Plastic robot arm link, associated robot and manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US11904463B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17624522

    申请日:2019-07-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: B25J9/0012 B25J19/007

    Abstract: A plastic robot arm link for a robot includes a body made of plastic material, a connection arranged on the body and adapted to be coupled to a further plastic robot arm link or a transmission part of the robot, and an insertion made of material with a higher strength or stiffness than the plastic material and embedded in the body and/or the connection. By embedding the material with higher strength or stiffness within the body of the robot arm link made of plastic material, the stiffness and strength of the robot arm link can be enhanced. In addition, due to the presence of highly rigid materials, the creep effect of the plastic arm is also significantly reduced, improving the accuracy of the robot.

    Conveyor, conveying system and manufacturing method of conveyor

    公开(公告)号:US11780688B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17755270

    申请日:2019-11-22

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu

    CPC classification number: B65G54/02

    Abstract: Present disclosure provide a conveyor, a conveying system having the same, and a method of manufacturing the conveyor. The conveyor comprises a carrying member adapted to carry an object to be conveyed. The conveyor also comprises a plurality of rollers arranged under the carrying member and adapted to be guided to move along guide rails in a first direction. The conveyor further comprises a first magnetic engaging portion arranged to extend from a lower surface of the carrying member to a position near to the guide rails in a second direction normal to the first direction, and adapted to interact with a second magnetic engaging portion on the guide rails, to generate a driving force for driving the conveyor in the first direction.

    ROBOT ARM LINK AND ROBOT
    33.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220297319A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17616046

    申请日:2019-07-17

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Jiafan Zhang Hao Gu

    Abstract: Robot arm link (100) comprises a body made of non-metallic material, a transmission cable (102) made of conducive material and embedded within the body (101), and at least one connector (103) arranged on the body (101) and coupled to the transmission cable (102), each connector (103) adapted to be electrically connected to a connector (1031) of a further robot arm link (1001) of a same specification, a sensor (301), or a power source (302) of the robot (200). By embedding the transmission cable (102) within the non-metallic material to form the robot arm link (100), there is no need to consider how to route the cable (102) and thus the difficulty of cable routing design can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, the efficiency of robot assembly and maintenance can be increased accordingly. In addition, the cables (102) arranged in the robot arm links (101) are not easily damaged, thereby increasing the service life of the robot.

    ROBOT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD THEREOF
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220258332A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17624686

    申请日:2019-07-24

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a robot. The robot arm link includes a first arm link; a hollow shaft extending along a first axis thereof and coupled to the first arm link; a first stage reduction assembly coupled to a power source of the robot; and a second stage reduction assembly comprising: an input coupled to an output of the first stage reduction assembly and adapted to rotate about a second axis offset from the first axis; and an output coaxially arranged on a periphery of the hollow shaft and adapted to engage with the input to cause a rotation of the first arm link via the hollow shaft.

    Method and apparatus for estimating system error of commissioning tool of industrial robot

    公开(公告)号:US11340576B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    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.

    PLANETARY GEARBOX AND ASSOCIATED ROBOT JOINT AND ROBOT

    公开(公告)号:US20210010565A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US17034131

    申请日:2020-09-28

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A planetary gearbox, including a housing extending along a first axis, an inner coupling mechanism arranged on an inner surface of the housing, an input component arranged within and coaxially with the housing and operable to rotate about the first axis, an engaging mechanism arranged in the housing and coupled to the input component, the engaging mechanism having a second axis offset from the first axis and adapted to be driven by the input component to rotate about the second axis while engaging with the inner coupling mechanism and an output component coupled to the engaging mechanism and adapted to be actuated by the rotation of the engaging mechanism to rotate about the first axis, wherein at least engaging surface of the inner coupling mechanism and at least engaging surface of the output component are made of one of metal and non-metal material, and at least engaging surface of the engaging mechanism is made of the other of metal and non-metal material.

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

    公开(公告)号:US20200368887A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16991561

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Cheng Li Hao Gu

    Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for separating and feeding O-rings, which includes a rotatable body including a storage portion and a separating portion; and a helix groove formed on the rotatable body across the storage portion and the separating portion, wherein a width and a depth of the helix groove are adapted to a wire diameter of a O-ring, and pitch of the helix groove on the separating portion increases along a feeding direction from the storage portion to the separating portion, wherein in response to a rotation of the rotatable body, the helix groove conveys a plurality of O-rings hanged on the storage portion to the separating portion to thereby separate the plurality of O-rings away from each other.

    MAGNETIC RACK, CONVEYING TRUCK AND CORRESPONDING CONVEYOR

    公开(公告)号:US20190359433A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-28

    申请号:US16536943

    申请日:2019-08-09

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A magnetic rack, conveying truck and corresponding conveyor. The magnetic rack includes: a body on which a groove is disposed; at least one magnetic brick on which a first contact part is disposed, the magnetic brick being located in the groove; and a cover which is placed over the groove so as to partially cover the groove, a second contact part and at least one hole being disposed on the cover, the first contact part being contact with the second contact part to fix the magnetic brick in the groove, the at least one hole being used for exposing the at least one magnetic brick.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING INITIAL POINT FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOT COMMISSIONING

    公开(公告)号:US20190351560A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    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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