Coating robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548164-B2
Application number	US-201716089444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2016
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a coating robot for coating components, having a robot base, a rotatable robot member, a pivotable proximal robot arm with two arm parts which can be rotated relative to one another and are connected to one another by a bearing ring, a pivotable distal robot arm, a robot hand axis, a connecting flange at the free end of the robot hand axis for connecting an application device and with a line arrangement which is guided from the robot base to the connecting flange for the application device. The disclosure provides that the line arrangement is passed through the first bearing ring between the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Coating robot for coating components, the coating robot comprising:
a) a robot base,
b) a rotatable robot member mounted on the robot base and rotatable about a first axis relative to the robot base,
c) a proximal robot arm mounted on the rotatable robot member and pivotable relative to the rotatable robot member about a second axis, the proximal robot arm having two arm parts which are rotatable relative to each other about a third axis by means of a first bearing ring which is aligned substantially along the longitudinal axis of the proximal robot arm,
d) a distal robot arm attached to the proximal robot arm and pivotable about a fourth axis relative to the proximal robot arm,
e) a robot hand axis which is attached to the distal robot arm and has several movable axes,
f) a connecting flange at the free end of the robot hand axis for connecting an application device, and
g) at least one line arrangement which is guided from the robot base to the connecting flange for the application device,
h) wherein the at least one line arrangement is guided through the first bearing ring between the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm,
i) the rotatable robot member has two lateral holding arms,
j) the proximal robot arm is pivotably mounted between the two lateral holding arms of the rotatable robot member, and
k) the at least one line arrangement extends from the robot base between the two lateral holding arms of the rotatable robot member from bottom to top and enters the proximal robot arm from bottom to top.

2. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first axis and the second axis are skew in a mathematical sense with an axial distance in the range of 10 cm-55 cm.

3. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm can be rotated relative to one another with a rotation angle range of at least 90°.

4. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first axis and the third axis run parallel with an axial distance in the range of 5 cm-100 cm.

5. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first axis and the third axis intersect.

6. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein
a) the rotatable robot member is connected to the robot base by a second bearing ring, and
b) the at least one line arrangement exits the robot base and is disposed outside the second bearing ring and extends outside the robot base to the rotatable robot member.

7. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein
a) the at least one line arrangement leaves the proximal robot arm behind the first bearing ring again and is guided outside to the distal robot arm, and
b) the at least one line arrangement is guided from the proximal robot arm into the distal robot arm from the outside, and
c) the at least one line arrangement is guided inside the distal robot arm and the robot hand axis to the connecting flange.

8. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one line arrangement intersects the second axis.

9. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one line arrangement comprises electrical lines and fluid lines.

10. Coating robot according to claim 9 , wherein the fluid lines comprise the following fluid lines:
a) at least one drive air line for drive air to drive a compressed air turbine of the rotary atomizer,
b) at least one brake air line for brake air for braking a compressed air turbine of the rotary atomizer,
c) at least one shaping air duct for shaping air to form a spray jet of the rotary atomizer,
d) at least one bearing air line for bearing clearance for an air bearing of the rotary atomizer,
e) at least one paint line for paint.

11. Coating robot according to claim 10 , wherein the electrical lines comprise the following electrical cables:
a) one earthing cable for application equipment,
b) a sensor cable for sensing a sensor in the application device.

12. Coating robot according to claim 9 , wherein
a) the first bearing ring has a first cable bushing for the electrical cables between the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm, and
b) the first bearing ring between the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm has a separate second line bushing for the fluid lines.

13. Coating robot according to claim 12 , wherein
a) the first cable bushing for the electrical cables is arranged centrally in the first bearing ring, and
b) the second line bushing for the fluid lines is arranged eccentrically in the first bearing ring.

14. Coating robot according to claim 13 , wherein the first cable bushing for the electric cables also permits an exchange of air between the inner spaces of the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm.

15. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable robot member is arranged at the top of the robot base.

16. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable robot member is arranged on the underside of the robot base.

17. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable robot member is arranged on the side of the robot base.

18. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein
a) the first axis is substantially perpendicular or substantially horizontal, and
b) the second axis is substantially horizontal or substantially vertical, and
c) the third axis is or can be aligned substantially vertically or substantially horizontally.

19. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the robot base is fixedly arranged.

20. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the robot base is mounted on a traversing rail and can be moved along the traversing rail.

21. A coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first bearing ring between the two arm parts of the proximal robot arm is part of a hollow shaft gear unit.

22. Coating robot according to claim 21 , wherein
a) a countershaft gear is flanged radially on the outside of the hollow shaft gear with an output shaft parallel to the third axis, and
b) the drive motor is arranged inside the proximal robot arm, and
c) the proximal robot arm has an explosion protection enclosure.

23. Coating robot according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following application-technical components are mounted on the distal robot arm or inside the distal robot arm:
a) a colour changer,
b) a dosing pump for dosing the coating agent to be applied,
c) coating agent valves,
d) a high-voltage generator for electrostatic coating agent charging.

24. Coating robot for coating components, the coating robot comprising:
a) a robot base,
b) a rotatable robot member mounted on the robot base and rotatable about a first axis relative to the robot base,
c) a proximal robot arm mounted on the rotatable robot member and pivotable relative to the rotatable robot member about a second axis, the proximal robot arm having two arm parts which are rotatable relative to each other about a third axis by means of a first bearing ring which is aligned substantially along the longitudinal axis of the proximal robot arm,
d) a distal robot arm attached to the proximal robot arm and pivotable about a fourth axis relative to the proximal robot arm,
e) a robot hand axis which is attached to the distal robot arm and has several movable axes,
f) a connecting flange at the free end of the robot hand axis for connecting an application device, and
g) at least one line arrangement which is guided from the robot base to the connecting flange for the appli

Assignees

• Duerr Systems Ag

Inventors

• Collmer Andreas
• Hein Steffen
• Hezel Thomas

Classifications

• B25J11/0075 Primary

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• B25J9/0018

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• B25J19/0029

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• B05B13/0431

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• B25J19/00

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