Adhesive Gripper Handling for Chaotic Object Pickup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handling devices struggle to efficiently pick up objects from disordered or chaotic arrangements in storage media without manual intervention, requiring labor-intensive manual reordering.
Innovation Solution
A receiving device equipped with an adhesive gripper and control unit that detects and defines a coupling section on the object, establishing a force-fit connection through normal forces, allowing automated handling even in chaotic arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If conventional gripping elements using positive locking or frictional engagement are used, then easy access to individual objects is required, but objects in chaotic arrangement cannot be picked up automatically
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical gripping elements (positive locking, frictional engagement) with an adhesive gripper that uses adhesive forces to grasp objects. This substitution enables the handling device to pick up objects from chaotic arrangements without requiring specific orientations or accessible gripping surfaces, thereby achieving automated handling while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of gripping mechanism from mechanical interlocking to adhesive bonding. The adhesive gripper applies adhesive material to create a bond with the object surface, allowing secure grasping of objects in any orientation or arrangement, thus resolving the contradiction between automation and ease of access.
2Productivity
If manual reordering of objects is performed to enable automated handling, then automated handling can proceed, but time-consuming and labor-intensive manual intervention is required
Solution Approach 1:
By replacing mechanical gripping with adhesive gripping, the system eliminates the need for manual reordering entirely. The adhesive gripper can grasp objects directly from chaotic arrangements, allowing continuous automated operation without time-consuming manual intervention, thus improving productivity while minimizing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive gripper enables the system to handle objects autonomously without requiring external manual assistance for reordering. The handling device itself performs the grasping operation on chaotically arranged objects, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating the productivity bottleneck caused by manual reordering.
3Extent of automation
If adhesive gripper is used to grasp objects in chaotic arrangement, then automated handling is enabled, but additional components for adhesive supply and management are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the adhesive supply system, storage means, and conveying means into an integrated unit with the adhesive gripper. The storage means is arranged in or on the receiving means, and the conveying means transports adhesive directly to the gripper, merging multiple functions into a compact system that achieves automated handling without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving means serves multiple functions: it stores adhesive material, conveys adhesive to the gripper, and acts as the gripping mechanism itself. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, achieving automated handling while keeping device complexity manageable.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables fully automated object handling by allowing secure, force-fit engagement and positioning of objects for subsequent processing, reducing manual labor and improving efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the coupling element of the receiving means comprises an adhesive gripper, wherein the adhesive gripper comprises an adhesive gripper and/or a film gripper
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AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving device (2) for receiving an object (4) arranged in any way, in particular from a hopper (6) comprising a plurality of objects (4), with at least one control unit (8) to which at least one sensor means (10) can be assigned or is assigned, by which a coupling section (12) of at least one object (4) can be detected and/or defined by the control unit (8), with at least one handling device (14), such as a robot, which can be controlled by the control unit (8) and which can be positioned on the object (4) by the control unit (8), with at least one receiving means (16) which can be fixed to the handling device (14) via a connecting piece, and by which the object (4) can be received, fixed to the receiving means (16) and transferred into a transfer position (18), wherein the receiving means (16) comprises at least one coupling element (20) with at least one, in particular planar, contact section (22),with which the receiving means (16) can be attached to the coupling section (12) of the object (4) and a force-fit connection can be established by normal force between the coupling element (20) of the receiving means (16) and the object (4).