Back to results
US 8,606,399 B2Granted
Automated apparatus for constructing assemblies of building components
AssigneeWilliams Robotics, LLC
InventorsJeffrey P. Williams, Siroberto Scerbo
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
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.
Claims8
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;
- 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;
- and
- a nailing unit associated with the controller, the nailing unit configured to insert fasteners to secure the building components together, wherein the controller is configured to provide instructions to the nailing unit regarding nailing locations and nailing sequences.
2 more elements
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;
- a support surface that is positioned to receive arranged building components from the gripper;
- and
- 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, spatially sort the building component data based on their positions, and provide instructions to the gripper on component placement on the support surface.
2 more elements
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;
- and
- a controller that is operably associated with the articulating arm and the gripper, the controller being configured to (a) receive data regarding the size and designated positions of building components from a computer-aided drafting (CAD) file, (b) convert that data into component positions on a support surface, (c) spatially sort the building component data based on their positions, and (d) provide instructions to the gripper on component placement on the support surface.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.