Tool for automatic roll folding
AssigneeABB AB
InventorJan Persson
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Abstract
A folding tool for automatic roll folding comprises a first member (2) which is fixed to a manipulator, and a second member (3), which is rotatably connected to the first member (2). The second member (3) includes a first folding roller (4). A spring is disposed to permit a relative movement between the first member (2) and the second member (3), under the action of a force, which is increased by the movement. A method of roller folding by means of a folding tool, which includes a first member (2) fixed to a manipulator, and a second member (3) which is pivotal relative to the first. The second member is provided with a folding roller and is actuated by a spring force, which is directed away from the first member.
Claims14
A folding tool for automatic roll folding, and comprising a first member (2) fixed to a manipulator, a second member (3) movably connected to the first member (2) and including a first folding roller (4), and a spring disposed to permit a relative movement between the first member and the second member, under the action of a force increased by the movement, characterized in that the second member is rotatably connected to the first member (2) with the force of the spring directed radially with respect to the folding roller.
A method of roller folding by means of a folding tool comprising the steps of affixing a first member to a manipulator;
- movably connecting a second member to the first member said second member provided with a folding roller;
- and actuating said second member by a spring force directed away from the first member, whereby the second member is pivotal relative to the first member with the force of the spring directed radially with respect to the folding roller.
A folding tool for automatic roll folding, comprising:
- a first member having a fixed means for fixing it to a section of an industrial robot that is movable along a movement pattern,
- a second member having a first folding roller rotatably fastened thereto,
- connecting means pivotably connecting the first and second members thereby allowing relative movements of the first folding roller towards and away from the first member, and
- spring means disposed between the first and second members and effective to urge the second member and the first folding roller provided thereon, away from the first member.
A roll folding apparatus, comprising:
- a support bed for supporting a work piece,
- an industrial robot having a manipulator effective for moving a first folding roller along a movement pattern on the work piece,
- a first member fastened to the manipulator,
- a second member pivotably connected to the first member and including the first folding roller, and
- a spring means disposed to permit a relative movement between the first and second members under the action of a force generated by moving the first folding roller along the movement pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.