Abstract: A device for applying a rubber profile to a surface comprises a robot arm moving and guiding a guide head into a position to apply the rubber profile along a defined contour on the surface. A feed device connected to the guide head feeds the rubber profile onto the surface at a defined speed. A guide element on the guide head guides the rubber profile. The feed device includes a motorized drive roller, with a profiled circumferential surface, and a counter-element with a passage for the rubber profile formed between the drive roller and the counter-element, such that the profiled circumferential surface engages the rubber profile A control unit detects the speed of the guide head where the rubber profile is applied to the surface and controls a drive roller such that the rubber profile is advanced on the basis of this speed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 8, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 24, 2023
Assignee:
AyTec Automation Gmbh
Inventors:
Christian Ruhland, Juergen Gollwitzer, Wolfgang Thurmer, Thomas Brueckl
Abstract: A device for applying a rubber profile to a surface comprises a robot arm moving and guiding a guide head into a position to apply the rubber profile along a defined contour on the surface. A feed device connected to the guide head feeds the rubber profile onto the surface at a defined speed. A guide element on the guide head guides the rubber profile. The feed device includes a motorized drive roller, with a profiled circumferential surface, and a counter-element with a passage for the rubber profile formed between the drive roller and the counter-element, such that the profiled circumferential surface engages the rubber profile A control unit detects the speed of the guide head where the rubber profile is applied to the surface and controls a drive roller such that the rubber profile is advanced on the basis of this speed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 8, 2021
Publication date:
January 20, 2022
Applicant:
AyTec Automation GmbH
Inventors:
Christian Ruhland, Juergen Gollwitzer, Wolfgang Thurmer, Thomas Brueckl