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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Hidetsugu Matsuda, Fujieda, JP;
Osamu Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Hosoda, Fujieda, JP;
Yoshiyuki Abe, Kuwana, JP;
Akihiko Arichi, Aichi, JP;
ABB K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Mounted on a wrist portion ( ) of a single coating robot ( ) is a common main assembly body ( ) to which a plural number of bell-shape heads ( ) are replaceably connectible. Further, a head changer ( ) is provided within a working area of the coating robot ( ), the head changer ( ) being provided with head gripping mechanisms ( ) to hold a plural number of bell-shape heads ( ) thereon. By the use of the coating robot ( ), one of the bell-shape heads ( ) on the head changer ( ) is replaceably connected to the common main assembly body ( ) to form a complete sprayer ( ). Accordingly, the coating robot ( ) can perform various coating operations by selectively picking up a suitable bell-shape head ( ) from the head changer ( ) and connecting same to the common main assembly body ( ).