Robot system and method for cathode stripping in electrometallurgical and industrial processes

a robotic system and industrial technology, applied in the field of robotic technology, can solve the problems of high physical demand, harsh environmental conditions, and insufficient separation process, and achieve the effects of avoiding re-separation, avoiding re-separation, and avoiding re-separation

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-28
MI ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS MIRS
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The gripping mechanism acts once the separation has been started, but they are not enough to complete the whole separation process.
Particularly, copper stripping as it is done today, has the disadvantage of being carried out manually or through equipment specially designed for this task, but it inevitably requires human intervention, whether for s

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[0028] This invention relates to a new robot system for cathode stripping, which is carried out automatically through anthropomorphous robotic arms of at least 5 degrees of freedom, which are installed at one side of the stripping station.

[0029] With reference to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, the robot system is composed mainly of one robotic manipulator (1) of at least 5 degrees of freedom, provided with a communication, acquisition and control system, and a gripping mechanism (2) to allow to take one cathode (3), from a feeding rack (4) located at one of its sides, and moves it through a defined path to the stripping machine (5), where synchronized with the carousel it will carry out the cathode stripping process from the base plate in a sequential and programmed way through successive operations of hammering, bending and separation.

[0030] The robotic manipulator (1) takes the base plate moves it to the unloading rack, while the cathode (3) is stored in pallet for the subsequent m...

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At present, the cathode stripping process as it is carried out today presents the disadvantage of being carried out manually or through equipment specially designed for this task, but inevitably it requires human intervention whether for stripping or classification. Due to the above a robot system has been developed to automate the process of cathode stripping process. The robotic system is composed mainly of a robotic manipulator (1) of at least 5 degrees of freedom, and a gripping mechanism (2) which allows to take a cathode, (3) from a feeding rack (4) located at one of its sides, and which moves the cathodes through a defined path to the stripping station (5), where synchronized with the carousel the cathode (3) stripping method from the base plate will take place in a sequential and programmed way through different operations of hammering, bending and separation.
Then, the robotic manipulator (1) takes the base plate and moves it to the unloading rack while the cathode (3) is stored in pallet for being later moved. Additionally, this robotic system comprises a station for the removal of rejected cathodes and a station for the reposition of plates.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 734,986 filed 2005 Nov. 10 by the present inventor FEDERAL SPONSORED RESEARCH: [0002] Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM [0003] Not ApplicableBACKGROUND [0004] 1. Field of Invention [0005] This invention relates to the use of robotic technology in mining industry specifically in hazardous areas such as the electro-winning plant. BACKGROUND [0006] 2. Prior Art [0007] The electrodeposition process is one of the current and simplest methods to recover, in a pure and selective way, the metals in a solution. This process mainly uses the permanent cathodes which are deposited in benches for a determined period of time and through the electrometallurgical process, the metal in the solution starts to deposit in the walls of the plate until reaching a determined weight. Once the weight is reached, the cathodes are retrieved (harvest) through an operation ca...

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IPC IPC(8): C25D21/12C25B9/00C25F7/00
CPCB65G61/00C25C7/08C25F7/00
Inventor SALAMANCA, HUGO
Owner MI ROBOTIC SOLUTIONS MIRS
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