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Granted Patent B2
US 11,491,591 · App. 17/472,973 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Attachment device

Inventors: Keisuke Teramoto (Kumamoto, JP); Masaru Kozaki (Kumamoto, JP)
Assignee: HIRATA CORPORATION
B23P19/04F01D25/285B23P15/006B25J9/0093B25J9/0096B25J9/026F01D5/3038F05D2230/68
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Patent No.
US 11,491,591
App. No.
17/472,973
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attachment device attaches a plurality of attachment target members to an attachment portion formed in a circumferential direction of a rotating main body portion. A first measurement unit measures a physical amount concerning a perimeter of the attachment portion. An attachment unit attaches, to the attachment portion, the plurality of attachment target members selected based on the physical amount concerning the perimeter measured by the first measurement unit. A second measurement unit measures a physical amount concerning a gap between the adjacent attachment target members to be attached by the attachment unit.

Claims (30)

1. An attachment device configured to attach a plurality of attachment target members to an attachment portion formed in a circumferential direction of a rotating main body portion, comprising:

a first measurement unit configured to measure a physical amount concerning a perimeter of the attachment portion;

an attachment unit configured to attach, to the attachment portion, the plurality of attachment target members selected based on the physical amount concerning the perimeter measured by the first measurement unit; and

a second measurement unit configured to measure a physical amount concerning a gap between adjacent attachment target members attached by the attachment unit;

wherein the attachment portion is a groove formed throughout the circumferential direction of the rotating main body portion, and

the first measurement unit comprises:

a first acquisition unit configured to acquire information concerning a position of a first side portion of the groove; and

a second acquisition unit configured to acquire information concerning a position of a second side portion located at a position symmetric to the first side portion with respect to a rotation axis of the rotating main body portion on a circumference of the groove.

2. The attachment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a placement portion on which the plurality of attachment target members selected based on the physical amount concerning the perimeter measured by the first measurement unit are placed,

wherein the placement portion comprises a moving unit, including an endless path portion, for circulatively moving the path portion, and a plurality of conveyance bodies mounted on the path portion and capable of individually placing the plurality of attachment target members.

3. The attachment device according to claim 2 , wherein the placement portion comprises a regulation unit configured to regulate movement of the conveyance bodies.

4. The attachment device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a stand on which a storage member storing the plurality of attachment target members is placed; and

a transfer device configured to transfer the attachment target members between the stand and the placement portion,

wherein the transfer device comprises:

a transfer holding unit configured to hold the attachment target members;

a horizontal moving unit configured to be capable of moving the transfer holding unit in a horizontal direction; and

a vertical moving unit configured to be capable of moving the transfer holding unit in a vertical direction.

5. The attachment device according to claim 1 , further comprising a placement portion on which the plurality of attachment target members selected based on the physical amount concerning the perimeter measured by the first measurement unit is placed,

wherein the placement portion comprises a plurality of conveyance bodies capable of individually placing the plurality of attachment target members.

6. The attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the second measurement unit comprises a gap measurement unit configured to measure a gap amount between adjacent attachment target members in the plurality of attachment target members attached by the attachment unit.

7. The attachment device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a support member configured to support the rotating main body portion such that the rotating main body portion can rotate about a rotation axis of the rotating main body portion; and

a base portion configured to support the support member and the first measurement unit,

wherein the base portion is provided with a support arrangement portion on which the support member is arranged, and a first measurement arrangement portion configured to support the first measurement unit.

8. The attachment device according to claim 7 , wherein the base portion is provided with a second measurement arrangement portion configured to further support the second measurement unit.

9. The attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment unit is configured to grip each of the plurality of attachment target members.

10. The attachment device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first storage unit configured to store, for the plurality of attachment target members attached to the rotating main body portion, identification information of each attachment target member and information concerning an arrangement in association with each other as attachment information; and

a second storage unit configured to store the physical amount concerning the gap by the second measurement unit and the attachment information in association with each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2021
From: TERAMOTO, KEISUKE; KOZAKI, MASARU
To: HIRATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057459/0739 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019014287 · Mar 29, 2019
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