公开(公告)号：US07299533B1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

申请号：US11440376

申请日：2006-05-24

申请人： Daniel T Bickersteth ,  Robert G Greene ,  Kenneth J Gembel, II

发明人： Daniel T Bickersteth ,  Robert G Greene ,  Kenneth J Gembel, II

IPC分类号： B23Q7/04

CPC分类号： B23F19/025 ,  B23F17/008 ,  B23F23/04 ,  Y10S29/025 ,  Y10S483/901 ,  Y10S483/902 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T29/49828 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/5124 ,  Y10T409/100954 ,  Y10T409/10795 ,  Y10T409/108586 ,  Y10T409/109699 ,  Y10T483/16 ,  Y10T483/17 ,  Y10T483/1714

摘要： A method for processing a gear set through a lapping operation that includes: providing a lapping machine tool having a first spindle and a second spindle, the second spindle being rotatable about an axis that is generally perpendicular to a rotational axis of the first spindle, the lapping machine tool having a loading zone for loading the first and second spindles; providing a robot with an end effector; loading a first gear set to a first end of the end effector, the first gear set having a ring gear and a pinion gear; moving the first end of the end effector into the loading zone; and loading the first gear set to the lapping machine tool without removing the end effector from the loading zone such that the ring gear is loaded onto the first spindle and the pinion gear is loaded onto the second spindle. An end effector is also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过研磨操作来处理齿轮组的方法，包括：提供具有第一轴和第二轴的研磨机床，所述第二主轴可围绕大致垂直于所述第一主轴的旋转轴线的轴线旋转， 研磨机床具有用于装载第一和第二主轴的装载区; 提供具有末端执行器的机器人; 将第一齿轮组装载到末端执行器的第一端，第一齿轮组具有齿圈和小齿轮; 将末端执行器的第一端移动到装载区中; 以及将所述第一齿轮组装载到所述研磨机床上，而不从所述装载区域移除所述末端执行器，使得所述齿圈装载到所述第一主轴上，并且所述小齿轮被装载到所述第二主轴上。 还提供端部执行器。

公开(公告)号：US20100189526A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-29

申请号：US12692195

申请日：2010-01-22

申请人： Robert M. Martin ,  Joseph H. Witer ,  Daniel T. Bickersteth ,  Michael J. Roth

发明人： Robert M. Martin ,  Joseph H. Witer ,  Daniel T. Bickersteth ,  Michael J. Roth

IPC分类号： B23D37/00

CPC分类号： B23D37/06 ,  B23D39/00 ,  B23D41/00 ,  B23D2043/025 ,  B25J11/00 ,  Y10T409/400175 ,  Y10T409/4077

摘要： A broaching system comprises a plurality of sub-bars configured to receive broaching tools. The system further comprises a broaching machine and a robot, the robot being configured to mount and remove sub-bars from the broaching machine. The robot includes an arm operable in three or more axes, and an end of arm tool. A method of broaching comprises providing a plurality of sub-bars, a broaching machine, and a robot having an arm operable in three or more axes and an end of arm tool. The method further includes mounting, by the robot, a sub-bar onto the broaching machine; and performing a broaching operation using the sub-bar. Simultaneous to the performance of the broaching operation, the method includes affixing another tool to another sub-bar, and/or moving, by the robot, another sub-bar to a storage location.

摘要翻译： 拉削系统包括被配置为接收拉削工具的多个子条。 所述系统还包括拉削机和机器人，所述机器人被配置为从所述拉削机安装和移除子棒。 机器人包括可在三个或更多个轴上操作的臂和臂工具的一端。 拉削方法包括提供多个子杆，拉削机和具有可操作在三个或更多个轴上的臂和臂工具的末端的机器人。 所述方法还包括将所述机器人安装在所述拉床上的子棒; 以及使用子条执行拉削操作。 在执行拉削操作的同时，该方法包括将另一个工具附加到另一个子条，和/或由机器人将另一个子条移动到存储位置。