公开(公告)号：US20210001369A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US17020394

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Christopher Michael Seubert ,  Mark Edward Nichols ,  Kevin Richard John Ellwood ,  Wanjiao Liu ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05B17/00 ,  B05B12/18

Abstract: A method of controlling application of at least one material onto a substrate includes configuring a material applicator having an array plate with an applicator array. The applicator array has a plurality of micro-applicators with a first subset of micro-applicators and a second subset of micro-applicators. Each of the plurality of micro-applicators has a plurality of apertures through which fluid is ejected. The first subset of micro-applicators and the second subset of micro-applicators are individually addressable, and a liquid flows through the first subset of micro-applicators and a shaping gas, e.g., air, flows through the second subset of micro-applicators. The flow of shaping gas shapes the flow of the liquid from the first subset of micro-applicators to the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09339833B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US14272693

申请日：2014-05-08

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Aaron Fiala ,  Scott Adams

IPC: B05B3/00 ,  B05B15/04 ,  B05B13/04 ,  B05B12/14 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: B05B14/00 ,  B05B12/14 ,  B05B12/1418 ,  B05B12/1454 ,  B05B12/149 ,  B05B13/0431 ,  B05B13/0457 ,  B05B14/40 ,  B05B15/652 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B25J11/0075 ,  Y10S901/01 ,  Y10S901/27 ,  Y10S901/43

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a paint applicator robot is provided. The robot may include a robotic arm including a hollow joint and a paint applicator, a color tree disposed between the hollow joint and the paint applicator, and a dual-lumen line extending through the hollow joint to the color tree. The dual-lumen line may include a paint supply path to the color tree and a paint return path from the color tree. The robot may include a plurality of the dual-lumen lines, for example, up to 48 dual-lumen lines, each providing a paint color to the color tree. The robot may be included in a robotic paint station and may be configured to receive paint from and return paint to a drop box connected to a paint recirculation system.

Abstract translation: 在至少一个实施例中，提供涂漆机器人。 机器人可以包括机器人臂，包括中空接头和涂漆器，设置在中空接头和涂漆器之间的彩色树，以及延伸穿过中空接头到彩色树的双腔管线。 双腔管线可以包括到颜色树的涂料供应路径和来自颜色树的涂料返回路径。 机器人可以包括多个双腔管线，例如多达48个双腔管线，每个管线为着色树提供油漆颜色。 机器人可以被包括在机器人漆站中，并且可以被配置为从连接到油漆再循环系统的下落箱接收油漆并将油漆返回到油箱。

公开(公告)号：US11413643B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US17020394

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Inventor： Christopher Michael Seubert ,  Mark Edward Nichols ,  Kevin Richard John Ellwood ,  Wanjiao Liu ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05D1/02 ,  B05B12/18 ,  B05B17/00

Abstract: A method of controlling application of at least one material onto a substrate includes configuring a material applicator having an array plate with an applicator array. The applicator array has a plurality of micro-applicators with a first subset of micro-applicators and a second subset of micro-applicators. Each of the plurality of micro-applicators has a plurality of apertures through which fluid is ejected. The first subset of micro-applicators and the second subset of micro-applicators are individually addressable, and a liquid flows through the first subset of micro-applicators and a shaping gas, e.g., air, flows through the second subset of micro-applicators. The flow of shaping gas shapes the flow of the liquid from the first subset of micro-applicators to the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US10071482B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US14829888

申请日：2015-08-19

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Mark Edward Nichols ,  Tony Misovski ,  Scott Adams ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05B12/08 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B05D7/00 ,  B05B13/04

CPC classification number: B25J9/1679 ,  B05B12/084 ,  B05B13/0452 ,  B05D7/53 ,  B05D7/57 ,  G05B19/4207 ,  G05B2219/37398 ,  G05B2219/45065 ,  Y10S901/43

Abstract: A method comprising scanning a first painted surface of a first vehicle having two or more paint layers with a robotic terahertz radiation instrument to obtain a first painted surface thickness data and map for each of the two or more paint layers, comparing the first thickness map to a control map, and adjusting one or more paint application parameters based on a comparison of the first thickness map with the control map for painting a second surface of a second vehicle different than the first vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170050208A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US14829888

申请日：2015-08-19

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Mark Edward Nichols ,  Tony Misovski ,  Scott Adams ,  Aaron Fiala

IPC: B05C11/10 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B05D7/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1679 ,  B05B12/084 ,  B05B13/0452 ,  B05D7/53 ,  B05D7/57 ,  G05B19/4207 ,  G05B2219/37398 ,  G05B2219/45065 ,  Y10S901/43

Abstract: A method comprising scanning a first painted surface of a first vehicle having two or more paint layers with a robotic terahertz radiation instrument to obtain a first painted surface thickness data and map for each of the two or more paint layers, comparing the first thickness map to a control map, and adjusting one or more paint application parameters based on a comparison of the first thickness map with the control map for painting a second surface of a second vehicle different than the first vehicle.

Abstract translation: 一种方法，包括用机器人太赫兹辐射仪器扫描具有两个或更多个涂层的第一车辆的第一涂漆表面，以获得所述两个或更多个涂料层中的每一个的第一涂漆表面厚度数据和图，将第一厚度图与 控制图，并且基于第一厚度图与用于绘制不同于第一车辆的第二车辆的第二表面的控制图的比较来调整一个或多个涂漆应用参数。