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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Yhu-tin Lin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Andrew L. Bartos, Clarkston, MI (US);
Roland J. Menassa, Macomb, MI (US);
Douglas R. Black, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Joseph J. Ekl, Jr., Rochester, MI (US);
Mark A. Cline, Clarkston, MI (US);
Yhu-Tin Lin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Andrew L. Bartos, Clarkston, MI (US);
Roland J. Menassa, Macomb, MI (US);
Douglas R. Black, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Joseph J. Ekl, Jr., Rochester, MI (US);
Mark A. Cline, Clarkston, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The end-effector includes an articulating frame mounted on an indexable boom. Tool modules mount on the end-effector and connect to a workpiece. Each tool module includes a flexible dress package including a cable carrier. A channel rail is supported by the end-effector frame and guides the cable carrier. A setup tool and associated process can reconfigure the positions of the tool modules and the frame and boom of the end-effector.