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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Luis Felipe Avila, Manlius, NY (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 13/01 (2006.01); B23K 1/012 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/002 (2006.01); B23K 3/047 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 13/01 (2013.01); B23K 1/002 (2013.01); B23K 1/0012 (2013.01); B23K 1/012 (2013.01); B23K 3/0475 (2013.01); B23K 3/08 (2013.01); B23K 37/0229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for joining articles includes a joining unit; a positioning unit coupled to the joining unit, the positioning unit positioning the joining unit; a vision system obtaining an image of an item to be joined on a workpiece; a controller for processing the image and controlling a position of the joining unit relative to the item to be joined in response to the image; and a temperature probe for monitoring a temperature; wherein the controller adjusts the position of the joining unit in response to the temperature.