Robot system and cutting blade

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11247338-B2
Application number	US-201716468559-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 15, 2016
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A robot system capable of separating an adhesive member from a cover material and sticking the adhesive member on an object without a complicated setting. A robot system including a sticking mechanism configured to clamp and stick an adhesive member on an object and a supply mechanism capable of supplying the adhesive member, wherein the sticking mechanism includes a robot hand configured to clamp and release the adhesive member and a robot arm configured to move the robot hand; and the supply mechanism is separate from the sticking mechanism, supplies the adhesive member in a state that the adhesive member is stuck to a cover material, and separates the cover material from the adhesive member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A robot system comprising:
a sticking mechanism configured to clamp and stick at least one adhesive member on an object and a supply mechanism capable of supplying the adhesive member,
wherein the sticking mechanism comprises a robot hand configured to clamp and release the adhesive member and a robot arm configured to move the robot hand;
the supply mechanism is separate from the sticking mechanism, supplies the adhesive member in a state that the adhesive member is stuck to a cover material, and separates the cover material from the adhesive member by bending the cover material in a direction away from the adhesive member in order to enable the robot hand to clamp the adhesive member in a state that the cover material is separated from the adhesive member,
wherein the robot hand comprises at least one clamping unit configured to clamp and release the adhesive member,
wherein the clamping unit comprises a clamping mechanism configured to clamp and release the adhesive member and a pressing mechanism configured to press the adhesive member against the object,
wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a clamping base with a base surface and a first cylinder mechanism;
the first cylinder mechanism comprises a first cylinder base and a first rod, a projection length of the first rod from the first cylinder base being variable; and
the clamping mechanism is configured to clamp the adhesive member between the base surface and the first rod.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive member is a nonwoven fabric.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pressing mechanism has a rotary base rotatable relative to the clamping base and a pressing part provided on the rotary base and pressed against the adhesive member.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the rotary base is urged in a direction in which the pressing part is pressed against the adhesive member.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the pressing mechanism comprises a second cylinder mechanism;
the second cylinder mechanism comprises a second cylinder base and a second rod, a projection length of the second rod from the second cylinder base is variable; and
the pressing mechanism is configured to adjust an angle of the rotary base relative to the clamping base by changing the projection length of the second rod.

6. A robot system comprising:
a sticking mechanism configured to clamp and stick at least one adhesive member on an object and a supply mechanism capable of supplying the adhesive member,
wherein the sticking mechanism comprises a robot hand configured to clamp and release the adhesive member and a robot arm configured to move the robot hand;
the supply mechanism is separate from the sticking mechanism, supplies the adhesive member in a state that the adhesive member is stuck to a cover material, and separates the cover material from the adhesive member by bending the cover material in a direction away from the adhesive member in order to enable the robot hand to clamp the adhesive member in a state that the cover material is separated from the adhesive member,
wherein the robot hand comprises at least one clamping unit configured to clamp and release the adhesive member,
wherein the robot hand comprises a third cylinder mechanism;
the third cylinder mechanism comprises a third cylinder base and a third rod, a projection length of the third rod from the third cylinder base is variable; and
the clamping unit is provided on the third rod.

7. A robot system comprising:
a sticking mechanism configured to clamp and stick at least one adhesive member on an object and a supply mechanism capable of supplying the adhesive member,
wherein the sticking mechanism comprises a robot hand configured to clamp and release the adhesive member and a robot arm configured to move the robot hand;
the supply mechanism is separate from the sticking mechanism, supplies the adhesive member in a state that the adhesive member is stuck to a cover material, and separates the cover material from the adhesive member by bending the cover material in a direction away from the adhesive member in order to enable the robot hand to clamp the adhesive member in a state that the cover material is separated from the adhesive member,
wherein the robot hand comprises at least one clamping unit configured to clamp and release the adhesive member,
wherein the at least one clamping unit comprises a plurality of clamping units;
the at least one adhesive member comprises a plurality of adhesive members;
the robot hand comprises the plurality of clamping units arranged in a line;
the supply mechanism is configured to supply the plurality of adhesive members arranged in a line;
the robot hand is configured to simultaneously clamp the plurality of adhesive members by the plurality of clamping units.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the robot hand is configured to cause the plurality of clamping units to project one by one so as to stick the plurality of adhesive members one by one to the object.

Assignees

• Kyoraku Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kato Takeshi
• Ono Yoshinori

Classifications

• B25J9/042

  comprising an articulated arm · CPC title

• B25J15/08

  having finger members (B25J15/02, B25J15/04 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65H2701/174

  Textile; fibres · CPC title

• B25J15/0052

  multiple gripper units or multiple end effectors · CPC title

• B25J9/0096 Primary

  co-operating with a working support, e.g. work-table · CPC title