Automotive Lamp Assembly Line With Dual-Robot Station Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional automotive lamp assembly processes are inefficient due to separate and labor-intensive steps, resulting in long waiting times and high costs, with manual intervention required for transporting workpieces between processing stages.
Innovation Solution
An assembly system utilizing two functional robots to automate the transfer of workpieces between functional stations for gluing, fastening, and performance testing, incorporating a two-sided assembly line to improve process integration and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual workers carry and transport workpieces between processing steps, then flexibility in operation is maintained, but waiting time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate processing steps (gluing, fastening, optical testing, sealing performance testing) into an integrated automated assembly system. The robotic arm continuously transfers workpieces between processing stations without manual intervention, eliminating waiting time between steps and significantly improving productivity while maintaining operational flexibility through programmable control.
2Ease of manufacture
If separate processing steps are used for gluing, optical testing and sealing performance testing, then each process can be optimized independently, but process integration is low and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent processing steps into a single integrated automated assembly system. The robotic arm coordinates gluing, fastening, optical testing, and sealing performance testing in sequence within one system, improving process integration and reducing overall processing costs despite the complexity of combining these functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic arm serves multiple functions throughout the assembly process: it transfers workpieces between stations, positions components for gluing, facilitates fastening operations, and enables testing procedures. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized equipment for each process step, lowering overall system costs while maintaining high integration.
3Productivity
If a single assembly line is used, then device complexity is reduced, but working efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the assembly system into distinct functional stations (gluing station, fastening station, optical testing station, sealing performance testing station) that are processed sequentially by a single robotic arm. This segmentation allows each station to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system simplicity through centralized robotic control, achieving high productivity without excessive complexity.
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AI summary
An assembly system is provided for automotive lamps and an operation method thereof. The assembly system includes two kinds of functional robots and many functional stations, and it uses the functional robots to transfer workpieces between the various functional stations to realize automatic gluing, fastening and whole lamp performance testing, etc., thereby reducing the amount of manual intervention and improving process integration. Further, the assembly system may provide an assembly system with a two-sided assembly line operating simultaneously, which greatly improves the working efficiency of thereof.