49th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200376590 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WELDING TOGETHER TWO JOINING PARTNERS BY MEANS OF FRICTION STIR WELDING, WHICH PREVENTS THE JOINING PARTNERS BEING CONTAMINATED BY THE WELDING RESIDUE - The invention relates to a method and to a device for welding together two joining partners by means of friction stir welding, which prevents the joining partners being contamined by welding residue. The method comprises the following features: a welding head that can be integrated into any machine, said welding head being in the form of a spindle drive driven by a drive unit, comprising a mounting flange for securing the device assisting the welding process, and a clamping system for receiving a frustoconical-shaped tool having a welding and smoothing shoe for guiding a welding pin ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376591 | LASER WELDING DEVICE AND LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376592 | LASER WELDING DEVICE AND LASER WELDING METHOD - A laser welding device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376593 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODING A PROGRAM - In a measurement device which measures an operation state of a galvanoscanner that scans a laser beam by reflecting the laser beam emitted from a laser light source by mirrors which are rotationally driven by motors, and operates based on an operation command, the measurement device includes: a position information acquisition unit which acquires a rotational position of the mirror in time series as position information; an irradiation position specification unit which specifies an irradiation position of the laser beam irradiated towards a workpiece, based on acquired position information; and an output unit which outputs the irradiation position of the laser beam specified to be visually confirmable. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376594 | LASER WELDING HEAD WITH DUAL MOVABLE MIRRORS PROVIDING BEAM MOVEMENT AND LASER WELDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SAME - A laser welding head with movable mirrors may be used to perform welding operations, for example, with wobble patterns and/or seam finding/tracking and following. The movable mirrors provide a wobbling movement of one or more beams within a relatively small field of view, for example, defined by a scan angle of 1-2°. The movable mirrors may be galvanometer mirrors that are controllable by a control system including a galvo controller. The laser welding head may also include a diffractive optical element to shape the beam or beams being moved. The control system may also be used to control the fiber laser, for example, in response to the position of the beams relative to the workpiece and/or a sensed condition in the welding head such as a thermal condition proximate one of the mirrors. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376595 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - An exhaust manifold for an additive manufacturing system can include a manifold housing, at least one baffle movable relative to the manifold housing configured to modify an exhaust flow area defined in part by the at least one baffle, and an actuator operatively connected to the at least one baffle configured to move the at least one baffle. The manifold housing can define a housing channel. The at least one baffle can be one or more moveable baffles at least partially disposed within the housing channel and configured to move relative to the housing to modify a respective exhaust flow area of a respective baffle of the one or more moveable baffles. The actuator can be operatively connected to each of the one or more movable baffles and configured to move the one or more movable baffles relative to the housing. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376596 | METAL DROPLET JETTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for additive manufacturing, and, in particular, such methods and apparatus as employ pulsed lasers or other heating arrangements to create metal droplets from donor metal micro wires, which droplets, when solidified in the aggregate, form 3D structures. A supply of metal micro wire is arranged so as to be fed towards a nozzle area by a piezo translator. Near the nozzle, an end portion of the metal micro wire is heated (e.g., by a laser pulse or an electric heater element), thereby causing the end portion of the metal micro wire near the nozzle area to form a droplet of metal. A receiving substrate is positioned to receive the droplet of metal jetted from the nozzle area. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376597 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE WELDING-TYPE POWER AND PREHEATING POWER - An example conversion apparatus for a welding torch includes: an insulator configured to be mechanically coupled to a first component of a welding torch, to insulate the first component from a first contact tip, and to guide shielding gas through a bore of the insulator, wherein the first component is configured to be in electrical contact with a second contact tip; and a contact tip holder configured to be attached to the welding torch via the insulator, to hold the first contact tip, to conduct welding current to the first contact tip, and to receive the shielding gas from the insulator. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376598 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR JOINT BODY AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR JOINT BODY - A manufacturing method for a joint body having a first metal member and a second metal member joined together by causing a laser oscillation system to irradiate a surface of the second metal member placed on the first metal member with laser light to form a joint portion including a welded portion where the first metal member and the second metal member are joined together includes continuously supplying the second metal member while pressing the second metal member against the first metal member, the second metal member being a hoop material, and causing the laser oscillation system to emit the laser light. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376599 | LIQUATION CRACKING PREVENTION - A method of cooling a component during laser cladding can include attaching a flow adapter to the component, flowing cooling fluid through the flow adapter, flowing the cooling fluid through the component during laser cladding. Attaching a flow adapter to the component can fluidly communicate at least one adapter channel to one or more component channels, and flowing cooling fluid through the at least one adapter channel can pass cooling fluid through the one or more component channels to cool the component during laser cladding. The method can include laser cladding the component. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376600 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - Disclosed embodiments relate to additive manufacturing systems. In some embodiments, an additive manufacturing system may include a plurality of laser energy sources, an optics assembly configured to direct laser energy onto a build surface, and an optical fiber connector positioned between the plurality of laser energy sources and the optics assembly. A first plurality of optical fibers may extend between the plurality of laser energy sources and the optical fiber connector, and a second plurality of optical fibers may extend between the optical fiber connector and the optics assembly. Each optical fiber of the first plurality of optical fibers may be coupled to a corresponding optical fiber of the second plurality of optical fibers within the optical fiber connector. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376601 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHAPED ARTICLE AND SHAPED ARTICLE - A method for manufacturing a built-up object, in which the built-up object includes a plurality of blades provided around a shaft body at circumferential intervals, and concave portions provided between adjacent ones of the blades, each of the concave portions having a curved shape in a section perpendicular to an axial direction, the method includes: a building step of depositing weld beads obtained by melting and solidifying a filler material on a circumferential surface of a base material having a circular shape in a sectional view and having a larger diameter than a bottom portion circle passing through bottom portions of the concave portions, thereby forming built-up portions to serve as the blades; and a cutting step of cutting parts of surfaces of the built-up portions and the circumferential surface of the base material, thereby forming the blades and the concave portions between the blades. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376602 | Arc Welding - A weld is formed in a workpiece such as a pipeline by first activating a melting device, such as a laser, to form a molten weld pool in the workpiece and then activating a welding device, such as a GMAW torch, to initiate a weld in the weld pool. The weld therefore incorporates the weld pool homogeneously. Relative movement between the activated welding device and the workpiece continues and completes the weld while the melting device remains deactivated. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376603 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING SEPARATION LINES INTO TRANSPARENT BRITTLE FRACTURING MATERIALS - A method for preparing a workpiece for separation is provided that includes providing a workpiece that is transparent for light of a pulsed laser beam, splitting the laser beam into two partial beams using an optical system, directing both partial beams onto the workpiece, and moving the workpiece and the partial beams relative to one another. The partial beams are directed onto the workpiece incident at different angles to the normal of the irradiated surface and superimposed inside the workpiece such that the partial beams interfere with one another to form a sequence of intensity maxima inside the workpiece. The intensity at the intensity maxima is sufficiently high to modify the material of the workpiece so that a chain-like periodic pattern of material modifications is formed along a path defining a separation line. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376604 | INFORMATION PROJECTING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information projecting method projects information concerning a cut piece onto the cut piece, which is cut and separated from a plate-like work and is on a placement table, or onto a position adjacent to the cut piece. To adjust to an aspect ratio of a projector, the method assigns a long side of the work to an X-axis direction of the aspect ratio and a short side of the work to a Y-axis direction of the aspect ratio, finds a positional relationship d between a top face of the work and the projector according to plate thickness information of the work on the placement table and positioned corresponding to the projector arranged at a predetermined Y-axis-direction position, and with a zoom ratio based on the found positional relationship, projects the information concerning the cut piece onto the cut piece or onto a position adjacent to the cut piece. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376605 | WELDING QUALITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A welding quality inspection apparatus for inspecting the welding quality of a plurality of welding parts formed on the material through the upper electrode and the lower electrode of the welding gun includes a position detection unit for detecting a position of the upper electrode, a control unit generating a position table based on a signal detected by the position detection unit during a total welding time of welding the plurality of welding parts of the material, generating first position data for a first welding time and second position data for a second welding time of a spot welding time of each of the welding parts based on the position table, checking whether the welding parts are defective by using the first position data, the second position data, and reference data, and generating result data based on whether the welding parts are detective, and an output unit for outputting the result data. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376606 | SOLDER ALLOY - A solder alloy has an alloy composition including, in mass %, 0.8% to 10% of Cu and Sn. The solder alloy includes an intermetallic compound. The intermetallic compound has a maximum grain size of 100 μm or less in a region at least 50 μm away from a surface of the solder alloy. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376607 | SOLDER MATERIAL, SOLDER PASTE, AND SOLDER JOINT - The present invention provides a solder material containing Sn or a Sn-containing alloy and 40 to 320 ppm by mass of A, the solder material including an As-enriched layer. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376608 | SOLDER ALLOY, SOLDER PASTE, SOLDER BALL, RESIN FLUX-CORED SOLDER AND SOLDER JOINT - The present invention provides a solder alloy, a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint, both of which has the low-melting point to suppress the occurrence of the fusion failure, improves the ductility and the shear strength, and has excellent heat-cycle resistance. The solder alloy comprises an alloy composition composed of 35 to 68 mass % of Bi, 0.1 to 2.0 mass % of Sb, 0.01 to 0.10 mass % of Ni, and a balance of Sn. The alloy composition may contain at least one of Co, Ti, Al and Mn in total amount of 0.1 mass % or less. The solder alloy may be suitably used for a solder paste, a solder ball, a resin flux-cored solder and a solder joint. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376609 | Flux, Resin Flux Cored Solder, and Flux Coated Pellet - Provided are a flux, resin flux cored solder and a flux coated pellet which are washable with water. Resin flux cored solder is composed of solder having a linear shape and a flux filled in a substantially central part (core) of the cross section of the solder. The flux contains an amine for salt formation and an organic acid for salt formation, in which the amount of the organic acid is within a range between 10 parts by mass or more and 645 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the amine. The organic acid for salt formation is composed of at least one organic acid selected from the group consisting of malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, diglycolic acid, and citric acid. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376610 | SPACER GRID WELDING FIXTURE - A spacer grid welding fixture comprises a frame sized to receive an assembled spacer grid comprising a first set of parallel straps and a second set of parallel straps oriented orthogonally to the first set of parallel straps, the first and second sets of parallel straps interlocked together by slots cut into the straps. A first set of grid engagement bars is placed on a first side of the spacer grid with each grid engagement bar arranged parallel with the straps of the first set of parallel straps and engaging the straps of the second set of parallel straps. A second set of grid engagement bars is placed on an opposite second side of the spacer grid with each grid engagement bar arranged parallel with the straps of the second set of parallel straps and engaging the straps of the first set of parallel straps. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376611 | APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A TENSION MEMBER - An assembly and method for repairing sheathing on a tension member of a post-tensioning tendon may include an outer tube having first and second end portions, a tubular long seal positioned inside the outer tube, the tubular long seal being shorter than the outer tube, first and second seals positioned in the first and second end portions of the outer tube, respectively, and first and second nuts retaining the first and second seals in the first and second end portions of the outer tube, respectively. The assembly may define a longitudinal passage adapted to receive the tension member and the presence of the assembly on the tension member seals the portion of the tension member that is within the assembly. An inner tube may be positioned between the outer tube and the tubular long seal and may radially compress the tubular long seal. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376612 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION MEMBERS - A method and apparatus for assembling a suspension. In one embodiment, a method includes altering a temperature of a first suspension component and then pressing the first suspension component and a second suspension component into engagement while the temperature remains substantially altered. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376613 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MEMBERS OF AN ASSEMBLY - A method of assembling an aircraft assembly having a first member and a second member includes drilling at least one first opening through the first member, the at least one opening having a first diameter, and drilling at least one second opening through the second member, the at least one second opening having the first diameter. The method also includes forming a chamfer on the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening, the chamfer having a chamfer diameter, and positioning the first and second members to align the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening. The method further includes drilling the at least one first opening and the at least one second opening to a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376614 | MULTI-PURPOSE HEAT SINK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, BOARD CARD, AND MULTI-PURPOSE HEAT SINK PLATFORM - The present disclosure provides a multi-purpose heat sink, a method of manufacturing the same, a board card, and a multi-purpose heat sink platform, where the multi-purpose heat sink is composed of a bracket ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376615 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY AND HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING AND/OR HEATING A HEAT EXCHANGER FLUID - A production method for producing a heat exchanger assembly, which may serve for at least one of cooling and heating a functional component via a heat exchanger fluid, may include first providing a duct flat body, which may have a flow duct comprising a clear flow cross section, through which heat exchanger fluid may be flowable. The method then may include forming the duct flat body as part of a rolling process or as part of a roller burnishing process to form a bent cylinder jacket-shaped heat exchanger housing. The method then may include arranging the bent heat exchanger housing on a jacket surface of the functional component, and fixing the heat exchanger housing on the jacket surface of the functional component. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376616 | ASSEMBLING APPARATUS - An assembling apparatus efficiently performs a recovery operation and a parts size change operation. A filling line (the assembling apparatus) has parts supply units that supply parts, assembling units that mount one of the parts to another part, and a conveying unit that individually moves carriers | 2020-12-03 |
20200376617 | ADVANCED MAGNETIC APPARATUSES - The present disclosure relates to a magnetic apparatus for magnetically anchoring ferrous elements (P | 2020-12-03 |
20200376618 | TOOL CHANGE UNIT AND TOOL CHANGE DEVICE INCLUDING SAME - A tool change unit includes a base and two tool arms rotatably mounted on the base and respectively located on two sides of the base. Each arm body includes a position-returning element, a gripping element, and an actuation element. The position-returning element enables the tool arm to rotate for upward and downward moving between a first position and a second position. The gripping element functions to grip a main-axle tool or a magazine tool. The tool change unit is combinable with a power unit to form a tool change device. The power unit drives the tool change unit to do rotation or rotation and upward and downward movement. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376619 | CHIP EVACUATOR TOOL - A chip evacuator tool includes at least one hook member configured to grab and remove chips from a machined part. The chip evacuator tool is attached to and rotates with a spindle of a machine tool, which is controlled using a computer of a CNC machine. In operation the location of the chip evacuator tool remains stationary while both the chip evacuator tool and the machined part rotate in the same direction, resulting in efficient removal of chips from the machined part. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376620 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINE FOR SUPPRESSING VIBRATION - A motor control device includes: a position command section configured to generate a position command for a control object; a position detecting section configured to detect a position of the control object or a position of a motor configured to drive the control object; and a position control section configured to control a position of the motor based on the position command and the detected position of the control object or the motor, in which at least one of the position command section and the position control section includes a vibration suppression filter configured to approximate a reverse characteristic of a vibration characteristic generated between the motor and the control object, and the vibration suppression filter changes a vibration suppression frequency according to at least one of the position and a mass of the control object. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376621 | POWERED SHARPENER WITH MANUAL HONE STAGE - Apparatus and method for sharpening a cutting tool, such as a kitchen knife. A sharpener has a base unit and one or manual sharpening modules. The base unit has a housing which encloses at least one flexible abrasive disc rotated by an electric motor. Each flexible abrasive disc is adjacent a powered sharpening stage to perform a primary sharpening operation upon the tool. Each manual sharpening module may be removably attachable to the base unit and has a manual sharpening stage that incorporates at least one sharpening element to perform a secondary sharpening operation upon the tool. Each manual sharpening module further has a powered stage guide surface to form a portion of a corresponding powered sharpening stage. When two powered sharpening stages are used, the manual sharpening module(s) can be individually placed between the powered sharpening stages to provide opposing powered stage guide surfaces for each. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376622 | Device, Sanding Frame, Sanding Element, Method and Kit for Sanding Floor Areas - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376623 | METHOD FOR POLISHING A WORKPIECE IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for polishing a workpiece in the production of an optical element, in particular for microlithography, wherein a relative movement takes place between a polishing tool ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376624 | TOWEL QUICK CONNECTOR PAD - The present invention is an interface between an orbital or dual action machine and towels. The apparatus may directly connect to the orbital or dual action machine or may attach to a backing plate that is attached to the orbital or dual action machine. The quick connector is located concentric with the head of the orbital and dual action machine to provide balanced and even mechanical movement of the attached towel. The present invention provides an interface between an orbital or dual action machine and towels in order to take advantage of the mechanical action of the machines to provide faster and more efficient use of towels. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a towel quick connector pad having of a central opening with a retaining aperture for attaching and securing a towel. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376625 | SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING POLISHING LIQUID IN SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS - In a substrate polishing apparatus where a polishing liquid passes through inside a rotary joint, the rotary joint requires maintenance. There is provided a substrate polishing apparatus that includes: a polishing head for holding a substrate; a rotary table that has a surface to which a first opening portion is provided; a polishing liquid discharge mechanism disposed to the rotary table; and a controller configured to control at least the polishing liquid discharge mechanism. The polishing liquid discharge mechanism includes a first cylinder, a first piston, and a driving mechanism that drives the first piston. The first opening portion is communicated with a liquid holding space defined by the first cylinder and the first piston. The controller controls the driving of the first piston by the driving mechanism to increase and decrease a volume of the liquid holding space. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376626 | USE OF STEAM FOR PRE-HEATING OF CMP COMPONENTS - A method of temperature control for a chemical mechanical polishing system includes directing a gas that includes steam from an orifice onto the component in the polishing system while the component is spaced away from a polishing pad of the polishing system to raise a temperature of the component to an elevated temperature, and before the component returns to an ambient temperature, moving the component into contact with the polishing pad. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376627 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A DIAMOND TOOL - Disclosed is a process for making a grinding wheel for the squaring of ceramic, formed by a support body and an abrasive ring. The process does not involve costly workings on the body and on the ring and produces a light grinding wheel which, therefore, is more practical to be handled by the handling machine. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376628 | GRINDING MATERIAL - An object of the present invention is to provide a grinding material in which grinding portions can be increased in thickness while a decrease in grinding rate is inhibited. The grinding material according to the present invention includes a base, and a grinding layer overlaid on a front face side of the base and containing abrasive grains and a binder. The grinding layer includes a plurality of columnar grinding portions. The plurality of the grinding portions are configured so that the grinding portions are arranged in a staggered manner. The average thickness of the grinding portions is no less than 300 μm. The area of a top face of each of the grinding portions is no less than 6 mm | 2020-12-03 |
20200376629 | FOLDABLE TOOL SHARPENER - Apparatus and method for sharpening a cutting tool, such as a knife. A sharpener includes a first support member, a second support member and a hinge assembly. The first support member supports a first abrasive surface and has at least a first guide at a selected end of the first abrasive surface. The second support member supports a second abrasive surface and has at least a second guide at a selected end of the second abrasive surface. A hinge assembly couples the first and second support member to facilitate movement of the second support member relative to the first support member between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the first guide is in facing relation to the second guide and the first abrasive surface is in facing relation to the second abrasive surface. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376630 | KEY CLAMP FOR KEY PROCESSING MACHINES AND A KEY PROCESSING MACHINE - A key clamp for key processing machines and key processing machine comprising a base, a first clamp and a second clamp, have the same structure and are arranged in parallel on the base, and they both have a fixed connection with the base. The first clamp comprises at least three clamping jaw and a transmission device, three clamping jaws arranged in one row, the first clamping jaw and the third clamping jaw are both fixed in relation to the base. The second clamping jaw is flexibly installed on the base. The transmission device penetrates the first clamping jaw, the second clamping jaw and the third clamping jaw, and are connected to the second clamping jaw. The key clamp can clamp house keys and automotive keys with a multitude of structures. It has the advantages of strong versatility, simple structure, easy use and reliable clamping. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376631 | TORQUE LIMITING CLAMP ACTUATOR - A clamp includes a jaw assembly, and an actuator device for moving the jaw assembly between clamped and unclamped positions. The actuator device includes a handle, and a keyed shaft coupled to the handle via a spring biased releasable torque transfer mechanism. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376632 | QUICK RECIPROCATING WRENCH - A quick reciprocating wrench includes a main body, a claw, and an elastic device therebetween. The main body includes a first jaw opening having a pivot end and a block portion. The claw includes a second jaw opening having a pivotal combination portion and a retaining portion. The pivotal combination portion is pivotally connected with the pivot end, so the claw and the main body pivotally move against each other. The fastener is engaged in the first and the second jaw openings. Distance between the block portion and the neighboring force bearing face of the fastener decreases along a direction in opposite to the expansion direction of the claw and the block portion. The largest width of the distal end of the retaining portion is greater than the smallest distance between the block portion and the first force bearing face of the fastener. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376633 | NUTRUNNER AND SCREW TIGHTENING METHOD - A nutrunner includes a motor, an angle sensor, a vibration sensor, and a control unit (controller) that drives and controls the motor. While male and female screws are pressed against each other in an axial direction, the motor is rotated in a reverse direction to a screw tightening direction, and impact forces generated at that time from a periodic collision between threaded openings are detected by the vibration sensor. When the vibration sensor detects the impact force at least two consecutive times, and a difference angle between a rotation angle of the angle sensor at a first detection and a rotation angle of the angle sensor at a second detection coincides with a theoretical angle period of the periodic collision, the motor is switched to a forward rotation. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376634 | LOCKABLE SOCKET INSERT, INSERT TOOL AND INSERT LOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - A lockable socket insert and insert lock comprises: a lockable socket insert comprising an insert axis, a cylindrical tool body comprising an free end, a shaft end, and a tool bore extending inwardly from the free end, and a cylindrical key shaft attached to the shaft end comprising a length, a shaft surface, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced key members disposed along the length and protruding radially outwardly away from the shaft surface, the cylindrical tool body, tool bore, and cylindrical key shaft concentric about the insert axis; and a cylindrical insert lock comprising an outer end configured for disposition toward the fastener pocket, a drive pocket end configured for disposition toward the drive pocket, an outer surface, and a keyway opening. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376635 | Electrically Isolated Coupling - An electrically isolated coupler may include a driven body, a drive body and an insulating member. The drive body is made of first metallic material and has a driven end configured to interface with a fastening component. The driven body includes a first interface portion and the drive body includes a second interface portion. The drive body is made of a second metallic material and has a drive end configured to interface with a driving tool. The insulating member is disposed between the drive body and the driven body to electrically isolate the drive body and the driven body from each. The first interface portion includes at least one axially extending portion that extends toward the drive body, and the second interface portion includes at least one axially extending portion that extends toward the driven body. The insulating member is disposed between the respective at least one axially extending portions of the first and second interface portions. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376636 | DRIVING HEAD STRUCTURE OF SOCKET WRENCH - A driving head structure of a socket wrench includes an assembling base and a joint portion. The assembling base includes a plurality of convex curved surfaces. The joint portion is disposed on the assembling base. The assembling base is cylinder-shaped, and the joint portion is cuboid-shaped. Each of the convex curved surfaces is contacted with each side of the joint portion. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376637 | Wheel Hub Bearing Extraction Tool - Disclosed is an extraction tool including a top plate having a top plate force rod hole and a plurality of top plate push rod holes. The extraction tool includes a bottom plate having a bottom plate force rod hole, a plurality of bottom plate push rod holes, and a plurality of bottom plate bolt holes. The tool includes a force rod configured to slidably engage the top plate force rod hole and threadingly engage the bottom plate force rod hole. The tool includes a plurality of push rods, each push rod configured to threadingly engage a top plate push rod hole and slidably engage a bottom plate bolt hole. The bottom plate is attached to the hub bearing assembly and rotating the force rod will advance the bottom plate and the hub bearing assembly towards the top plate, thereby extracting the hub bearing from a knuckle. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376638 | V-CLAMP TOOL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - Tools for use in installing and removing V-clamps are disclosed. One embodiment of a V-clamp tool includes a spreader mechanism, an actuator cable, and a plier element mechanically coupled so as to expand or contract hooks shaped to engage corresponding V-clamp brackets to widen or shrink the V-clamp opening for installation or removal. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376639 | MULTIPLE STRIKE FASTENER DRIVER/HOLDER - A multiple strike fastener driver/holder is provided and includes a fastener drive assembly, a catch, and a feeder assembly. The drive assembly includes an anvil mounted in a frame to translate in an impact direction to drive a fastener into a work surface and to translate an opposite direction to allow another fastener to be positioned for driving into a work surface. The feeder assembly is configured to carry a plurality of fasteners and to sequentially position each fastener of the plurality of fasteners relative to the fastener drive assembly to be driven into a work surface. The catch includes a catch tab having a pair of spaced surfaces that engage an elongate shaft of the anvil with the catch in the first condition to restrict translation of the anvil in the opposite direction. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376640 | FLOATING NAIL GUIDE GUN NOZZLE FOR NAIL GUN - A floating nail guide gun nozzle for nail a gun has a nail gun body, a gun nozzle holder located in the front end of the nail gun body, a linked cover plate located on the gun nozzle holder and an elastic reset mechanism located on the gun nozzle holder. A strutting bulge protrudes from the bottom surface of the front end of the linked cover plate, and the strutting bulge flares towards the front end of the linked cover plate and tilts down. The elastic reset mechanism enables the linking part to prop the strutting bulge of the linked cover plate against the gun nozzle holder without an external force. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376641 | COMPACT ELECTRIC SPRING ENERGIZED DESKTOP STAPLER - A compact, electric, spring energized desktop stapler having a unitized housing providing both an external movable enclosure and a support frame for internal parts is disclosed. The internal power train is preferably elongated with the motor at the rear, a gear set toward the center, and low profile lever and power spring assembly at the front. The lever engages a striker with a normal upper rest position where the power spring is deflected and energized. A cam roller mounted to a final gear holds down the rear of the lever until the system is activated when the final gear rotates and the cam roller rolls off the end of the lever. In the unitized body, the base is pivotally attached to the body at the rear. A base lever selectively links to a cam roller or equivalent structure to move the body downward toward the base during a cycle. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376642 | BOTTOM LOADING PLIERS STAPLER - A preferably pliers type stapler is disclosed with a staple loading structure that is both simplified and easy to operate. A lower handle and base are connected to the body through a pivoting and cam system. A single motion pulls the lower handle and base away from the body to expose a staple track location for loading staples at a bottom of the body. Preferably the same single motion releases the track to move outward from a rear of the body. In one embodiment a compact simplified structure using a preferably torsion spring provides a low cost reliable spring energized system. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376643 | MULTI-FUNCTION TOOL - A multi-function tool. The multi-function tool includes a first socket body having a first sidewall defining a first socket and a second socket, the first socket body being aligned with a first axis. The multi-function tool also includes a second socket body having a second sidewall defining a third socket, the second socket body being aligned with a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis. The first socket body is connected to the second socket body by a bridge. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376644 | Cooling Device for a Hand-Held Power Tool - A cooling device for a hand-held power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes a first air guide channel configured to guide a first airflow and a first air inlet opening configured to guide the first airflow into a housing of the hand-held power tool. The first airflow is guided such that the first airflow extends/flows from the first air inlet opening to a side of the housing that faces away from the first air inlet opening. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376645 | POWER TOOL WITH COMBINED CHIP FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER TOOL CONTROL - Power tool devices described herein include a motor, an actuator configured to be actuated by a user, a plurality of power switching elements configured to drive the motor, a gate driver coupled to the plurality of power switching elements and configured to control the plurality of power switching elements, a first printed circuit board (PCB), an antenna, and a combined chip. The combined chip is located on the first PCB and is coupled to the actuator, the antenna, and the gate driver. The combined chip includes a memory and an electronic processor configured to determine that the actuator has been actuated, and provide, in response to determining that the actuator has been actuated, a signal to the gate driver, control the signal based on the motor position information, wirelessly transmit power tool device information to an external device, and wirelessly receive configuration information from the external device via the antenna. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376646 | HAND TOOL APPARATUS WITH ADAPTIVE ERGONOMIC HANDLE - A hand tool apparatus is disclosed as providing an elongate, adaptive ergonomic handle portion. In at least one embodiment, the handle portion provides a pair of opposing handle ends. At least one of the handle ends provides an instrument portion. An at least one bendable core is positioned between the handle ends, the at least one core capable of being selectively bent into a variety of desired shape configurations, and substantially maintaining those shape configurations until the core is intentionally bent into a different desired shape configuration. As a result, the handle portion is capable of ergonomically conforming to a hand of a user while shifting a weight of the apparatus and encouraging proper positioning of the instrument portion during use of the apparatus, regardless of the specific procedure to be performed using the apparatus. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376647 | HANDLE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF USE AND METHODS OF MAKING - The disclosure is generally directed to handles or hand grips, and more specifically, to handles with attached instruments, compositions of matter used to make such handles, and methods of making and using the same. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376648 | Foreign Object Removal Socket Adapter - A foreign object removing socket adaptor includes a pusher, an adaptor, an external thread, an internal tread, and a stop. The pusher includes a drive head and a main shaft. The adaptor includes a tool body, a socket attachment body, and a main channel. The drive head and the main shaft are adjacently connected to each other. The external thread is laterally connected around the main shaft. The stop is radially connected around the main shaft, opposite of the drive head. The tool body and the socket attachment body are adjacently connected to each other. The main channel concentrically traverses through the tool body and the socket attachment body. The internal thread is laterally connected within the main channel. The main shaft is threadedly engaged with the main channel through the external thread and the internal thread. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING ROBOTIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a system and a method for manipulating a robotic device. The system includes a human interface device for obtaining information associated with a position and/or movement of a user's finger using the human interface device; and a robotic device for simulating the position and/or movement of the user's finger in real time. The robotic device is in communication with the human interface device. The operating system of the robotic device of the present disclosure can accurately simulate the functions of human hand. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376650 | ASSISTED LIFTING DEVICES - An assisted lifting device includes an adjustable sleeve configured to be worn on an arm of a subject and an array of inflatable actuators connected to the adjustable sleeve. Each of the actuators defines an axis. The axes of the two outermost actuators in the array are each configured to be oriented perpendicular to the arm of the subject. The assisted lifting device also includes a retainer coupled to the sleeve and one of the outermost actuators to maintain the perpendicular orientation of the outermost actuator upon inflation of the plurality of actuators. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376651 | ARM SUPPORTING EXOSKELETON WITH A VARIABLE FORCE GENERATOR - Described herein is an arm supporting exoskeleton, comprising an arm link mechanism. The arm link mechanism comprises a proximal link, a distal link, an arm coupler, and a variable force generator. The distal link is rotatable relative to the proximal link. The arm coupler is adapted to couple an upper arm of a person to the distal link. The variable force generator comprises a first spring and a second spring, configured to create a torque between the proximal link and the distal link. In the first force mode, the variable force generator exhibits a first stiffness rate defined by the first spring that supports the upper arm of the person against gravity forces and. In the second force mode, the variable force generator exhibits a second stiffness rate defined by the first spring and the second spring that supports the upper arm of the person against the gravity forces. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376652 | Robot Management System And Control Method For Robot Management System - A robot management system includes a control device including a robot control section configured to control a robot, a program storing section configured to store a program for controlling the robot, and a backup generating section configured to generate backup data of the program and a managing device coupled to the control device and configured to manage the control device. The managing device includes an acquiring section configured to acquire generation time when the backup generating section generates the backup data and a display control section configured to, when a difference between the generation time and present time is equal to or larger than a first predetermined value, cause a display section to display notification content. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376653 | PARALLEL LINK ROBOT - A parallel link robot includes: a base portion; a movable portion; arms that connect the base portion and the movable portion in parallel; base actuators that are disposed on the base portion and that drive the respective arms; an additional actuator that drives an additional mechanism portion attached to the movable portion; an auxiliary link that pivotally connects the additional actuator to at least one of the arms; and a power transmission shaft portion that transmits a rotational driving force of the additional actuator to the additional mechanism portion. Each of the arms includes a drive link and two passive links. The auxiliary link bridges the two passive links and is pivotally connected to each of the two passive links. The power transmission shaft portion includes a ball spline in which a spline shaft and a nut are meshed with each other. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376654 | Robotic Tool Holder with Passive Compliance - A compliance mechanism for holding a robotic finishing tool implements passive force control and compliance using one or more double-acting pneumatic pistons. A desired application force is set and maintained by controlling pneumatic pressure in chambers both fore and aft of the one or more double-acting pneumatic pistons. The pressures in the fore and aft chambers are dynamically controlled, e.g., in response to changes in spatial orientation of the robot arm and tool, to maintain a desired compliance force applied by the robotic finishing tool to a workpiece. An external regulator maintains the fore and aft chamber pressures, for a given spatial orientation, throughout the holder's range of compliance motion. The compliance mechanism includes a plurality of piston bores; the number of active pistons may be adjusted for a given operation, e.g., in response to the finishing tool weight. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376655 | ACTION ROBOT, AUTHENTICATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SERVER CONNECTED THERETO - Disclosed herein is an action robot including a figure including an authentication memory in which identification information is stored and a base configured to output an action using the figure when the figure is mounted. The base includes a figure driver configured to drive the figure such that the figure outputs a predetermined action, a communication transceiver configured to establish connection with a management server for performing authentication of the mounted figure, a figure authenticator configured to acquire the identification information stored in the authentication memory when the figure is mounted, and a processor configured to control the communication transceiver to transmit the acquired identification information to the management server. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376656 | Mobile Robot Morphology - In an embodiment, a mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mounting column fixed to the mobile base. The robotic device further includes a seven-degree-of-freedom (7DOF) robotic arm, including a rotatable joint that enables rotation of the 7DOF robotic arm relative to the mounting column. The robotic device additionally includes a perception housing comprising at least one sensor, where the mounting column, the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm, and the perception housing are arranged in a stacked tower such that the rotatable joint of the 7DOF arm is above the mounting column and below the perception housing. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376657 | Teaching Method - A teaching method includes imaging a teaching jig to acquire a captured image, detecting a position and a posture of the teaching jig based on the captured image, changing a position and a posture of a robot arm of a robot based on a result obtained by the detection to maintain a positional relation between the teaching jig and a control point of the robot arm, and acquiring the position and the posture of the robot arm as teaching information when a control device, which controls operation of the robot, acquires a teaching signal. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376658 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING AT LEAST ONE MOVEMENT OF A USER AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - A method of assisting at least one movement of a user by means of a robotic device, the method enabling the robotic device to be caused to operate in at least the following two modes: default mode: force servocontrol of the robotic device via a computer of the robotic device; and measurement mode: path servocontrol of the robotic device, via the computer, with the computer storing at least one force exerted on the robotic device by an environment external to the robotic device in order to perform the force servocontrol of the default mode. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376659 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH A ROBOT ARM SUCTION CONTROL MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A system and method of operation of a robotic system including: receiving a sensor reading associated with a target object; generating a base plan for performing a task on the target object, wherein generating the base plan includes determining a grip point and one or more grip patterns associated with the grip point for gripping the target object based on a location of the grip point relative to a designated area, a task location, and another target object; implementing the base plan for performing the task by operating an actuation unit and one or more suction grippers according to a grip pattern rank, to generate an established grip on the target object, wherein the established grip is at a grip pattern location associated with the grip patterns; measuring the established grip; comparing the established grip to a force threshold; and re-gripping the target object based on the established grip falling below the force threshold. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376660 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system including a robot and a control device that controls the robot. The robot includes a first member, a second member that is rotationally driven around a predetermined first axis relative to the first member, and a first torque detector that detects a torque around the first axis. The control device includes an external-force upper-limit-value estimator that estimates an external-force upper limit value serving as an assumable upper limit value for an external force acting on the second member based on the torque detected by the first torque detector, and controls the robot to avoid an increase in the external force when the estimated external-force upper limit value is larger than a predetermined threshold value. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376661 | DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING ROBOT MOTIONS USING PROPULSIVE FORCE - The present invention relates to a device for implementing robot motions, and especially, a device for implementing robot motions using propulsive force, the device comprising: a thruster which is provided to a robot body and hauls the weight of a robot so that a posture for enabling the implementation of various motions may be easily induced, and which hauls the entire or some portion of the weight of the robot body by generating a propulsive force; and a posture control module which links the thruster and the robot body, thereby enabling the posture of the robot body to change. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376662 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A controller for a robotic system is provided. The controller may derive first data including information about operation objects and information about pallet before loading and/or unloading of the operation object on/from the pallet. The controller may derive a control sequence for loading and/or unloading the operation object on/from the pallet based on the first data before execution of the corresponding loading/unloading task. Based on the control sequence, the controller may instruct a robot to execute the task of loading and/or unloading the operation object on/from the pallet. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376663 | Collision-Free Motion Planning for Closed Kinematics - A method is described for collision-free motion planning of a first manipulator with closed kinematics. The method includes defining a dynamic optimization problem, solving the optimization problem using a numerical approach, and determining a first movement path for the first manipulator based on the solution of the optimization problem. The dynamic optimization problem includes a cost function that weights states and control variables of the first manipulator, a dynamic that defines states and control variables of the first manipulator as a function of time, and at least one inequality constraint for a distance to collisions. Furthermore, the optimization problem includes at least one equality constraint for the closed kinematics. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376664 | COLLABORATIVE ROBOT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a collaborative robot system in which a robot and a worker share tasks and perform the tasks. The collaborative robot system including: a work-time-measurement-unit that measures work time for locations assigned to the worker and the robot; a difference-at-increase/decrease-prediction-unit that predicts a difference between the work time of the worker and the robot, when the number of locations assigned to the worker is increased or decreased; an assigned-location-adjustment-unit that increases or decreases the number of locations so that the difference in the work time becomes smaller, in a case in which a predicted-difference-value based on the work time of the worker and the robot, when the number of locations assigned to the worker is maintained is greater than the predicted-difference-value; and an assigned-location-indication-unit that indicates the locations assigned to the worker after the number of assigned locations is increased or decreased. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376665 | MONITORING ALGORITHM METHOD FOR MOVABLE SMART HOME MONITORING ROBOT - The monitoring algorithm method of the movable smart home monitoring robot comprises the steps of: moving a main body by controlling the moving unit, acquiring images of the surrounding space in real time through the camera and, extracting and analyzing information about an indoor space using the image obtained through the camera. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376666 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD - A robot system includes: a robot arm having a plurality of links and joints by which one of the links is connected to another; sensors for determining, for any one of the joints, an angular velocity of the joint and a torque to which the joint is subject; a neural network connected to the sensors, the neural network receiving therefrom angular velocity and torque data, the neural network being trained to distinguish, based on the angular velocity and torque data, between a normal operation condition of the robot arm, a condition in which the robot arm collides with an outside object, and a condition where a person deliberately interacts with the robot arm; and a controller for controlling motion of the robot arm, a mode of operation of which is variable depending on an operation condition signal output by the neural network. One operation mode is a leadthrough mode. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376667 | DEVICE USABLE BY ROBOT AND HUMAN - The invention relates to a device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376668 | Robotic Pack Station - A robotic pack station is disclosed. The robotic pack station automates the transfer of items from a tote or bin to a shipping container such as a box in a warehouse, storage or sales facility. The robotic pack station includes system and method components, and includes a work cell with a robotic arm, machine vision or sensing system, a conveyer and pack platform. Imaging of the contents of the tote with a scan tunnel and connectivity with a sorter device allows for the operation of multiple robotic pack stations, each with a specialized function such as a small box line, a medium box line, and the like. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376669 | METHOD FOR INTERCONNECTING ROBOTS - A method for interconnecting a first robot with at least one second robot ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200376670 | ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH ERROR DETECTION AND DYNAMIC PACKING MECHANISM - A method for operating a robotic system includes determining a discretized object model based on source sensor data; comparing the discretized object model to a packing plan or to master data; determining a discretized platform model based on destination sensor data; determining height measures based on the destination sensor data; comparing the discretized platform model and/or the height measures to an expected platform model and/or expected height measures; and determining one or more errors by (i) determining at least one source matching error by identifying one or more disparities between (a) the discretized object model and (b) the packing plan or the master data or (ii) determining at least one destination matching error by identifying one or more disparities between (a) the discretized platform model or the height measures and (b) the expected platform model or the expected height measures, respectively. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376671 | AUTOMATIC WHEEL CHANGER ROBOT - An automatic wheel changer robot has a includes a drive assembly, a torque gun, a sensor assembly, and a controller. The drive assembly has a mobile base and two wheel-clamping assemblies, each configured to engage a wheel. The controller generates a set of instructions based, at least in part, on information obtained from the sensor assembly. The drive assembly uses the set of instructions to cooperatively remove respective wheels from respective hubs on a vehicle and/or attach respective wheels to respective hubs on a vehicle. The device may have lidar sensors and Mecanum wheels that the controller is programmed to use to move between respective hubs and wheel storage locations install wheels, replace wheels, rotate tires, and perform similar operations. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376672 | Position detector and method for 3D position determination - A position detector for generating 3D position information of an object in a position determination space for the object. The position detector has a camera with a lens and an image sensor that defines an imaging area with one first light deflecting element arranged in the imaging area as the camera and the at least one light deflecting element are adapted to simultaneously produce on the image sensor at least two images of the position determination space, a first image being produced by light beams deflected at the first light deflecting element, the at least two images differ with respect to the viewing direction of the position determination space. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376673 | ROBOT - A robot includes a first arm having a hole and extending along a first axis, a second arm coupled to the first arm, and rotating around a second axis crossing the first axis, a sensor configured to detect a target, and an attachment member provided to the second arm, and configured to support the sensor, wherein the attachment member is inserted through the hole, and extending along the second axis. Further, the sensor may be located outside an outer surface of the first arm. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376674 | SENSOR MODULE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A sensor module of the present invention includes a flexible body and a sensor fixed to the outer surface of the body. The body is attachable to a robot hand having multiple fingers and is removable from the robot hand. The sensor is a proximity sensor or a tactile sensor. A position on the body where the sensor is fixed corresponds to a fingertip of a finger of the robot hand in a state where the sensor module is attached to the robot hand. The body has the shape of a glove, a finger cot, or a sheet. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376675 | ROBOTIC CONTROL BASED ON 3D BOUNDING SHAPE, FOR AN OBJECT, GENERATED USING EDGE-DEPTH VALUES FOR THE OBJECT - Generating edge-depth values for an object, utilizing the edge-depth values in generating a 3D point cloud for the object, and utilizing the generated 3D point cloud for generating a 3D bounding shape (e.g., 3D bounding box) for the object. Edge-depth values for an object are depth values that are determined from frame(s) of vision data (e.g., left/right images) that captures the object, and that are determined to correspond to an edge of the object (an edge from the perspective of frame(s) of vision data). Techniques that utilize edge-depth values for an object (exclusively, or in combination with other depth values for the object) in generating 3D bounding shapes can enable accurate 3D bounding shapes to be generated for partially or fully transparent objects. Such increased accuracy 3D bounding shapes directly improve performance of a robot that utilizes the 3D bounding shapes in performing various tasks. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376676 | METHOD OF LOCALIZATION USING MULTI SENSOR AND ROBOT IMPLEMENTING SAME - Disclosed herein are a method of localization using multi sensors and a robot implementing the same, the method including sensing a distance between an object placed outside of a robot and the robot and generating a first LiDAR frame by a LiDAR sensor of the robot while a moving unit moves the robot, capturing an image of an object placed outside of the robot and generating a first visual frame by a camera sensor of the robot, and comparing a LiDAR frame stored in a map storage of the robot with the first LiDAR frame, comparing a visual frame registered in a frame node of a pose graph with the first visual frame, determining accuracy of comparison's results of the first LiDAR frame, and calculating a current position of the robot by a controller. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376677 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OBJECT BY USING THE ROBOT SYSTEM - The robot system includes a robot having a robot body and a robot controller configured to control operation of the robot body, and an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of autonomous flight. The unmanned aerial vehicle acquires at least one of image pick-up data of a work of the robot body and positional information of a work object of the robot body, and transmits at least one of the image pick-up data and the positional information to the robot controller. The robot controller receives at least one of the image pick-up data and the positional information of the work object, and controls the operation of the robot body by using at least one of the image pick-up data and the positional information of the work object. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376678 | VISUAL SERVO SYSTEM - A visual servo system includes a robot that handles an object, an irradiation device that irradiates light onto the object, and a camera that captures an image of the object and outputs a current image. The visual servo system reads, from a storage medium, a target image that is assumed to be captured by the camera when the object is in target position and attitude, and the light irradiated from the irradiation device is striking the object. The visual servo system calculates control input to be inputted to the robot based on a difference in luminance value between the current image and the target image, and inputs the control input to the robot. The light that is irradiated by the irradiation device is light that has a luminance distribution based on a reference image in winch a luminance value changes along a predetermined direction. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376679 | ROBOTIC DEVICE, PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A robotic device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first robotic device including a first articulated arm, a first clamping mechanism, and a blow-out portion. The first clamping mechanism includes a first clamping claw and a second clamping claw. The first clamping claw is attached to the first articulated arm, and has a first support surface. The second clamping claw has a second support surface to face the first support surface in a first axial direction orthogonal to the first support surface, and is configured to be movable in the first axial direction relative to the first clamping claw. The blow-out portion is provided to any one of the first clamping claw and the second clamping claw, and is configured to be capable of blowing out fluid in a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376680 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND PORTABLE TEACHING DEVICE - A robot system includes a mobile robot configured to move, a portable teaching device including a display section configured to display information, the portable teaching device teaching the mobile robot, a first detecting section configured to detect a present position of the portable teaching device, a second detecting section configured to detect a present position of the mobile robot, and a display control section configured to cause, based on a detection result of the first detecting section and a detection result of the second detecting section, the display section to display the present position of the portable teaching device and the present position of the mobile robot. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376681 | POSITION/FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is technology for more appropriately realizing a human physical-act using a robot. This position/force control device comprises: an act time information retaining means for retaining a time interval or a time stamp of an act, in addition to act information when the act is recorded; a control reference information generation means for generating, from the recorded act information, information to serve as a control reference when the act is replicated; a control timing determination means for determining, from the recorded act time information, a timing for outputting the control reference information when the act is replicated; and a position/force control means for replicating the act on the basis of the generated control reference information and the determined control timing. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376682 | ASSEMBLY APPARATUS - An assembly apparatus assembles a first component and a second component. The assembly apparatus includes a gripping section, a correcting section, and a driving section. The gripping section grips the first component. The correcting section corrects positional shift of the first component relative to the second component. The driving section drives the correcting section. The correcting section includes a first mechanism connected to the gripping section and a second mechanism connected to the driving section. The first mechanism has a first tapered portion on a surface opposite to the gripping section. The second mechanism has a second tapered portion on a surface opposite to the driving section. The second tapered portion has a substantially identical shape to the first tapered portion. The first tapered portion is placed on the second tapered portion. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376683 | Method and System for Automatically Changing Shafts - The invention relates to a shaft coupling. According to one embodiment, the shaft coupling comprises a first coupling part with a shaft and a conical shaft section. A tool (e.g. a grinding disc, a drill, etc.) can be fixed to a first end of the shaft, and a shaft collar is arranged on a second end of the shaft. The shaft coupling additionally comprises a second coupling part which has a conical hub into which the conical shaft section of the first coupling part can be introduced in order to form a tapered seat. The second coupling part additionally has a securing element which can be moved transversely to the rotational axis of the shaft coupling such that the securing element can engage with the shaft collar. At least one spring is arranged in the shaft coupling such that the spring generates a spring force which acts on the tapered seal in the axial direction when the securing element is engaged and biases said tapered seat. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376684 | RETRIEVING MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTED OBJECTS FROM SUBSTANTIALLY INACCESSIBLE CAVITIES - An apparatus, according to one embodiment, includes: an electromagnetic shaft, an expandable balloon coupled to a first end of the shaft, and a fluid reservoir. A conduit also extends between the fluid reservoir and an interior of the balloon. The apparatus also includes a selectively magnetizable fluid, at least a portion of which is contained in the fluid reservoir, and a pump for selectively transferring the magnetizable fluid from the fluid reservoir to the balloon. A pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of the magnetizable fluid, and a controller for controlling the pump are further included. Moreover, at least a portion of the shaft is flexible. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRE-PLATING STRUCTURAL MEMBERS - Pre-plating systems and related methods are disclosed. A pre-plating system includes a press, an infeed robot configured to deliver a structural member to the press, and an outfeed robot configured to remove the structural member from the press. The press is configured to secure a plate to the structural member while the structural member is held in position by at least one of the infeed robot or the outfeed robot. A pre-plating system includes a press, a transfer pedestal, a plate picking robot, and a press loading robot. The plate picking robot is configured to pick a plate from a container and position the plate on the transfer pedestal. The press loading robot is configured to transfer the plate to the press. The press is configured to press the plate into a structural member positioned within the press. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376686 | ROBOT ARM HAVING AT LEAST ONE DEFORMATION ELEMENT - A robot arm includes multiple links and joints connecting the links to one another in an articulated manner, wherein, in cooperation with the joints, the links are designed to carry and move a load in space. The joints can be automatically adjusted by motors of the robot arm to move the links. At least one first link has a first casing and a neighboring second link has a second casing. The casings are designed to transfer respective forces and torques resulting from the weight of the robot arm itself and/or the load to the neighboring link. The first casing and/or the second casing has a deformation element designed to form a buffer body in a joint space between the first and second casings, which is changed due to an adjustment of the associated joint. The buffer body at least substantially or completely fills the changeable joint space. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376687 | PARALLEL INTEGRATED DRIVE MECHANISM - A parallel type integrated actuator is proposed. The actuator includes: a driving unit composed of a plurality of motors, each motor being stacked successively in a longitudinal direction of the driving unit, each motor having a stator fixed to a position outside the driving unit and a rotor positioned inside thereof, each motor rotating relative to each other; a plurality of shafts; a heat sink housing having a cylindrical shape formed around the outer surface of the driving unit, and having an inner circumferential surface thereof thermally connected with the plurality of stators and a plurality of flow paths formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; and a blower fan installed on one end side of the driving unit, provided with a wing part disposed to be adjacent to one end side of the heat sink housing, wherein rotation generates convection for heat exchange. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376688 | ROBOT - A robot including a robot main body having at least two openings passing through an outer wall thereof in a wall thickness direction and a cable routed in an interior of the robot main body, where the cable includes branch cables each of which is split off from a trunk cable of the cable in a vicinity of each of the openings. | 2020-12-03 |
20200376689 | Robot Configuration with Three-Dimensional Lidar - A mobile robotic device includes a mobile base and a mast fixed relative to the mobile base. The mast includes a carved-out portion. The mobile robotic device further includes a three-dimensional (3D) lidar sensor mounted in the carved-out portion of the mast and fixed relative to the mast such that a vertical field of view of the 3D lidar sensor is angled downward toward an are in front of the mobile robotic device. | 2020-12-03 |