Robotic painting booth and operating method

    公开(公告)号:US11383258B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16403333

    申请日:2019-05-03

    发明人: Scott J. Clifford

    摘要: A next generation painting robot with advanced fluid delivery system, enhanced kinematics and a service airlock compartment. The painting robot includes a fluid delivery system which places color changing valves and pumping hardware on the back side of the robot's mounting pedestal, where it can be serviced without a technician having to enter the spray booth. Additionally, the robot enables routine cleaning and maintenance to be performed without personnel entering the spray booth and without stopping the vehicle conveyor, due to simplified outer arm design, improved home positioning and an airlock booth adjacent to the robot pedestal. Service personnel can clean and service the applicator and other components on the outer arm from the airlock booth, while other robots continue painting parts moving on the conveyor, without allowing fume-laden vapors into the operator aisle.

    Automatic dynamic diagnosis guide with augmented reality

    公开(公告)号:US11373372B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-28

    申请号:US16453749

    申请日:2019-06-26

    摘要: An augmented reality (AR) system for diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair of industrial robots. The disclosed diagnosis guide system communicates with a controller of an industrial robot and collects data from the robot controller, including a trouble code identifying a problem with the robot. The system then identifies an appropriate diagnosis decision tree based on the collected data, and provides an interactive step-by-step troubleshooting guide to a user on an AR-capable mobile device, including augmented reality for depicting actions to be taken during testing and component replacement. The system includes data collector, tree generator and guide generator modules, and builds the decision tree and the diagnosis guide using a stored library of diagnosis trees, decisions and diagnosis steps, along with the associated AR data.

    Program and variable change analysis

    公开(公告)号:US11048226B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16330965

    申请日:2017-09-11

    摘要: Methods and systems include ways to implement change analysis of an automated production line including at least one robot. Monitoring a plurality of operating parameters associated with the automated production line including the at least one robot followed by recording at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. A notification is then provided identifying the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. The notification can include mapping the at least one change onto a graphical representation of the automated production line, thereby identifying a portion of the automated production line affected by the at least one change. As a result, at least one of the operating parameters can be adjusted in response to the notification. An action can also be performed in response to the notification. In this manner, the change analysis can optimize operation of the automated production line.

    Robotic apparatus for a compact painting booth

    公开(公告)号:US11161135B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US16403292

    申请日:2019-05-03

    摘要: A next generation painting robot with advanced fluid delivery system, enhanced kinematics and a service airlock compartment. The painting robot includes a fluid delivery system which places color changing valves and pumping hardware on the back side of the robot's mounting pedestal, where it can be serviced without a technician having to enter the spray booth. The fluid delivery system also allows smaller and lighter robot arms, and is designed to minimize paint waste and wait time during color changes. The robot also features kinematics providing redundant inner arm rotation. The arm kinematics, along with the smaller arms, a paint supply line routed through the center of first and third arm joints, and optimized motor conductor routing, dramatically improve near reach flexibility. The improved near reach flexibility in turn allows a smaller spray booth than possible with previous robot architectures.

    PROGRAM AND VARIABLE CHANGE ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210325847A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17360520

    申请日:2021-06-28

    摘要: Methods and systems include ways to implement change analysis of an automated production line including at least one robot. Monitoring a plurality of operating parameters associated with the automated production line including the at least one robot is followed by recording at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. A notification is then provided identifying the at least one change to the plurality of operating parameters. The notification can include mapping the at least one change onto a graphical representation of the automated production line, thereby identifying a portion of the automated production line affected by the at least one change. As a result, at least one of the operating parameters can be adjusted in response to the notification. An action can also be performed in response to the notification. In this manner, the change analysis can optimize operation of the automated production line.

    System to monitor/analyze robot related information and display on a smart device
    9.
    发明授权
    System to monitor/analyze robot related information and display on a smart device 有权
    监控/分析机器人相关信息并在智能设备上显示的系统

    公开(公告)号:US09415514B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-16

    申请号:US14021036

    申请日:2013-09-09

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 B25J9/16 G05B19/409

    摘要: A robot monitoring system for monitoring and analyzing robot related data and displaying the data on a smart device is provided. The robot monitoring system comprises at least one robot in local communication with at least one robot controller. The at least one robot controller has local processing power for monitoring, gathering, and analyzing data related to the at least one robot. The data analysis results are formatted into a message file that is communicated to a storage system. The message file may then be retrieved by a smart device having software running thereon for displaying the results of the data analysis.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于监视和分析机器人相关数据并在智能设备上显示数据的机器人监控系统。 机器人监控系统包括至少一个与至少一个机器人控制器本地通信的机器人。 所述至少一个机器人控制器具有用于监视,收集和分析与所述至少一个机器人有关的数据的本地处理能力。 数据分析结果被格式化为传送到存储系统的消息文件。 然后可以由具有在其上运行的软件的智能设备来检索消息文件,以显示数据分析的结果。

    Teaching point program selection method for robot simulator
    10.
    发明授权
    Teaching point program selection method for robot simulator 有权
    机器人模拟器教学点程序选择方法

    公开(公告)号:US09339932B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-17

    申请号:US14079886

    申请日:2013-11-14

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16

    CPC分类号: B25J9/1671 G05B2219/45065

    摘要: A method of selecting a teaching point program in a three-dimensional graphical representation of a workcell includes the steps of generating the three-dimensional graphical representation of the workcell, calculating a three-dimensional boundary box for each teaching point program associated with the workcell, converting each boundary box to a two-dimensional boundary area, and recognizing which boundary areas overlap a selected area drawn over a two-dimensional display screen. Each boundary area that has been recognized as overlapping the selected area is identified to a user and presented in a list if multiple candidate boundary areas are recognized and identified. The user may then edit those teaching point programs identified as being associated with the selected area.

    摘要翻译: 在工作单元的三维图形表示中选择教学点程序的方法包括以下步骤:生成工作单元的三维图形表示,计算与工作单元相关联的每个教学点程序的三维边界框, 将每个边界框转换为二维边界区域,并且识别哪些边界区域与二维显示屏幕上绘制的选定区域重叠。 如果识别和识别多个候选边界区域,那么已经识别为与所选区域重叠的每个边界区域被识别给用户并且被呈现在列表中。 然后,用户可以编辑被识别为与所选择的区域相关联的那些教学点程序。