Electricity: motive power systems – Positional servo systems – Vehicular guidance systems with single axis control
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-29
2001-04-10
Nappi, Robert E. (Department: 2837)
Electricity: motive power systems
Positional servo systems
Vehicular guidance systems with single axis control
C134S095200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06215268
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a washing robot system for works, and more particularly to a washing robot system for works for automatically washing a processed work by way of a robot system to speedily perform a washing operation.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, when a work is processed, chips or processing oil and the like according to the processing stays with the work and in order to remove same, a washing process is provided at the middle of the in-process or at the final process.
In case a work is of a relatively simple shape, a worker can remove the chips and the like by using an air blowing device and blowing air to a part where the chips and the like stay. However, in case of a work process of an engine cylinder block or a cylinder head where many hole processes are involved, many parts need washing and washing degrees are variably needed to necessitate an installation of a separate washing device for removing chips and the like.
Now, a washing device according to the prior art arranged at an in-process of a work for washing chips and the like will be described with reference to
FIG. 3
, where, the washing device includes a washing nozzle
112
for ejection washing solution to an area such as a tapping hole of a work (W) or an oil hole where chips remains unwashed, a washing room
114
to which the washing nozzle is attached, an air nozzle
116
for finally removing by air remnants still remaining at the work (W) washed by the washing room
114
, and an air blowing room
118
to which the air nozzle
116
is fixedly attached.
When a work having finished a hole process and the like conveyed to a washing room by a worker or by a conveying system, the work is washed at a washed-to-be area by the washing nozzle. The worker then inserts the work to an air blowing device, where the work is blown by air and the blown work is moved to the next process for completion of the washing operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
However, there is a problem in the washing method by way of a washing nozzle fixed to a washing room thus described in that the washing nozzle should be arranged in the same number as that of the area (to be washed) formed at a work, thereby increasing an installation cost thereof, and when type of the work is changed, position of the washing nozzle should be changed in accordance with the change of the type of the work, resulting in consumption of many hours in setting up to process and difficulty in swiftly coping with the change of type of the work.
There is another problem in that because the washing room and the air blowing room are separately arranged, washing process is divided into two sub processes prolonging the entire processing time.
The present invention is disclosed to solve the aforementioned problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a washing robot system for works constructed and arranged to perform the washing operation by way of minimum washing guns regardless of the number of the area to be washed (hereinafter referred to as area) formed at the work, to swiftly cope with the change of work.
In accordance with the object of the present invention, there is provided a washing robot system for works, the system comprising:
a washing room for preventing washing solution from being spread while a work is washed and for restricting a worker from approaching thereto;
an industrial robot having a robot gun for washing a predetermined area formed at the work in washing room;
a supply mechanism for supplying the washing solution and air to the robot gun mounted on the industrial robot;
a conveying system for conveying the work into the washing room; and
a control mechanism for controlling the industrial robot for washing the work.
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Duda Rina I.
Hyundai Motor Company
Nappi Robert E.
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