Engagement component supplying apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023330793-A1
Application number	US-202217874027-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 26, 2022
Priority date	Apr 15, 2022
Publication date	Oct 19, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An engagement component supplying apparatus includes: i) a jig frame in which at least one driving unit is installed and which is configured to support an engagement target part and a corresponding part to be engaged each other through a plurality of engagement components; ii) an engagement component picking unit installed on the at least one driving unit through a mounting bracket and which is configured to pick the plurality of engagement components aligned at a predetermined position; and iii) an engagement component temporary engagement unit installed on the mounting bracket and which is configured to, while picking the plurality of engagement components picked by the engagement component picking unit one by one, temporarily engage the plurality of engagement components to a plurality of second engagement portions of the corresponding part through a plurality of first engagement portions of the engagement target part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An engagement component supplying apparatus, comprising:
a jig frame in which at least one driving unit is installed, and configured to support an engagement target part and a corresponding part to be engaged to each other through a plurality of engagement components; an engagement component picking unit installed on the at least one driving unit through a mounting bracket, and configured to pick the plurality of engagement components aligned at a predetermined position; and an engagement component temporary engagement unit installed on the mounting bracket, and configured to, while picking the plurality of engagement components picked by the engagement component picking unit one by one, temporarily engage the plurality of engagement components to a plurality of second engagement portions of the corresponding part through a plurality of first engagement portions of the engagement target part.

2 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an engagement component alignment unit coupled to the jig frame and configured to align the plurality of engagement components at a predetermined position.

3 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the engagement component alignment unit comprises:
at least one parts feeder configured to feed the plurality of engagement components along a predetermined path; and an engagement component index connected to the at least one parts feeder and configured to align the plurality of engagement components.

4 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the engagement component index comprises:
a ring-shaped fixing member connected to a line feeder of the at least one parts feeder; and a disk-shaped rotating member rotatably installed on the fixing member by a servo motor and having a plurality of engagement component alignment grooves connected to the line feeder formed on its edge to be spaced apart from each other.

5 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving unit comprises
a plurality of rails extending in a front-rear direction, a left-right direction, and a vertical direction, respectively.

6 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 5 , wherein
the mounting bracket is installed movably in the vertical direction on one rail, the one rail is installed movably in the left-right direction on another rail, and the other rail is installed movably in the front-rear direction on a pair of other rails.

7 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the engagement component picking unit comprises:
a disk-shaped magazine plate rotatably installed on the mounting bracket; and a plurality of picking socket members mounted at least in a row to be spaced apart from each other on the magazine plate along its edge.

8 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the magazine plate comprises:
a plurality of socket mounting holes formed to be spaced apart from each other at least in a row along its edge.

9 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of picking socket members is mounted in each of the plurality of socket mounting holes and has a socket hole formed in a vertical direction.

10 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of picking socket members comprises:
a socket body portion having a cylindrical shape which is inserted into each of the plurality of socket mounting holes in a vertical direction and in which a socket hole is formed; and a socket fixing portion integrally connected to the top of the socket body portion and fixed to an upper surface of the magazine plate.

11 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the engagement component picking unit is provided in a ring shape, and further comprises a first magnet member fixed to an inner circumferential surface of each of the plurality of picking socket members.

12 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the engagement component temporary engagement unit comprises:
a moving member installed movably in a vertical direction on the mounting bracket; a runner body rotatably installed on the moving member; and a runner socket member installed on the runner body so as to penetrate each of the plurality of picking socket members in the vertical direction.

13 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the engagement component temporary engagement unit further comprises a second magnet member installed inside the runner socket member.

14 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one driving unit comprises a handling robot.

15 . The engagement component supplying apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of engagement components comprises a plurality of bolts.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Park Jongmin
• Kim Jung Pyo
• Kim Woojong
• Bae Junhyeok

Classifications

• B23P19/06 Primary

  Screw or nut setting or loosening machines · CPC title

• B62D65/02

  Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components · CPC title

• B25J11/005

  Manipulators for mechanical processing tasks · CPC title

• B25J11/00 Primary

  Manipulators not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B25J9/0084

  comprising a plurality of manipulators · CPC title