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SMART LOADER APPARATUS FOR TRUNK LID HINGE

  • US 20170168475A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2016
  • Published: 06/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart loader apparatus for a trunk lid hinge, comprising:

  • a hinge alignment jig at which a trunk lid hinge is aligned and disposed at a predetermined position;

    a smart loader of which a transfer gripper for gripping the trunk lid hinge aligned at the hinge alignment jig is disposed at a front end portion, and the smart loader includes an articulated arm for transferring the trunk lid hinge gripped by the transfer gripper to a predetermined position of a vehicle body;

    a driving portion that drives the transfer gripper and the articulated arm to change a position of the transfer gripper and allows the transfer gripper to grip or release the trunk lid hinge;

    a force and torque (FT) sensor installed at a portion at which the articulated arm and the transfer gripper are connected for sensing a direction of a force applied to the transfer gripper or the trunk lid hinge in an operational standby state of the articulated arm and the transfer gripper; and

    a controller that controls the driving portion to move the transfer gripper in the direction of the force sensed by the FT sensor.

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