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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Comau, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Velibor Kilibarda, Birmingham, MI (US);
Joseph Cyrek, Southfield, MI (US);
David Reid, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Comau LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/04 (2006.01); B05B 15/02 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05C 17/01 (2006.01); B23K 11/31 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0483 (2013.01); B05B 15/0225 (2013.01); B05C 5/0216 (2013.01); B05C 11/1005 (2013.01); B05C 11/1021 (2013.01); B05C 17/0143 (2013.01); B23K 11/315 (2013.01); B25J 9/10 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/04 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31095 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39468 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49304 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49305 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/41 (2013.01); Y10S 901/42 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20335 (2015.01);
Abstract
A robotic end effector system and method having a plurality of end effectors which are selectively suitable for particular applications on a workpiece. The end effectors include a resident controller adapted to execute tasks specific to the end effector and are rapidly attachable and removable from the robot for easy change over to different workpieces.