Automated assembly apparatus
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for assembling multiple component products, comprising:
- an assembly machine which assembles products using components retrieved from a plurality of compartments located at a corresponding plurality of locations, each compartment located according to a type of component stored within;
a component identifier that identifies the type of component stored in each compartment by analyzing indicia of the components or component compartments; and
at least one location indicator, responsive to the component identifier, for producing an indication signal of the corresponding location of each component compartment or component after the type of component has been identified.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for assembling multiple component products using automated assembly equipment having predetermined locations for loading of components or component compartments. The invention includes a component identifier which reads indicia of component identity from components or component compartments, and a location indicator which indicates a proper location for loading and identified component or component compartment. The invention also contemplates a sensor that senses the placement of components or component compartments in the locations of the assembly machine, and a disabling device which disables the assembly machine if components or component compartments are misplaced.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for assembling multiple component products, comprising:
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an assembly machine which assembles products using components retrieved from a plurality of compartments located at a corresponding plurality of locations, each compartment located according to a type of component stored within; a component identifier that identifies the type of component stored in each compartment by analyzing indicia of the components or component compartments; and at least one location indicator, responsive to the component identifier, for producing an indication signal of the corresponding location of each component compartment or component after the type of component has been identified. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. The system of claim further comprising, at least one compartment sensor that senses whether a compartment is present in a previously identified location.
- 11. The system of claim wherein the location indicator comprises an individual visual indicators corresponding to each location.
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13. A system for assembling multiple component products, comprising:
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a machine which assembles products using components retrieved from a plurality of compartments, each compartment being located in a corresponding one of a plurality of locations according to a type of component stored within each compartment; an information processor; a component identifier, connected to the information processor, that identifies a type of component stored in a compartment, said information processor operating to determine a proper location of each identified compartment; and at least one location indicator, connected to and controlled by the information processor, that indicates the proper location of each identified compartment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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