End effectors carrying plies of limp material for shaping by a mandrel

An apparatus that includes an end effector 132 of a robot (150, see fig. 1). The end effector includes a frame 220, and cup assemblies 250, 260 that are attached to the frame. The cup assemblies each include a shaft (632, see fig. 7) and a head (670). The end effector also includes Bernoulli cups (3...

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1. Verfasser:	Goce Petrovski
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES CONVEYING ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY HAND TOOLS HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL MANIPULATORS PACKING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS STORING TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus that includes an end effector 132 of a robot (150, see fig. 1). The end effector includes a frame 220, and cup assemblies 250, 260 that are attached to the frame. The cup assemblies each include a shaft (632, see fig. 7) and a head (670). The end effector also includes Bernoulli cups (370, see fig. 3) attached to the heads of the cup assemblies, and grippers 270 attached to heads of the cup assemblies. The invention may further comprise a pressure regulator 275 or a controller for controlling said regulator. The invention may also comprise a heating element and a pneumatic actuator. Another embodiment of the invention includes a method for holding a limp ply in contact with an effector and positioning the ply over a mandrel using the Bernoulli cups and grippers. A further embodiment includes a computer readable medium for executing the method discussed.