Automated apparatus for constructing assemblies of building components
AssigneeWilliams Robotics, LLC
InventorsJeffrey P. Williams, Siroberto Scerbo
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Abstract
A device for constructing an assembly of building components includes an articulating arm unit and a gripper/nailer mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit. The gripper/nailer includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement and a nailing unit for inserting a fastener to secure the building components together.
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A device for constructing an assembly of building components, comprising:
- an articulating arm unit;
- and
- a gripper and nailer mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit, wherein the gripper and nailer includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement, and a nailing unit for inserting a fastener to secure the building components together.
A system for constructing an assembly of building components, comprising:
- a frame;
- an articulating arm unit mounted on the frame;
- a gripper and nailer mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit, wherein the gripper and nailer includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement, and a nailing unit for inserting a fastener to secure the building components together;
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- a support surface mounted on the frame, the support surface positioned and configured to receive building components from the gripping unit and maintain the building components in position for securing by the nailing unit.
A device for constructing an assembly of building components, comprising:
- an articulating arm unit;
- a gripper mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit that includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement;
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- a controller that is operably associated with the articulating arm and the gripper, the controller being configured to receive data from a computer-aided drafting (CAD) file, convert that data into component positions, and provide instructions to the gripper on component placement;
- further comprising a nailing unit mounted on the end of the articulating arm unit, the nailing unit configured to insert fasteners to secure the building components together;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to provide instructions to the nailing unit regarding nailing locations.
A computer program product for controlling operation of a system for constructing assemblies of building components, comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code configured to receive data regarding an assembly of building components;
- computer readable program code configured to direct a gripper on an articulating arm unit to retrieve individual building components from a supply of building components;
- computer readable program code configured to direct the gripper on the articulating arm unit to position the building components in predetermined positions to form a predetermined arrangement of building components;
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- computer readable program code configured to direct a nailing unit mounted on the articulating arm unit to secure the building components together to form an assembly of building components.
A device for constructing an assembly of building components, comprising:
- an articulating arm unit;
- a gripping unit mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement;
- and
- an automated nailing unit for inserting a fastener to secure the building components together.
A device for constructing an assembly of building components, comprising:
- an articulating arm unit;
- and
- a gripper and nailer mounted on an end of the articulating arm unit, wherein the gripper and nailer includes a gripping unit for grasping building components and positioning them in a predetermined arrangement, and a nailing unit for inserting a fastener to secure the building components together;
- wherein the gripper and nailer includes a drill and/or router for forming holes in the building components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.