Sidewall-Mounted Seven-Axis Painting Robot Booth Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional painting robots require a large space for the base portion, making it challenging to reduce the size of the painting booth, as they need to be fixed to the floor, which increases energy consumption and space requirements for air-conditioning and airflow control systems.
Innovation Solution
A painting system with painting robots that have a base portion fixed on the sidewall and a seven-axis arm configuration, allowing for a more compact design by positioning the base portion higher than the object to be painted, thereby reducing the booth's width and height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the base portion is fixed to the floor of the painting booth, then the robot can perform painting work, but the size of the painting booth increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base portion is relocated from the horizontal floor plane to a vertical position on the sidewall, utilizing the vertical dimension to reduce the horizontal footprint of the painting booth while maintaining robot functionality
2Ease of manufacture
If the painting booth is made larger to accommodate conventional robot base portion, then the robot can be installed, but energy consumption for air-conditioning and airflow control increases
Solution Approach 1:
By repositioning the base portion to the sidewall in the vertical dimension, the painting booth volume is reduced, which directly decreases the energy requirements for air-conditioning and airflow control systems while still allowing robot installation
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AI summary
A painting system according to the embodiments includes a painting booth surrounded by a ceiling and a sidewall, a conveyor line that is arranged in the painting booth and conveys an object to be painted, and a painting robot that performs painting on the object. The painting robot includes a base portion fixed on the sidewall side in the painting booth, and an arm portion that is connected to the base portion and has a seven-axis configuration.