- Patent Title: Adaptive apparatus and system for automated handling of components
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Application No.: US15387750Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US10773902B2Publication Date: 2020-09-15
- Inventor: Dragan Filipovic , Sultan Shair , Mathias Ernst Messmer , Stefaan Guido Van Nieuwenhove
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Dority & Manning, P.A.
- Main IPC: B65G47/90
- IPC: B65G47/90 ; B25J15/06 ; B25J15/00 ; F01D25/32 ; F01D25/00

Abstract:
Various adaptive apparatus and systems for automated handling of components such as composite plies are provided. In one embodiment, a ply manipulation tool module is provided that comprises a first shuttle including a first gripper and a first clamping element, and a second shuttle including a second gripper and a second clamping element. The first and second shuttles move with respect to one another along a path to position the first and second grippers to grip a ply and to position the first and second clamping elements outside the ply. In a particular embodiment, the ply manipulation tool module includes a lead screw and nut assemblies, the nut assemblies moving along the lead screw to position one or more grippers for gripping components. Ply manipulation tool assemblies comprising at least two modules also are provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180178990A1 ADAPTIVE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING OF COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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