Bestückungssystem und Verfahren zum Übertragen und Installieren einer Konturierten Verbundstruktur

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4035876

Aktenzeichen

EP21382073

Anmeldetag

29. Januar 2021

Veröffentlichung

3. August 2022

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

B29C70/38B29C70/54B29C70/30B29C70/44B29L31/30

Abstract

There is provided a pick-and-place system (10) for transferring and installing a contoured composite structure (16) onto a mandrel (52), in a composite manufacturing system (12a). The pick-and-place system (10) includes a tray station (34) having a tray assembly (36) to hold the contoured composite structure (16), prior to transfer and installation onto the mandrel (52). The pick-and-place system (10) further includes an installation station (50) having the mandrel (52) and a pick-and-place assembly (60). The mandrel (52) is designed to receive the contoured composite structure (16), and designed to move along a moving manufacturing line (54), via a conveyor assembly (56). The pick-and-place assembly (10) includes a gantry assembly (70), a main beam (135) suspended from the gantry assembly (70), the main beam (135) having a plurality of end effector assemblies (160) and a plurality of indexing assemblies (154), a vacuum system (168) coupled to the main beam (135), a load balancer assembly (170) coupling the main beam (135) to the gantry assembly (70), and a control system (150) coupled to the pick-and-place assembly (60), to operably control the pick-and-place-assembly (60).

Anmelder

Firma

The Boeing Company

Land

🇺🇸 USA

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