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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2016
Applicants:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abb Technology Ag, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Alexander Marrocco, Windsor, CA;
Hossein Firoozgan, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Joosok Jinn, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Isaac Zolotarev, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Arnold Bell, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignees:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
ABB Technology AG, Zurich, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/02 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); B23P 2700/50 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39117 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39121 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40032 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45055 (2013.01); Y10S 901/31 (2013.01); Y10S 901/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated control system for a flexible pressing system may include a first robot including a gripper for manipulating a part, a second robot including a pressing tool, and a controller configured to instruct the first robot to move the part into a pressing position and to instruct the second robot to concurrently ready the pressing tool for pressing.