APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING, FEEDING AND MOUNTING O-RINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20200368886A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16991541

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for mounting an O-ring to a work piece, which includes a body including a plurality of connecting holes for connecting a pressure source to the body; an annular groove formed on the body and adapted to receive the O-ring; and a plurality of air channels formed in the body, the plurality of air channels being in fluid communication with the annular groove and the plurality of connecting holes to provide negative pressure with the pressure source in the annular groove to suck the O-ring in the annular groove, the annular groove is coaxial with a groove formed on a surface of the work piece during the mounting so that the O-ring is dropped into the groove when the pressure source is disconnected from the body or provides positive pressure to the plurality of air channels.

    TILT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF
    12.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190049244A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US16161214

    申请日:2018-10-16

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting tilt of a fixture and method thereof. The apparatus includes a visible element having a pattern visibly distinguishable from its surrounding area; a part having a plane reflective surface being configured to be engaged with the fixture in alignment and being arranged to reflect light beams propagating directly from the visible element so as to produce a first virtual image of the visible element; an image capture device being disposed at same side of the visible element with respective to the part having a plane reflective surface and being configured to have a field of view covering the first virtual image and a second virtual image of the visible element produced by the part having a plane reflective surface, wherein the second virtual image was produced where the part having a plane reflective surface assumed a levelling orientation; and a controller being adapted for detecting tilt of the fixture using a deviation of the first virtual image from the second virtual image of the visible element in the field of view of the image capture device. By using the apparatus or method according to present invention, no optical means, such as lens, is used for converging the light beams projected by the visible element. It is thus possible to facilitate the assembly of the apparatus, miniaturize the apparatus and reduce costs thereof.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE WITH ROBOT
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200282576A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16882888

    申请日:2020-05-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu Cheng Li

    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a robot is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reflective photoelectric sensor arranged on a gripper of the robot and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the reflective photoelectric sensor to scan over a target object; monitor changes in an output signal from the reflective photoelectric sensor; for each detected change exceeding a threshold, determine a coordinate of a gripping component on the gripper in a robot coordinate system, to obtain a set of coordinates; determine a position of the target object in the robot coordinate system based on the set of coordinates and a predefined offset value between the reflective photoelectric sensor and the gripping component; and store the position of target object for future use in assembling objects. A method, a robot and a computer program product are also disclosed. The apparatus and the method provide a new solution for calibrating or teaching the robot.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SYSTEM ERROR OF COMMISSIONING TOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

    公开(公告)号:US20200019136A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16584090

    申请日:2019-09-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a systematic error of a commissioning tool of an industrial robot, the industrial robot including an operational tool and an application camera, the commissioning tool including a touchscreen and a stylus, the method including: a driving step of driving the operational tool to rotate around a preset rotation axis; a first image obtaining step of obtaining a plurality of first images of the operational tool during rotation; and a first offset calculating step of calculating a first offset of the stylus relative to the operational tool according to the plurality of first images, so as to obtain the systematic error.

    Apparatuses and methods for separating, feeding and mounting O-rings

    公开(公告)号:US11440170B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16991541

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for mounting an O-ring to a work piece, which includes a body including a plurality of connecting holes for connecting a pressure source to the body; an annular groove formed on the body and adapted to receive the O-ring; and a plurality of air channels formed in the body, the plurality of air channels being in fluid communication with the annular groove and the plurality of connecting holes to provide negative pressure with the pressure source in the annular groove to suck the O-ring in the annular groove, the annular groove is coaxial with a groove formed on a surface of the work piece during the mounting so that the O-ring is dropped into the groove when the pressure source is disconnected from the body or provides positive pressure to the plurality of air channels.

    Method and apparatus for selecting initial point for industrial robot commissioning

    公开(公告)号:US11077561B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16525816

    申请日:2019-07-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu Cheng Li

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting an initial point for industrial robot commissioning, the initial point being located above a touchscreen for industrial robot commissioning. The method including: calculating a nominal posture of a work object relative to the industrial robot by a nominal posture calculating module; and selecting an initial point according to the nominal posture by an initial point selecting module. The method and apparatus can automatically select the initial point so as to further increase automation of the commissioning process and reduce workloads.

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