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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Siegfried Philippi, Calw, DE;
Stefan Meier, Sindelfingen, DE;
Stefan Stroehlein, Schwaigern, DE;
IPR—Intelligente Peripherien fuer Roboter GmbH, Schwaigern, DE;
Abstract
Tool-changing system, storage device for this purpose and method for coupling a tool to a robot arm. The invention relates to a tool-changing system for an industrial robot, with a robot-side coupling device () provided in a robot arm, with at least one tool () couplable to the robot-side coupling device () and having a tool-side coupling device (), and with a storage device () for receiving the at least one tool () in the non-coupled state. The invention relates, furthermore, to a storage device suitable for this purpose and to a coupling method which can be carried out by means of the tool-changing system. According to the invention, the storage device comprises a base (), securing means () for securing the robot-side coupling device () and feeding means () which are designed for generating a relative movement of the robot-side coupling device () and of the tool-side coupling device () with respect to one another in a coupling direction (). Use for the coupling and uncoupling of tools to and from industrial robots.