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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Ats Automation Tooling Systems Inc., Cambridge, CA;
Inventors:
Glenn Oshel, Milford, MI (US);
John Graham, Rochester, MI (US);
Gregory J. Farrow, Fergus, CA;
Nhan Huu Nguyen, Cambridge, CA;
Assignee:
ATS AUTOMATION TOOLING SYSTEMS INC., Cambridge, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/62 (2006.01); B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); B23Q 37/00 (2006.01); B23Q 41/02 (2006.01); B23Q 41/04 (2006.01); B23Q 7/14 (2006.01); B21D 28/24 (2006.01); B21D 37/04 (2006.01); B23P 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 28/246 (2013.01); B23Q 3/15566 (2013.01); B23P 23/04 (2013.01); B23Q 1/626 (2013.01); B23Q 7/1447 (2013.01); B23Q 37/00 (2013.01); B23Q 41/02 (2013.01); B23Q 41/04 (2013.01); Y10T 29/5124 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5135 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5196 (2015.01); Y10T 483/165 (2015.01); Y10T 483/1731 (2015.01);
Abstract
The system includes a cell framework for defining a manufacturing area. The system includes at least one workplace within the manufacturing area. The system includes at least one manufacturing component within the manufacturing area and configured to be movable along three axes in relation to the at least one workplace. The system includes a conveying mechanism configured to move a part into the at least one workplace to be worked on by the at least one manufacturing component.