公开(公告)号：US06779252B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US09883629

申请日：2001-06-18

申请人： Joseph Patrick Tracy ,  Mark T. Girard ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Roger Rhea Livermore ,  David Richard Swift

发明人： Joseph Patrick Tracy ,  Mark T. Girard ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Roger Rhea Livermore ,  David Richard Swift

IPC分类号： B23P1900

CPC分类号： G11B5/4826 ,  G11B5/488 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49131 ,  Y10T29/53039 ,  Y10T29/53087 ,  Y10T29/53091 ,  Y10T29/5313 ,  Y10T29/53174 ,  Y10T29/53178 ,  Y10T29/53183 ,  Y10T29/53191 ,  Y10T29/53261 ,  Y10T29/53265

摘要： The present invention provides an assembly apparatus employing at least a robotic or automated assembly apparatus to manipulate the components to be assembled and at least a first vision alignment system to align the components prior to their assembly. An adhesive dispense system is provided to connect, attach or otherwise adhere the components together. In a method in accord with the present invention for assembling components, a source of the components is provided is located relative to a global reference system. The components held by the source are then located relative to the global reference system based upon the determined location of the source. An adhesive is dispensed onto a first of the components and a second component is manipulated into an initial attachment position relative to the first component. The components are imaged by a local imaging system to establish their position relative to each other and the second component is moved into a desired attachment position and then moved into engagement with the adhesive and the first component. The adhesive may then be at least partially cured if desired.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种组装装置，其至少采用机器人或自动组装装置来操纵要组装的组件和至少第一视觉对准系统，以在其组装之前对准组件。 提供粘合剂分配系统以将组件连接，附接或以其他方式粘附在一起。 在根据本发明的用于组装部件的方法中，提供了组件的源相对于全局参考系统定位。 然后，基于源的确定的位置，由源保存的组件相对于全局参考系统定位。 将粘合剂分配到第一组件上，并且将第二组件相对于第一组件操纵成初始附接位置。 通过局部成像系统对部件进行成像，以确定它们相对于彼此的位置，并且将第二部件移动到期望的连接位置，然后移动到与粘合剂和第一部件接合。 如果需要，粘合剂可以至少部分固化。

公开(公告)号：US06266869B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-31

申请号：US09250823

申请日：1999-02-17

申请人： Joseph Patrick Tracy ,  Mark T. Girard ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Roger Rhea Livermore ,  David Richard Swift

发明人： Joseph Patrick Tracy ,  Mark T. Girard ,  Ryan A. Jurgenson ,  Roger Rhea Livermore ,  David Richard Swift

IPC分类号： H05K330

CPC分类号： G11B5/4826 ,  G11B5/488 ,  Y10T29/49025 ,  Y10T29/49131 ,  Y10T29/53039 ,  Y10T29/53087 ,  Y10T29/53091 ,  Y10T29/5313 ,  Y10T29/53174 ,  Y10T29/53178 ,  Y10T29/53183 ,  Y10T29/53191 ,  Y10T29/53261 ,  Y10T29/53265

摘要： The present invention provides an assembly system employing at least a robotic or automated assembly apparatus to manipulate the components to be assembled and at least a first vision alignment system to align the components prior to their assembly. An adhesive dispense system is provided to connect, attach or otherwise adhere the components together. In a method in accord with the present invention for assembling components, a source of the components is provided is located relative to a global reference system. The components held by the source are then located relative to the global reference system based upon the determined location of the source. An adhesive is dispensed onto a first of the components and a second component is manipulated into an initial attachment position relative to the first component. The components are imaged by a local imaging system to establish their position relative to each other and the second component is moved into a desired attachment position and then moved into engagement with the adhesive and the first component. The adhesive may then be at least partially cured if desired.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种组装系统，其至少使用机器人或自动组装装置来操纵要组装的组件和至少第一视觉对准系统，以在其组装之前对准组件。 提供粘合剂分配系统以将组件连接，附接或以其他方式粘附在一起。 在根据本发明的用于组装部件的方法中，提供了组件的源相对于全局参考系统定位。 然后，基于源的确定的位置，由源保存的组件相对于全局参考系统定位。 将粘合剂分配到第一组件上，并且将第二组件相对于第一组件操纵成初始附接位置。 通过局部成像系统对部件进行成像，以确定它们相对于彼此的位置，并且将第二部件移动到期望的连接位置，然后移动到与粘合剂和第一部件接合。 如果需要，粘合剂可以至少部分固化。