Comau S.p.A. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150108099 | Multi-Axis Industrial Robot With Integrated Tool - An industrial robot including a robot chain of elements, a robot wrist bearing a tool ( | 04-23-2015 |
20140199139 | STATION FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING PIECE-CARRYING CONTAINERS - A system for loading and unloading piece-carrying containers (C) in an industrial plant, comprising:
| 07-17-2014 |
20140165360 | SELF-ADAPTIVE METHOD FOR MOUNTING SIDE DOORS ON MOTOR-VEHICLE BODIES - Method for mounting side doors on motor-vehicle bodies, wherein the doors are connected to the body by means of a pair of hinges each providing a pivot for support and articulation of the door. Each hinge is constituted by a body (fixed) element connected to the body and a door (movable) element connected to the door, as well as by a pin for their mutual rotational articulation. The method comprises the steps of:—detecting—by means of optoelectronic systems—a plurality of dimensions measured along coordinates X, Y, Z, on the body and on the door units, with the aid of the proper references, for qualifying the geometric conditions of the coupling between the doors and the cooperating door receiving seats,—on the basis of the detected dimensions, determining the mounting positions of each pair of hinge elements to be secured to the body and to the doors, so as to obtain that the doors, in the closed condition thereof, are consistent with the respective door receiving portions on the body sides according to the assembly project drawing,—mounting the aforementioned hinge elements on the body in the thus determined positions, using tools that arrange the upper and lower body hinge elements obtaining the alignment of their axes and the correct conjugation of the pivots,—mounting the doors on the body by connecting the body hinge elements and the door hinge elements to each other by simply simultaneously inserting the articulation pins in the seats thereof, without requiring performing further operations for adjusting and recording the geometrical settings, neither on the pre-painting body completion line, nor on the final vehicle assembly line. | 06-19-2014 |
20140138213 | Accumulation pallet conveyor, for recirculating a plurality of pallets in an endless horizontal carousel,and method for controlling this conveyor - A plurality of different types of components is fed to a production line or cell by means of a conveyor for recirculating a plurality of pallets on which said components are carried. The conveyor comprises a horizontal carousel for recirculating the pallets along an endless path. The conveyor is able to cause the pallets to circulate in any of the two circulation directions, and the direction of circulation of the pallets is changed according to the type of component required by the production line or cell in each step of operation, in such a way as to carry a component of the type required to the production line or cell in the shortest possible time. The conveyor comprises a single chain-tensioning device designed to tension the chain properly whenever the direction of movement of the chain is reversed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140081453 | Industrial Robot Having Electronic Drive Devices Distributed on the Robot Structure - In an industrial robot, the electronic drive devices for the electrical supply and control of electric motors of the robot are distributed on the robot structure, each being adjacent to the respective electric motor. The electronic drive devices are connected in series to each other and to a central processing unit. In this series connection an Ethernet line is included for communication of the electronic drive devices with the central processing unit. Thanks to this series connection, the robot harness is dramatically simplified and the operations for its replacement are consequently easier and faster. The structure of the connectors between the robot and the control unit is also greatly simplified. | 03-20-2014 |
20130110288 | Method for Controlling at Least Two Robots Having Respective Working Spaces Including at Least One Region in Common | 05-02-2013 |
20130031778 | SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF A COMPONENT ON A MOTOR-VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein are systems for assembly of a component, in particular a roof panel, on a motor-vehicle body structure. One system comprises a device designed to clamp the component on the body structure in the proper position; a centre for welding the component on the body structure; and a conveying line for carrying to and from the welding centre a succession of the body structures. The clamping device is provided with means for gripping the component and comprises first manipulator means for bringing the device into connection with the component in a pick-up position according to a predetermined mutual positioning, and for carrying the device connected to the component to a body structure that is located in a position on the conveying line, upstream of the welding centre, for constraining it to the body structure according to a mutual positioning whereby the component is in the proper position of assembly. | 02-07-2013 |
20120216650 | ARTICULATED ROBOT WRIST - Disclosed herein are embodiments of an articulated robot wrist which can comprise a first body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being intended to be mounted on a robot component that is rotatable around a first axis; a second body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said first body, around a second axis inclined with respect to said first axis; and a third body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said second body, around a third axis inclined with respect to said second axis, wherein said first and third axes are both substantially orthogonal to said second axis, and wherein in at least one position of said robot wrist said first and third axes are substantially aligned with each other. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216649 | ARTICULATED ROBOT WRIST - Disclosed herein are embodiments of an articulated robot wrist, which can comprise a first body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being intended to be mounted on a robot component that is rotatable around a first axis; a second body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said first body, around a second axis inclined with respect to said first axis; and a third body comprising a first and a second end, said first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said second body, around a third axis inclined with respect to said second axis. The first and third axes are both substantially orthogonal to said second axis, and wherein in at least one position of said robot wrist said first and third axes result substantially aligned with one another. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216648 | ARTICULATED ROBOT WRIST - Disclosed herein are embodiments of an articulated robot wrist. One embodiment comprises a first body comprising first and second ends, the first end being for mounting on a robot component which is rotatable around a first axis; a second body comprising first and second ends, the first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said first body around a second axis inclined with respect to said first axis; and a third body comprising a first and a second end, the first end being rotatably mounted on said second end of said second body around a third axis inclined with respect to said second axis. The first and third axes form an angle substantially of 90° with respect to said second axis, and wherein in at least one position of said robot wrist said first and third axes are substantially aligned with each other. | 08-30-2012 |
20120216646 | MANIPULATOR ROBOT - A manipulator robot for industrial production lines including a support structure and two robot arms mounted to the support structure at declining and diverging angles from one another. In one example, each robot arm includes six robot body portions connected in series and rotatable relative to one another. The improved robot design provides significant advantages in the flexibility, movement and modality of the robot for exemplary use in industrial production lines. | 08-30-2012 |
20120145514 | SYSTEM FOR FRAMING MOTOR-VEHICLE BODIES OR SUB-ASSEMBLIES THEREOF - In a framing system for framing motor-vehicle bodies or sub-assemblies thereof, the body to be framed is located and clamped in position during the assembling operations by side locating and clamping structures ( | 06-14-2012 |
20110137432 | AUTOMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for monitoring performance of at least one task in controlled equipment is disclosed herein. The method includes collecting a series of signals associated with the at least one task, at least some of the signals in the series define timing values for the at least one task. comparing each of at least some of the timing values to a reference value, generating an accumulated variance value based on the comparisons and selectively generating a predictive failure indication based on the generated accumulated variance value. | 06-09-2011 |
20090215598 | Machining Unit, Particularly For Machining The Surface Of Cylindrical Cavities, Having A Tool Holding Assembly Including Actuating Means For Adjusting The Tool Position And A Wireless Control System For The Actuating Means - A machining unit, particularly for machining the surface of cylindrical cavities, has a tool-holder assembly, including an electric actuator for adjustment of the radial tool position. The control signals of the actuator are transmitted to said actuator by a stationary electronic control unit via a wireless communication system. Also provided on board the tool-holder assembly is a system for electrical supply of the actuator, constituted, for example, by one or more batteries or else by an electrical-generation microsystem that exploits a portion of the flow of the high-pressure lubricant-coolant that is fed into the machining area. | 08-27-2009 |
20090025494 | Vertically Movable Slide Unit for an Operating Machine, with an Integrate Anti-Fall Device - A vertically movable slide unit for an operating machine includes a support structure, a slide slidably mounted along a vertical direction on the support structure and drive means of the vertical movement of the slide, carried by the support structure A safety device for preventing an accidental fall of the slide and operatively interposed between the slide and the support structure is foreseen, which is integrated within the slide. | 01-29-2009 |
20080276452 | CELL FOR AUTOMATED ASSEMBLING OPERATIONS - A cell for automated assembly operations, in particular for the assembly of components and accessories of multi-cylinder internal-combustion engines, has means for referencing the piece and clamping it in position, which comprise a plate, provided with reference elements that are to engage the piece, said plate being raisable vertically to take up the piece, setting it at a distance from the conveying device. The raisable plate is carried by a slide, which is mounted mobile in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the line. The aforesaid slide is mounted so that it can slide on a supporting structure, which is in turn mounted oscillating about an axis parallel to the longitudinal direction of the conveying line on a structure that is rigidly connected to the fixed frame of the cell. | 11-13-2008 |
20080223170 | Articulated robot wrist - Described herein is an articulated robot wrist, comprising: a first support, which is to be mounted on a robot component that is rotatable about a first axis; a second support, mounted on said first support in a rotatable way about a second axis inclined with respect to said first axis; a first motor, carried by said first support, the shaft of which is connected in rotation to said second support via a first gear transmission; a third support, mounted on said second support in a rotatable way about a third axis, inclined with respect to said second axis; and a second motor, carried by the second support, the shaft of which is connected in rotation to said third support via a second gear transmission. | 09-18-2008 |