SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A WORKPIECE IN A DESIRED POSITION

• US 20140167343A1
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LU, LI-CHIN
• Application Number:
  US14/101,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20140167343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 269/60
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/003 Combinations of clamps
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 5/145 for plates

Abstract

A positioning system for positioning a workpiece in a desired position is provided. The system includes a first driving device and a second driving device. The first driving device and the second driving device are used to drive the workpiece to move. The system further includes a third driving device and a fourth driving device for driving a first block and a second block to move. The moving direction and moving distance of the workpiece is determined according to a difference between a standard value and a distance that the first block and the second block have travelled.

Claims

1. A positioning system for positioning a workpiece, the positioning system comprising:

a computer;

a first platform;

a second platform arranged on the first platform;

a third platform arranged on the second platform;

a positioning member configured to position the workpiece, the positioning member being arranged on the third platform;

a first driving device secured to the first platform and configured to drive the second platform to move along a first direction;

a second driving device secured to the second platform and configured to drive the third platform to move along a second direction;

a first block comprising a first pressure sensor, the first pressure sensor being configured to detect a first pressure between the first block and the workpiece;

a third driving device secured to the third platform and configured to drive the first block to move along the first direction;

a second block comprising a second pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor being configured to detect a second pressure between the second block and the workpiece;

a fourth driving device secured to the third platform and configured to drive the first block to move along the second direction;

wherein when the first block and the second block comes into contact with the workpiece, the computer is configured to monitor the first pressure and the second pressure, and determines a first distance that the first block has traveled when the first pressure reaches to a first value, and a second distance that second block has traveled when the second pressure reaches to a second value, the computer is configured to control the first driving device and the second driving device to respectively drive the second platform and the third platform to move;

wherein a moving direction and a moving distance of the second platform is determined according to a difference between the first distance and a first standard value, and a moving direction and a moving distance of the third platform is determined according to a difference between the second distance and a second standard value.

2. The positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the first driving device comprises a motor, a guide screw, and a sliding block, the motor is configured to drive the guide screw to rotate, the sliding block engages with the guide screw and moves along the guide screw when the guide screw rotates, the second platform is secured to the sliding block.

3. The positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member comprises a first wall and a second wall perpendicular to each other, and the first wall and second wall are configured to contact two sides of the workpiece.

4. The positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.