Apparatuses and methods for separating, feeding and mounting O-rings

    公开(公告)号:US11440171B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US16991561

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Cheng Li Hao Gu

    Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for separating and feeding O-rings, which includes a rotatable body including a storage portion and a separating portion; and a helix groove formed on the rotatable body across the storage portion and the separating portion, wherein a width and a depth of the helix groove are adapted to a wire diameter of a O-ring, and pitch of the helix groove on the separating portion increases along a feeding direction from the storage portion to the separating portion, wherein in response to a rotation of the rotatable body, the helix groove conveys a plurality of O-rings hanged on the storage portion to the separating portion to thereby separate the plurality of O-rings away from each other.

    Apparatuses and methods for separating, feeding and mounting O-rings

    公开(公告)号:US11285592B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16991572

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting an O-ring to a work piece, including: a plurality of picking components operable to move away from each other to contact and expand the O-ring to pick the O-ring or to move towards each other to release the O-ring; and a guiding component including a frustum portion arranged coaxially with a groove of the work piece, a large end face of the frustum portion arranged adjacent to an end surface of the work piece on which the groove is formed, wherein a diameter of the large end face is substantially same as an inner diameter of the groove, wherein the picking components are operable to release the O-ring onto a tapered surface of the frustum portion so that the O-ring is pushed into the groove along the tapered surface.

    Method and apparatus for estimating system error of commissioning tool of industrial robot

    公开(公告)号:US11340576B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US16584090

    申请日:2019-09-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a systematic error of a commissioning tool of an industrial robot, the industrial robot including an operational tool and an application camera, the commissioning tool including a touchscreen and a stylus, the method including: a driving step of driving the operational tool to rotate around a preset rotation axis; a first image obtaining step of obtaining a plurality of first images of the operational tool during rotation; and a first offset calculating step of calculating a first offset of the stylus relative to the operational tool according to the plurality of first images, so as to obtain the systematic error.

    APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING, FEEDING AND MOUNTING O-RINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20200368887A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16991561

    申请日:2020-08-12

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Cheng Li Hao Gu

    Abstract: The present application discloses an apparatus for separating and feeding O-rings, which includes a rotatable body including a storage portion and a separating portion; and a helix groove formed on the rotatable body across the storage portion and the separating portion, wherein a width and a depth of the helix groove are adapted to a wire diameter of a O-ring, and pitch of the helix groove on the separating portion increases along a feeding direction from the storage portion to the separating portion, wherein in response to a rotation of the rotatable body, the helix groove conveys a plurality of O-rings hanged on the storage portion to the separating portion to thereby separate the plurality of O-rings away from each other.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING INITIAL POINT FOR INDUSTRIAL ROBOT COMMISSIONING

    公开(公告)号:US20190351560A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16525816

    申请日:2019-07-30

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu Cheng Li

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting an initial point for industrial robot commissioning, the initial point being located above a touchscreen for industrial robot commissioning. The method including: calculating a nominal posture of a work object relative to the industrial robot by a nominal posture calculating module; and selecting an initial point according to the nominal posture by an initial point selecting module. The method and apparatus can automatically select the initial point so as to further increase automation of the commissioning process and reduce workloads.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE WITH ROBOT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200282576A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16882888

    申请日:2020-05-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu Cheng Li

    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a robot is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reflective photoelectric sensor arranged on a gripper of the robot and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the reflective photoelectric sensor to scan over a target object; monitor changes in an output signal from the reflective photoelectric sensor; for each detected change exceeding a threshold, determine a coordinate of a gripping component on the gripper in a robot coordinate system, to obtain a set of coordinates; determine a position of the target object in the robot coordinate system based on the set of coordinates and a predefined offset value between the reflective photoelectric sensor and the gripping component; and store the position of target object for future use in assembling objects. A method, a robot and a computer program product are also disclosed. The apparatus and the method provide a new solution for calibrating or teaching the robot.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SYSTEM ERROR OF COMMISSIONING TOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

    公开(公告)号:US20200019136A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16584090

    申请日:2019-09-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a systematic error of a commissioning tool of an industrial robot, the industrial robot including an operational tool and an application camera, the commissioning tool including a touchscreen and a stylus, the method including: a driving step of driving the operational tool to rotate around a preset rotation axis; a first image obtaining step of obtaining a plurality of first images of the operational tool during rotation; and a first offset calculating step of calculating a first offset of the stylus relative to the operational tool according to the plurality of first images, so as to obtain the systematic error.

    Apparatus and method for use with robot

    公开(公告)号:US11642800B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US16882888

    申请日:2020-05-26

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Inventor: Hao Gu Cheng Li

    Abstract: An apparatus and method for calibrating or teaching a robot, the apparatus includes a reflective photoelectric sensor arranged on a gripper of the robot and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the reflective photoelectric sensor to scan over a target object; monitor changes in an output signal from the reflective photoelectric sensor; for each detected change exceeding a threshold, determine a coordinate of a gripping component on the gripper in a robot coordinate system, to obtain a set of coordinates; determine a position of the target object in the robot coordinate system based on the set of coordinates and a predefined offset value (PO) between the reflective photoelectric sensor and the gripping component; and store the position of target object for future use in assembling objects.

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