公开(公告)号：US20150321210A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-12

申请号：US14272693

申请日：2014-05-08

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Aaron FIALA ,  Scott ADAMS

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

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：US20190204072A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15856981

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Inventor： Scott ADAMS ,  Marina Menendez BAKER ,  Mark Edward NICHOLS ,  Tony MISOVSKI

IPC: G01B11/06 ,  G01B11/00 ,  B65G49/00

CPC classification number: G01B11/0633 ,  B65G49/00 ,  B65G2201/0294 ,  G01B11/002

Abstract: An inspection station includes a conveyor, a first scanner, a second scanner, a controller, and an interface. The conveyor is configured to continuously transport a vehicle body through the station. The first scanner is configured to detect features of the vehicle body and associated feature coordinates relative to a global coordinate system. The second scanner is configured to detect paint thicknesses on surfaces of the vehicle body and associated paint thickness coordinates relative to the global coordinate system. The controller is programmed to map corresponding pairs of the feature coordinates and paint thickness coordinates into a single set of local coordinates having a datum defined by the vehicle body such that each of the local coordinates defines a location of one of the features relative to the datum and one of the paint thicknesses at the location. The interface is configured to display the features and corresponding paint thicknesses.