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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
William H. DeCamp, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Alan G. Livingston, Riverside, OH (US);
Scott D. Colwell, Kettering, OH (US);
Motoman, Inc., West Carrollton, OH (US);
Abstract
An integrated die cast system is provided comprising a die casting machine, a servo-controlled ladle, a servo-controlled sprayer, a pick and place robot, an integrated controller, and a programming pendant. The die casting machine includes a die casting machine controller. The servo-controlled ladle includes a molten material ladle and a servo-motor arranged to cause the ladle to transfer molten material to an injection chamber of the die casting machine. The servo-controlled sprayer includes a sprayer assembly and a servo-motor arranged to orient the sprayer assembly proximate a die cavity of the die casting machine. The pick and place robot is arranged to access a die cavity of the die casting machine. The integrated controller is in communication with the die-casting machine controller, the servo-controlled ladle, the servo-controlled sprayer, and the pick and place robot. The integrated controller is programmed to (i) execute operational parameters of the servo-controlled ladle, (ii) execute operational parameters of the servo-controlled sprayer, (iii) execute operational parameters of the pick and place robot, (iv) execute a die casting operation by coordinating the operational parameters of the die casting machine, the servo-controlled ladle, the servo-controlled sprayer, and the pick and place robot. The operational parameters of the die casting machine, the servo-controlled ladle, the servo-controlled sprayer, and the pick and place robot are interdependent. The programming pendant is coupled to the integrated controller and is arranged to permit a programmer to define the operational parameters of the die casting machine, the servo-controlled ladle, the servo-controlled sprayer, and the pick and place robot.