation programs corresponding to a large number of works of different models. Part pallets on which parts are received are supplied from a part supplying unit to a plurality of assembling units by a part pallet supplying conveyor. Meanwhile, assembling pallets are supplied from a model changing unit to the assembling units by an assembling pallet transporting conveyor. Each of the assembling units is provided with an orthogonal robot wherein an assembling head picks up a part from a part pallet supplied thereto and automatically mounts the part to a work on an assembling pallet supplied thereto.
Claims13
An assembling apparatus employing a robot, comprising:
- a plurality of assembling units, each of said assembly units performing at least one assembly operation and including means for performing assembly operations which are performed by the others of said plurality of assembly units;
- a part supplying unit for arranging parts necessary for assembly of a first model on a parts pallet and supplying the parts together with the parts pallet;
- an assembling pallet supplying unit for supplying an assembling pallet on which assembly of a part, which is picked up by any of said assembling units from a parts pallet arriving thereat, is to be performed;
- a pair of transporting means disposed on opposite sides of said assembly units for individually transporting a parts pallet and said assembling pallet;
- means for counting the number of units of said first model being assembled to provide a count value for said number;
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- means for automatically changing the effective assembling program from a first assembling program for production of said first model to a second assembling program for production of a second model, said changing means changing from said first assembling program to said second assembly program when the count value provided by said counting means reaches a predetermined value;
- wherein said changing means successively provides change instructions to said assembling units indicating the model to be assembled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.