The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2024
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Hella Saturnus Slovenija D.o.o., Ljubljana, SI;
Hella Autotechnik Nova S.r.o., Mohelnice, CZ;
Ingo Engler, Soest, DE;
Miguel Lebrato-Rastrojo, Paderborn, DE;
Thomas Herbers, Lippstadt, DE;
Andreas Schmitz, Erwitte, DE;
Primoz Petac, Kamnik, SI;
Tadej Vovk, Ljubljana, SI;
Jure Habjan, Domzale, SI;
Klemen Skapin, Vodice, SI;
Tomas Kubat, Koprivnice, CZ;
Jane Frantisek, Mohelnice, CZ;
David Nejezchleba, Úsov, CZ;
Rainer Brys, Lippstadt, DE;
Alfredo Verdin Moreno, San Mateo Tecoloapan, MX;
Thomas Albert Roebbecke, Erwitte, DE;
Ludger-Josef Gruene, Hoexter, DE;
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, DE;
Hella Saturnus Solvenija D.O.O, Ljubijana, SI;
Hella Autotechnik Nova S.R.O., Mohelnice, CZ;
Abstract
A method of setting up a joining device for joining a cover lens to a housing of a vehicle lighting device. The joining device features a mounting fixture and a robot with a suction head, The method features at least the following steps: inserting a housing into the mounting fixture and a cover lens into the suction head; transferring the suction head to an initial joining pose; joining the cover lens to the housing with the suction head in the initial joining pose; measuring the pose of the cover lens relative to a reference-point system, which comprises reference points on the surface of the housing and/or the cover lens; determining a set of translations and/or rotations, which transfer the cover lens to an optimal pose with minimal deviations from a target pose; and correcting the initial joining pose of the suction head with the determined set of translations and/or rotations.