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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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• the invention relates to a mounting device according to the preamble of independent claim 1 and method for controlling the mounting device.
• the mounting device is used for the fully automatic assembly of devices in large numbers.
• the document DE 20 2015 000 787 U1 shows a mounting device for the fully automatic assembly of devices with cells for the
• the mounting device shown comprises a production frame with four feet, at least one upper side rail and a lower side rail, wherein along the upper side rail several multi-axis robots are fixed, which workpieces to be machined or
• Pre-assembly modules for process modules for further processing or
• Mounting device is that the action radius of the fixed
• Multi-axis robot is limited, so in particular for transport over longer distances within the mounting device according to several multi-axis robots are needed.
• the multi-axis robot used should be small, but for good space utilization, the multi-axis robot should have a sufficiently large range.
• Multi-axis robot systems which usually use 6-axis systems, so that there is sufficient mobility and, at the same time, good space utilization.
• the previously known Multi-axis robotic systems mounted on linearly movable carriages in assembly devices, which include in particular elongated production lines. These carriages are thereby driven along a linear axis system, wherein the drive comprises a rotary servomotor whose rotary drive movement is converted by suitable mechanical means, such as toothed belts, racks and spindle systems in the desired linear motion.
• the linear axis system and the associated drive system are known
• Mounting devices installed on the floor, wherein the resulting from the abrasion of the mechanical components dirt on the floor or in
• a mounting device a method for controlling a mounting device or a method for producing components, pre-assembly assemblies and devices in one
• Fully automatic assembly of electromechanical, electromagnetic and / or electro-hydraulic devices created comprising at least one production cell, wherein the production cell, a production frame with at least one lower side rail and at least one upper
• Longitudinal member comprises. Furthermore, the inventive
• Mounting device arranged on the upper side member first linear axis system, at least one on the first linear axis system
• movable first carriage arranged on the first carriage first multi-axis robot and at least one drive unit for driving the
• Drive unit is designed as a linear motor.
• Linear system and the movable multi-axis robot can be arranged on an upper side member of a production cell, since the otherwise caused by the abrasion of the transmission components dirt would fall on the underlying of the multi-axis robot system components.
• Another advantage is that even several slides, which are driven by a linear motor, can be independently driven on a linear axis system.
• the linear motor and the associated linear axis system are mechanically simpler and are smaller compared to comparable conventional axle systems.
• Linearachssystemen be moved by means of a trained as a linear motor drive unit, their range is significantly increased without the To increase space requirements in the longitudinal or transverse direction in the assembly cell, only in height results in a small additional space requirement.
• At least a second one is in the production cell
• Multi-axis robot provided. This advantageously achieves that several work processes can be performed simultaneously within a production cell.
• the second multi-axis robot is arranged on a second carriage which can be moved on the first linear axis system. This will be advantageous
• the second multi-axis robot is arranged on a second carriage which is movable parallel to the first linear axis system and can be moved.
• a second carriage which is movable parallel to the first linear axis system and can be moved.
• the longitudinal axis of the linear axis systems are moved independently without colliding with each other. This increases accordingly the flexibility in the production or assembly of the devices to be manufactured.
• a third multi-axis robot which can be moved on a third carriage is provided in the production cell.
• the third carriage is preferably arranged movably on one of the first and second linear axis system.
• At least one process module in the production cell is arranged on the at least one lower longitudinal member, wherein the process module automatically executes assembly processes or test processes.
• Particularly preferred may be a plurality of preferably up to eight
• Process modules may be arranged in the production cell.
• the required components for the devices to be produced by the in the Moving the production cell Transporting multi-axis robots to the process modules, whereupon the corresponding assembly or inspection process is carried out automatically.
• the number of existing process modules several assembly processes or test processes for different devices to be manufactured can be performed simultaneously.
• the linear axis systems and the multi-axis robots are set up so that the multi-axis robots load or unload the process modules with components and / or pre-assembly units of the devices and / or unload the assembled devices from a process module and place them in a rack.
• the multi-axis robots advantageously have one or more grippers for this purpose. Particularly preferred are the
• Multi-axis robot gripping turning and / or transporting the components of the devices, pre-assembly modules and / or the devices by means of grippers.
• the grippers of the multi-axis robots are preferably set up such that they can grip, turn and transport a plurality of different components, pre-assembly modules or devices of a device family.
• the mounting device comprises several in a development
• Production cells which are arranged adjacent to each other.
• the production cells of the type are aligned with one another such that the linear axes of the linear axis systems are aligned with one another. It is particularly possible that a multi-axis robot has several
• Production cells away along the aligned linear axes can be moved.
• construction costs can be further reduced, in which case a fully automatic retooling of the mounting device in particular remains possible.
• the mounting device comprises a control for a movement of the multi-axis robot along the linear axis system and a multi-axis movement of the multi-axis robot.
• this control is designed as a programmable logic controller.
• the programmable logic controller comprises a first control module for controlling the movement of the carriage along the linear axis system.
• the movements of the multi-axis robots along the linear axis system can thus be programmed or
• the programmable logic controller comprises a second control module for controlling a multi-axis movement of the multi-axis robots. This advantageously achieves that a movement of the multi-axis robots along the common programmable controller
• Linear axis systems and the multi-axis movements of multi-axis robots can be coordinated with each other so that during the assembly process in the production cell no mutual obstruction of the movements of the multi-axis robot occurs.
• a method for controlling a mounting device wherein the mounting devices comprise at least a first multi-axis robot and a second multi-axis robot, which are each driven on a linear axis system driven by a linear motor, and a programmable logic controller.
• the method according to the invention for controlling comprises transmitting the current positions of the multi-axis robots on the linear axis system to a driver stage of the linear motor
• a second step the transmission of the current positions of the axes of the multi-axis robot from a driver stage of a multi-axis control of the multi-axis robot to the programmable logic controller.
• the planning of the necessary for a work step to be performed In a third step, the planning of the necessary for a work step to be performed
• Multi-axis manipulator by the driver stage of the multi-axis control of the multi-axis robot to execute the position changes.
• the programmable logic controller is programmed such that the components of the devices are loaded into the process module and discharged therefrom
• Pre-assembly assemblies of the devices are loaded and unloaded, the assembled devices are unloaded from a process module and stored in a rack and the components of the devices that
• Pre-assembly assemblies and / or the devices are turned and transported.
• the programmable logic controller in cooperation with the controllers of the process modules causes both a fully automatic assembly of the devices and a test of the devices in the process modules as well as a fully automatic equipment
• Controllers of the process modules contain programs that provide different program modules for different devices to be mounted to control the mounting device in the setup process of the process modules and in the assembly of the devices.
• a method for manufacturing components, pre-assembly assemblies and devices in a mounting device is specified, in particular a mounting device as above
• the mounting devices comprises a plurality of adjacent process modules, at least one first multi-axis robot, which has at least one gripper for gripping, turning and / or transporting components, pre-assembly assemblies and devices and a programmable logic controller comprises.
• loading and unloading of a first process module takes place by gripping, turning and transporting a first component, the first
• Pre-assembly or first device by means of the gripper of the first multi-axis robot in a first working position.
• the method according to the invention is characterized in that a method of the first multi-axis robot on an upper side member on a linear axis system into a second working position in which loading and unloading of a second process module adjacent to the first process module by gripping, turning and transporting a second Component, second
• the multi-axis robot is driven by a linear motor.
• a linear motor In this way, it is advantageously achieved that in the case of a conversion from the production of a first device, which is produced in the first process module, to the production of a second device, which is produced in the second process module, no second multi-axis robot is required, even if the operating radius of the Multi-axis robot is smaller than the distance between the first process module and the second process module.
• the changeover times can be further reduced.
• a plurality of multi-axis robots which can be moved on a linear axis system can also be arranged in the production cell.
• several can do so simultaneously Conversions or manufacturing processes of various devices are performed.
• Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a production cell for
• Fig. 2 shows a further view of the production cell shown in Fig. 1 with a better view of the controls
• FIG 3 shows a process module in a production cell.
• FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 An embodiment of a mounting device according to the invention according to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 for fully automatic assembly
• electromechanical, electromagnetic and / or electro-hydraulic devices consists of a plurality of production cells 1, of which at least one has at least two linear axis systems 2, whose at least two carriages 3 each carry a multi-axis robot 4.
• the production cell 1 comprises a production frame 50 with four vertical feet 51, two upper horizontal cross members 52, two lower horizontal cross members 53, at least one upper side rail 54 and at least one lower side rail 55, wherein the linear axle 2 arranged on the underside of the upper longitudinal member 54 are.
• each designed as a linear motor drive unit 6 is integrated, so that the carriage 3 and thus mounted on the carriage 3 multi-axis robot 4 along the linear axis system 2 are movable to feed along the lower longitudinal member 55 arranged process modules 5.
• the linear axis systems 2 and the multi-axis robots 4 are set up such that the multi-axis robots 4 load or unload the process modules 5 with components and / or pre-assembly assemblies of the devices to be assembled and / or unload the assembled devices from a process module 5 and in a frame 14 which is disposed on the lower side member 55, put down.
• the linear axis systems 2 and the multi-axis robots 4 are arranged such that the
• Multi-axis robot 4 grab the components of the devices, pre-assembly and / or the devices by means of grippers 15, turn and / or transport.
• the grippers 15 of the multi-axis robots are preferably set up so that they can grip, turn and transport a plurality of different components, preassembly assemblies or devices of a device family.
• Electro-hydraulic devices are the multi-axis robot 4 and the
• programmable logic controller 20 which is programmed to
• the programmable logic controller 20 preferably causes in cooperation with the controllers 21 of the process modules 5 both a fully automatic assembly of the devices and a test of Devices in the process modules 5 as well as a fully automatic setup of the process modules 5, by controlling the movements of the multi-axis robot 4 and the linear axis systems 2 carrying them.
• Multi-axis robot 4 and the linear axis systems 2 and the controllers 21 of the process modules 5 programs that different program modules for controlling different devices to be mounted

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