| 发明名称 | Component feeder with flexible retaining walls | ||
| 摘要 | A component feeder includes a distributor for distributing components from a bulk storage on a pick surface, and a retaining wall preventing the components from escaping the pick surface. The retaining wall is flexible such that it deforms when a force is applied on it, and it assumes its original shape when the force is no longer applied. The flexible retaining wall allows a robot gripper to push the retaining wall aside when picking a component close to the retaining wall. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9598224(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.03.21 |
| 申请号 | US201214422590 | 申请日期 | 2012.08.22 |
| 申请人 | ABB Research Ltd. | 发明人 | Sirkett Daniel;Nylen Per;Lundberg Ivan |
| 分类号 | B65D90/02;B65D83/04;B65G65/00 | 主分类号 | B65D90/02 |
| 代理机构 | Whitmyer IP Group LLC | 代理人 | Whitmyer IP Group LLC |
| 主权项 | 1. A component feeder comprising: a distributer configured to distribute components from a bulk storage on a pick surface; and a retaining wall configured to prevent the components from escaping the pick surface, the retaining wall being vertical, the retaining wall having a height and a stiffness less than 100 N/mm in a direction of the height, and the retaining wall being flexible such that the retaining wall deforms when a force is applied on the retaining wall, and such that the retaining wall assumes an original shape when the force is no longer applied on the retaining wall. | ||
| 地址 | Zurich CH | ||