Robotic weight apply station

摘要

An apparatus for processing a tire-wheel assembly comprising a single-cell workstation including a plurality of sub-stations. The plurality of sub-stations includes a weight application sub-station, and an audit balancing sub-station. The apparatus also includes a tire/wheel transporting device positioned within reach of all of the plurality of sub-stations. A method is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for processing a tire-wheel assembly, comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of sub-stations of a single-cell workstation; disposing a tire-wheel transporting device within reach of all of the plurality of sub-stations; and moving the tire-wheel assembly to or from each of the plurality of sub-stations for providing one or more weights to an imbalanced tire-wheel assembly, and auditing the tire-wheel assembly by
determining if the imbalanced tire-wheel assembly has been substantially corrected responsive to providing said one or more weights to the imbalanced tire-wheel assembly,wherein, subsequent to the determining step:
providing additional weight to the tire-wheel assembly, and re-auditing the imbalanced tire-wheel for
re-determining if the imbalanced tire-wheel assembly has been substantially corrected, andwherein, subsequent to the re-determining step:
discharging the imbalanced tire-wheel assembly to a rework station of the plurality of sub-stations.