Electric apparatus mounting device and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286554-B2
Application number	US-201615575523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2016
Priority date	May 20, 2015
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

This electric apparatus mounting device includes: a robot side contact jig which is provided to an end effector mounted to an arm of a robot and which has a robot side contact; and an electric apparatus side contact jig which is detachably provided to an electric apparatus and which has an electric apparatus side contact electrically connected with the electric apparatus. The robot side contact jig and the electric apparatus side contact jig are configured such that the robot side contact and the electric apparatus side contact are in a connection state in a state that the electric apparatus is held by the end effector. Thus, a work for conveying and mounting an electric apparatus such as a motor to a given position using a robot can be performed without hindrance.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric apparatus mounting device for conveying and mounting an electric apparatus to a given position using a robot, comprising:
an robot side contact jig which is provided to an end effector mounted to an arm of the robot and which has a robot side contact; and
an electric apparatus side contact jig which is detachably provided to the electric apparatus and which has an electric apparatus side contact electrically connected with the electric apparatus,
wherein the robot side contact jig and the electric apparatus side contact jig are configured such that the robot side contact and the electric apparatus side contact are in a connection state in a state that the electric apparatus is held by the end effector.

2. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the electric apparatus includes a motor.

3. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 2 , wherein the electric apparatus side contact is electrically connected to an electromagnetic brake of the motor.

4. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the electromagnetic brake is a non-exciting operation type electromagnetic brake, and
wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a power source for supplying a power for un-locking the non-exciting operation type electromagnetic brake.

5. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 2 , wherein the electric apparatus side contact is electrically connected to a rotational drive mechanism of the motor.

6. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

7. An electric apparatus mounting method of conveying and mounting an electric apparatus to a given position using a robot, comprising:
a contact connecting step of driving the robot so as to connect a robot side contact of a robot side contact jig provided to an end effector mounted to an arm of the robot to an electric apparatus side contact of an electric apparatus side contact jig detachably provided to the electric apparatus;
a motor conveying step of driving the robot so as to convey the electric apparatus held by the end effector; and
a power supplying step of supplying a power from a power supply electrically connected to the robot side contact to the electric apparatus.

8. The electric apparatus mounting method according to claim 7 ,
wherein the electric apparatus includes a motor, and
wherein an electromagnetic brake of the motor is un-locked by the power supplying step.

9. The electric apparatus mounting method according to claim 8 , further comprising a motor main body positioning step of driving the robot after un-locking the electromagnetic brake of the motor by the power supplying step and rotating a main body of the motor about an axis of an output shaft of the motor so as to position the main body of the motor.

10. The electric apparatus mounting method according to claim 7 , wherein the power supply in the power supplying step is provided by a controller of the robot.

11. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 3 , wherein the electric apparatus side contact is electrically connected to a rotational drive mechanism of the motor.

12. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 4 , wherein the electric apparatus side contact is electrically connected to a rotational drive mechanism of the motor.

13. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 2 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

14. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 3 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

15. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 4 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

16. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 5 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

17. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 11 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

18. The electric apparatus mounting device according to claim 12 , wherein the robot side contact is electrically connected to a controller of the robot.

19. The electric apparatus mounting method according to claim 8 , wherein the power supply in the power supplying step is provided by a controller of the robot.

20. The electric apparatus mounting method according to claim 9 , wherein the power supply in the power supplying step is provided by a controller of the robot.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Yamane Hideshi
• Takebayashi Jun
• Kuraoka Shuhei
• Mizumoto Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B25J9/1035

  Pinion and fixed rack drivers, e.g. for rotating an upper arm support on the robot base · CPC title

• B23P19/107

  using oscillating, rotating or vibrating movements · CPC title

• B25J15/0433

  having gripping members · CPC title

• B25J19/0033

  with axial connectors in end effector flange · CPC title

• B25J9/1687 Primary

  Assembly, peg and hole, palletising, straight line, weaving pattern movement · CPC title