All-in-one jigless projection loading system and body component assembling method using the same for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9895766-B2
Application number	US-201314144469-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2013
Priority date	Jul 1, 2013
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

An all-in-one jigless projection loading system for a vehicle is adapted to load and assemble a body component to a vehicle body. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system may include: a fixing bracket fixed to an arm of a robot; a position adjusting member rotatably mounted to the fixing bracket; a gripper mounted to the fixing bracket to be movable backward and forward, and gripping the body component; an array unit mounted to the position adjusting member, and arraying the body component; and a welding unit mounted to the fixing bracket, and projection-welding the body component to a vehicle body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An all-in-one jigless projection loading system for a vehicle adapted to load and assemble a body component to a vehicle body, the all-in-one jigless projection loading system comprising:
a fixing bracket fixed to a robot arm;
a position adjusting member rotatably mounted to the fixing bracket;
a gripper mounted to the fixing bracket and movable backward and forward, the gripper configured for gripping the body component;
an arraying unit including a reference pin and a pin clamp and mounted to the position adjusting member and configured for arraying the body component according to a signal of a controller;
a welding unit mounted to the fixing bracket, the welding unit projection-welding the body component to the vehicle body; and
a video camera mounted to the position adjusting member and acquiring video data of the body component and the vehicle body to be assembled with the body component, and outputting the video data to the controller,
wherein the arraying unit is mounted to the position adjusting member to be linearly movable by a moving member, and the reference pin is coupled to a first tooling hole of the body component by a backward operation of the gripper, and
wherein the arraying unit is mounted to the position adjusting member to be movable backward and forward by a clamp cylinder, and the pin clamp is coupled to a second tooling hole of the body component by a backward operation of the gripper.

2. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 1 , wherein the position adjusting member is rotatably mounted to the fixing bracket by a drive motor.

3. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 2 , wherein the controller gains the video data from the video camera and analyzes the video data so as to control the drive motor.

4. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 2 , wherein the position adjusting member is rotated by the drive motor, and adjusts a loading position of the body component with reference to the vehicle body and an array position of the body component.

5. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 1 , the gripper comprising:
a first adsorption gripper mounted to a first side of the fixing bracket to be movable backward and forward by a first operating cylinder, and vacuum gripping a first side of the body component; and
a second adsorption gripper mounted to a second side of the fixing bracket to be movable backward and forward by a second operating cylinder, and vacuum gripping a second side of the body component.

6. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 1 , wherein the welding unit comprises:
a first projection welding electrode mounted to the fixing bracket; and
a second projection welding electrode mounted to the fixing bracket to be movable.

7. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 6 , wherein the second projection welding electrode is mounted to the fixing bracket to be movable for adjusting a pitch with the first projection welding electrode.

8. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 1 , wherein the welding unit comprises:
a mounting bracket fixedly mounted to the fixing bracket;
a first welding cylinder fixedly mounted to the mounting bracket; and
a first projection welding electrode connected with the first welding cylinder and configured to be movable backward and forward.

9. The all-in-one jigless projection loading system of claim 8 , wherein the welding unit further comprises:
a moving bracket mounted to the mounting bracket to be movable;
a second welding cylinder fixedly mounted to the moving bracket; and
a second projection welding electrode connected with the second welding cylinder, and configured to be movable backward and forward.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ryu Sung Phil

Classifications

• B23K2101/006

  Vehicles · CPC title

• B23K11/252

  using digital means · CPC title

• Y10S901/09

  Closed loop, sensor feedback controls arm movement · CPC title

• B25J15/0616

  with vacuum · CPC title

• Y10S901/47

  Optical · CPC title