公开(公告)号：US20240216993A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18554267

申请日：2021-04-12

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Stefano Maranò ,  Ioannis Lymperopoulos ,  Elisabet Capon ,  Andrea Cortinovis ,  Jacim Jacimovic ,  Thorsten Strassel ,  Robin Verschueren ,  Chau-Hon Ho

IPC: B22F10/47 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: B22F10/47 ,  B22F10/28 ,  B22F12/90 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A support arrangement for additive manufacturing, the support arrangement including a base structure; and a plurality of elongated support elements for supporting a three-dimensional object during additive manufacture of the three-dimensional object, each support element having a longitudinal axis and being independently movable relative to the base structure along the associated longitudinal axis; wherein at least one of the support elements is rotatable about the associated longitudinal axis. An additive manufacturing device including a support arrangement, and a method of producing a three-dimensional object, are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230330857A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18042493

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Robin Verschueren ,  Thomas Locher ,  Robert René Maria Birke

IPC: B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J9/1664

Abstract: A method and system are provided for programming robots by users without expertise in specialized robot programming languages. In the method, a high-level description is provided by the user to a translator. The translator translates the description into a transformation. A transformer applies the transformation to an existing robot trajectory in order to provide an updated robot trajectory. The updated robot trajectory is then used to operate the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20240181717A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18553236

申请日：2021-04-06

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Thorsten Strassel ,  Chau Hon Ho ,  Elisabet Capon ,  Stefano Maranò ,  Ioannis Lymperopoulos ,  Robin Verschueren ,  Gabriel Schuler

IPC: B29C64/40 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/02

CPC classification number: B29C64/40 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y40/20 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A method of producing a three-dimensional object, the method including providing an object model of the three-dimensional object; providing a candidate support structure model of one or more support structures for the three-dimensional object based on the object model; selecting a removal strategy among a plurality of candidate removal strategies for removal of the one or more support structures from the three-dimensional object based on the object model; modifying the candidate support structure model based on the selected removal strategy to provide a modified support structure model; forming the three-dimensional object based on the object model, and the one or more support structures supporting the three-dimensional object based on the modified support structure model, by means of additive manufacturing; and removing the one or more support structures from the three-dimensional object based on the selected removal strategy.

公开(公告)号：US20230373098A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18042558

申请日：2021-08-12

Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

Inventor： Andrei Dan ,  Robin Verschueren ,  Georgia Giannopoulou ,  Robert René Maria Birke ,  Thomas Locher ,  Elsi-Mari Borrelli ,  Philipp Sommer ,  Sandro Schoenborn

IPC: B25J13/00 ,  B25J9/16

CPC classification number: B25J13/003 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J9/1664

Abstract: A method and system are provided for programming robots by operators without expertise in specialized robot programming languages. In the method, inputs are received from the operator generically describing a desired robot movement. The system then uses the operator inputs to translate the desired robot movement into software commands that direct the robot to perform the desired robot movement. The robot may then be programmed with the software commands and operated to perform the desired robot movement.