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Automatic device for processing a product
Assignee: Cellulose du Pin SA
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Filing: 1983-12-15
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Granted: 1987-05-19
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Expires: 2003-12-15
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an automatic device for processing a product. The device provides an industrial robot with angular movements that drives at the end of its wrist (24) along a programmed rough path a working system (1), a guiding device (11) which provides the exact course desired for the working system (1), a damping system (25) placed between the wrist (24) of the robot and the working system (1), this damping system (25) compensating for the course deviations between the programmed course and the exact desired course. The device can be used for the marking of various products and particularly for the marking of paper reels.
Inventors
- 👤 Andre Faurie
- 👤 Jean-Marie Pedone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:33
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J15/00; B25J15/0019; B25J19/00; B25J19/0091; B41; B41F; B41F17/00; B41F17/08; B41F17/14; B41F17/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/51; Y10T29/5191
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
An automatic product processing device comprising: an industrial robot having a wrist preprogrammable for movement along a first path, said movement comprising incremental movements along up to three orthogonal directions; a printing system including means for guiding said printing system along a second path defined by a product to be processed, said means for guiding including means for contacting at least one surface of said product and tracing said surface as said printing system moves along said second path; and means for connecting said printing system to said robot wrist, said means for connecting including means for compensating for differences between said first and second paths such that said robot wrist follows said first path and said working system follows said second path.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
An automatic product processing device comprising: an industrial robot having a wrist preprogrammable for movement along a first path, said movement comprising incremental movements along up to three orthogonal directions; a printing system including means for guiding said printing system along a second path defined by a product to be processed, said means for guiding including means for contacting at least one surface of said product and tracing said surface as said printing system moves along said second path; and means for connecting said printing system to said robot wrist, said means for connecting including means for compensating for differences between said first and second paths such that said robot wrist follows said first path and said working system follows said second path.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Automatic device as in claim 1, wherein the means for guiding comprises a feeler which rests on at least one surface of the product to be processed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Automatic device as in claim 2, wherein the feeler rests on the surface to be processed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
Automatic device as in claim 1, wherein said product comprises a paper reel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
Automatic device as in claim 4, wherein the guiding device is constructed so as to use as a reference the edge of the paper reel in case of marking on a roll of said reel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Automatic device as claim 4 including a position switch for locating the center of the reel, whereby it is possible to mark in an arc of a circle centered on said reel center.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
Automatic device as in claim 4 wherein said means for guiding comprises balls supported relative to said printing system, said balls serving as a touching point on the surface to be marked, and casters supported relative to said working system at a position which, in case of marking on a roll of said reel, rest on the edge of said roll.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Automatic device as in claim 1, wherein said means for compensating provide compensation in two linear directions perpendicular to each other and two circular directions relative to the printing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The automatic device of claim 1 wherein said printing system includes ink jet printing means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
Automatic device as in claim 1 including a capping system associated with said printing system, said capping system using said guiding means for the positioning thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
Automatic device as in claim 10, wherein the capping system includes impact damping means.
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