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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James R. Kendall, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Paul D. Shaw, Seattle, WA (US);
Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Santiago M. Mejia, Johns Island, SC (US);
Samantha Eberhardt, Charleston, SC (US);
Samuel J. Knutson, Charleston, SC (US);
Brian S. Carpenter, Summerville, SC (US);
Byron J. Autry, Charleston, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A part transfer system includes a movable support, a plurality of arms coupled to the movable support, and an end effector coupled to each of the plurality of arms. The end effector includes a body and a plurality of dividers each coupled to the body. The plurality of dividers divides the body into a plurality of partitions. The end effector includes a plurality of vacuum ports each in fluid communication with one of the plurality of partitions. The part transfer system further includes a vacuum source in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of vacuum ports. Each of the plurality of vacuum ports is configured to draw a fluid from the plurality of partitions to establish a vacuum between the end effector and a part that is engaged with the end effector, thereby securing the part to the end effector.