MANIPULATOR, PARTICULARLY AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT, FOR MOUNTING HOSES

摘要

A manipulation device, particularly for use with an industrial robot, which has a plurality of double-jaw grippers on a turret base member. The manipulation device includes a suction member for workpiece handling which is arranged on the turret base member parallel to a rotational axis thereof. The individual grippers are attached to the turret base member at a predetermined inclined angle. Additional joining aids are provided on the grippers to prevent buckling of hoses to be mounted on fittings of the workpiece during a slip-on operation. The required amount of hose to be utilized is respectively cut off at an "IR side" of a hose offering unit from hoses stored on hose reels. The end of the hose to be mounted is also widened in a preparatory station. The manipulation device executes all handling and joining operations for mounting a hose onto a corresponding fitting.