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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2018
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Alfons Riek, Weilheim, DE;
Curt-Michael Stoll, Esslingen, DE;
Hans Klingel, Stuttgart, DE;
Marcel Aeschlimann, Ligerz, CH;
Samuel Malzach, Evilard, CH;
Christian Schmid, Feusisberg, CH;
Christoph Berger, Oberburg, CH;
Judith Wimmer, Biel, CH;
Ivo Aschwanden, Zürich, CH;
Kilian Iannucci, Bern, CH;
Alexandra Krause, Zürich, CH;
Markus Andreas Müller, Zürich, CH;
Martin Helmer, Zürich, CH;
Peter Barmettler, Bern, CH;
Festo SE & Co. KG, Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A production cell includes: at least one robot arranged to handle products; at least one buffer area for intermediate storage of products inside the production cell; a vision system with cameras arranged to determine, based on images from the cameras, the identity and the location of objects in the production cell a plurality of production modules, each production module comprising at least one Hardware Module configured to process products; and a plurality of module attachment locations, each module attachment location being configured to connect with an interface section of a production module through at least a physical connection and a power connection.