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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442155 | Automatic clamp changing apparatus A clamp changing apparatus includes a holder (70) including a plurality of clamp-holding devices (72), each of which holding a clamp (10) thereon, a robot (50) including a shaft (501), and a coupling device (30) secured on t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7374525 | SCARA-type robotic system A robotic system including a rotatable turntable that has an arm pivotally mounted on the turntable for rotation about an axis displaced from the turntable's rotational axis. The arm's axis of rotation may be positioned nearer the turntable's axis of rotation than a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363693 | Wire-processing device A wire-processing device has a belt-drive that feeds a wire to a swivel-arm with a gripper. Drives operate the swivel-arm in a swiveling motion and/or in a linear motion. The swivel-arm has a neutral position on a longitudinal axis of the wire and on the axis is a p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352153 | Mobile robotic system and battery charging method therefor A mobile robotic system includes a charging device and a mobile robot. The charging device is provided with a light emitter and a set of first charging contacts for supplying a charging signal. The mobile robot has a first side provided with a first light sensor, a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7316639 | Tool magazine A tool magazine exhibits a storage wheel, on the circumference of which there are attached, in the direction of its rotational axis protruding in both directions, tool receivers designed to receive tools. To transport the tools to a tool changer arranged on one side... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7282017 | Tool-switching device Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which incre... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7217229 | Apparatus for automatically changing a robot tool tip member An apparatus for automatically changing a tool tip member for a robot includes a tip member changing jig disposed in an operational area of the robot. The tip member changing jig includes a base member, a rotating member supported by the base member so as to be rota... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204792 | Apparatus for automatically changing a robot tool tip member An apparatus for automatically changing a tool tip member for a robot includes a tip member changing jig disposed in an operational area of the robot. The tip member changing jig includes a base member, a rotating member supported by the base member so as to be rota... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179043 | Manipulating arrangement and cell A manipulating arrangement having a horizontal portal on which a slide is horizontally traversable, an arm being pivotably mounted on the slide about a pivot axis which runs parallel to the portal, and a gripper for at least one of workpieces and tools being arrange... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175579 | Machine tool with gripper and/or tool magazine system A tool magazine system and a gripper for a machining spindle. The gripper is fed to the tool laterally with respect to the rotational or longitudinal axes of the tool, particularly substantially at right angles to the axis, and should grasp the tool. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156795 | Tool change system for a machine A plurality of atomizers or other tools are disposed in a mounting plate (10) in storage places (12), respectively. The mounting plate (10) is rotatable relative a paint robot of a coating installation and has a pneumatic lock or a tool holder (... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7081076 | Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools on a robot Device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools (10) on a robot (16), comprising means (1) for storing a number of identical fresh tools (10) and means (11) for centering one of these tools (10) in a position for aut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7011613 | Spindle comprising a data storage element The invention relates to a spindle (9) for a machine tool, having a housing (12) to accommodate an electric motor (11) and a shaft (13) driven by the latter and having a tool holder for a tool (10) for machining workpieces, at leas... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008362 | Tool holder arrangement A tool identification system has a tool holder allowing removable attachment thereto of any one of a plurality of tools; a sensor arrangement operable to sense features present on a tool attached to the tool holder; a processor operable to identify uniquely, from th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6929591 | Tool storage holster A tool holster resiliently engages with a tool upon its insertion with the holster. Positive retention is obtained by rotating a threaded shaft to advance a cam to rotate levers to engage the tool. The lever arms are split to allow a degree of misalignment. Springs ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6860705 | Auto-lock tool mounting system A mounting system for mounting tools to a base includes a movable base, a tool mounting frame for selective attachment to the base, and a locking assembly movable between a locked position where the tool mounting frame is securely attached to the base and an unlocke... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6840895 | Tool side robotic safety interlock A robotic tool changer with an improved safety interlock includes a master unit, a tool unit, and a coupler movable between coupled and decoupled positions and operative to couple the master and tool units. A circuit for actuating the coupler is associated with the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6758798 | Machine-tool with closed structure and ergonomic arrangement of parts of said machine-tool A machining machine-tool having a fixed frame with a closed structure. The machining zone is delimited by the fixed frame internal surfaces and includes a machining head supporting the driving unit of a machine-tool. The machine-tool fixed frame has a C-shaped profi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6569070 | System for changing the tooling carried by a robot A system for changing a tool head (24) carried by a robot (20) includes a locking mechanism (23) having a keyhole-shaped slot (37) therein, and a lock key assembly (25) having a key (65). Depression of a button (52) rotates a cam arm (57) to extend the ke... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6491612 | Stud welding tool changer Disclosed is an apparatus for passing solid objects for use in a robotic tool changing system. The apparatus comprises a housing mounted on either a master assembly or a tool assembly. A tubular member is disposed in the housing and defines a passage thro... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6428452 | Assembly robot for wing A method and a device for assembling an air-craft wing incorporating at least two of the operations drilling, riveting and fitting of anchor nuts (20), where a robot (7) is mobile relative to the wing in a plane parallel to the wing and where the robot (7... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6332861 | Automatic bladed tool changer A floating cylinder 12 and a rotating shaft fixing cylinder 11 are attached to a flange RB1 at the distal end of a robot arm via an attaching member 17. Attached to the floating cylinder 12 is a rotary tool 10. To mount or demount a bladed tool to or from... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6256868 | Assembly process apparatus An assembly process apparatus includes an assembly robot for assembling parts to a workpiece which is a main body, a part supply apparatus for supplying parts to the workpiece, a work pallet for supplying workpieces to an assembly station of the assembly ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6142722 | Automated opening and closing of ultra clean storage containers A substrate handling system is provided with a robot having the dual function of a removing and replacing substrate-containing pod doors and load lock chamber doors, and of transporting the substrates between the pods and various processing stations. The ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6010441 | Device for handling and storing of cutters and spacers for a slitter which slits coils of material such as steel, aluminum or plastics A device to assemble cutter assemblies of cutters and spacers for a slitter for slitting coils of steel, aluminum, plastic or other material. The storage region of cutters and spacers uses the head room above the floor-area and is served by a robot that i... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5993365 | Tool attachment and release device for robotic arms A tool attachment and release system for robotic arms which using a magnet for supplying the attractive force to hold the tool to the robotic arm while allowing separation of tools from the robotic arm without manual intervention. A series of tools are he... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974643 | Programmable vision-guided robotic turret-mounted tools An industrial robot has a mounting bracket and a servo motor secured to the mounting bracket for rotation relative thereto about a first axis offset from the vertical by 60°. A sensor plate is mounted on one end of the motor, a position sensor is mounted... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971903 | Method and apparatus for changing operating modules on a coordinate positioning machine A system is disclosed enabling the automated exchange of touch probes (34,38) on an articulating probe head 40. The touch probes are mounted to adaptors 32, and are housed in storage ports 20 of a magazine. An adaptor 32 is repeatably located upon the ret... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947880 | Self-aligning tool holder for use with robotic arms A tool rack support system which includes leaf spring type flexures which allow the tool rack a measure of compliance in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The support system comprises preferably two flexure support assemblies with each assembly pre... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5879277 | Tool storage and retrieval system The present invention relates to a versatile apparatus for securely storing and retrieving a variety of tools. A tool holding rack according to the present invention has a plurality of tool-holding clamping units. The tool-holding clamping units are mount... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5855540 | System for performing work in a hot cell A system for performing work in a hot cell includes a support arm having a first end and a second end and a movable arm having an end selectively engageable with the first end to form a rigid connection. Complementary coupling devices are disposed on the ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5803886 | Workpiece gripper A workpiece gripper has a housing part on which is arranged a gripper element actuated by external force for gripping workpieces. Also provided is a joining part, for attaching the workpiece gripper to a tool holder, that can be transferred by means of a ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791032 | Robotic turret tool A robotic turret tool for use with an industrial robot is mountable onto the spindle of the robot and capable of having multiple tools mounted thereto. The turret tool includes a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to the spindle of the industrial robo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5779609 | Integrated stud welding robotic tool changing system An apparatus for transporting a plurality of fasteners in an automated changing system, i.e., in a robotic tool changing system, wherein the system includes a tooling adaptor assembly adapted to be coupled and decoupled to and from a robot adaptor assembl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5735782 | Robot installation An installation in a slitter mill for mounting a tool set (5), composed of annular tool parts (3), on a set-up device (1) provided with bars (2). The tool parts (3) are stored in a plurality of magazines (4) in a tool storage. A gantry robot (9) is adapte... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5624364 | Tool change device for manipulators A tool change device for manipulators, which have a rotary connection for fluidic supply lines of the tool. The rotary connection comprises a fixed part and a rotary part, whose contact plane is directed at right angles to the power take-off axis of rotat... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5514062 | Manipulator A manipulator with at least one arm on which a handling device is fixed by means of a coupling piece, characterized by the fact that sliding bolts, which can be operated from outside, are located in the coupling piece for releasing a locking mechanism bet... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5460536 | Replaceable high power electrical contacts for robotic tool changing systems A high power electrical interface unit for a robotic tool changing system has a housing, a high power electrical connector in the housing for attachment to a high power electrical cable, and a replaceable high power electrical contact removably attachable... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5376062 | Robotic manufacturing unit A robotic manufacturing unit with automatic tool changer, including a stand defining a working space and accommodating a working surface, an output member adapted to controllably move in three-dimensional space supported above the stand, a tool-holding an... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372567 | Robotic arm tool head selection and storage rack A segmented tool rack having a plurality of individual bays to retain tool heads for an automated selection by a robotic arm, the tool heads being positively locked in the tool rack and upon selection by a robotic arm, the tool head remains in locked posi... | 12/13/1994 |
