Patents Assigned to YASKAWA NORDIC AB
  • Patent number: 11958643
    Abstract: The invention concerns a carton loading device (1) comprising a gripper assembly (20), which comprises at least one gripper (21) arranged to grip a product item (P) from above and to lower the product item (P) into a carton (10). The carton (10) comprises along first parallel sides (11) thereof comprises bottom side flaps (13) and top side flaps (14) and along second parallel sides (12) thereof comprises bottom end flaps (15) and top end flaps (16) and is presented to the gripper assembly (20) in a sleeve state with all flaps (13-16) unfolded. The gripper assembly (20) comprises a pinching means (22) arranged to pinch and hold the top side flaps (14) of the carton (10) and to hold and move the carton (10) and said product item (P) jointly to a carton closing station of the carton loading device (1), where the gripper assembly (20) finally releases said product item (P) and the carton (10) once the bottom side flaps (13) and the bottom end flaps (15) have been folded in and secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventor: Lars Trygg
  • Publication number: 20220388699
    Abstract: The invention concerns a carton loading device (1) comprising a gripper assembly (20), which comprises at least one gripper (21) arranged to grip a product item (P) from above and to lower the product item (P) into a carton (10). The carton (10) comprises along first parallel sides (11) thereof comprises bottom side flaps (13) and top side flaps (14) and along second parallel sides (12) thereof comprises bottom end flaps (15) and top end flaps (16) and is presented to the gripper assembly (20) in a sleeve state with all flaps (13-16) unfolded. The gripper assembly (20) comprises a pinching means (22) arranged to pinch and hold the top side flaps (14) of the carton (10) and to hold and move the carton (10) and said product item (P) jointly to a carton closing station of the carton loading device (1), where the gripper assembly (20) finally releases said product item (P) and the carton (10) once the bottom side flaps (13) and the bottom end flaps (15) have been folded in and secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventor: Lars Trygg
  • Patent number: 10343241
    Abstract: A robot cell (1) may include a multi axis robot arm (3), which terminates in a gripper (4) arranged to handle a pallet (2), and a sawing device (10), which is arranged to separate a nailed pallet part from a pallet (2) handled by said gripper (4). The sawing device (10) may include a saw blade immersed in a liquid bath, which is contained in a trough (11) of the sawing device (10). Such that separation of said nailed pallet part is performed in a liquid environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventors: Per Danielsson, Carl-Johan Hallengren
  • Patent number: 10173329
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of handling stacks of flexible substrates (14) by means of a gripper (8) as well as a robot cell (1) for carrying out the method. The gripper (8) is arranged on an arm (6) of a robot (2) and has a lower finger and a corresponding upper finger. The method comprises the steps of inserting said lower finger below a bottom substrate (14) of a stack resting on a base and said upper finger above a top substrate (14) of the stack, and gripping the stack by clamping it between said lower and upper finger. Then by means of the gripper (8) starting at a stack front the entire stack is lifted into a pendent state and moved to a support (16). There the stack is lowered such that a stack rear, which is opposite to said stack front, comes into contact with the support (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: YASKAWA NORDIC AB
    Inventor: Henrik Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9844883
    Abstract: The invention concerns a gripper (1) adapted to be used in an automated system for handling flexible substrates provided in a pile. The gripper (1) is rotatably arranged on an arm (6) of a robot and comprises a lower finger (7) and an upper finger (8). The lower finger (7) comprises a sharp, wedge-shaped edge (14), which is adapted to enable insertion of the lower finger (7) between substrates of the pile. The lower finger (7) has a round tip (11), which extends to at least one side of the lower finger (7) and forms a smooth, wedge-shaped edge (15), wherein the sharp, wedge-shaped edge (14) is arranged on the at least one side remote from the round tip (11) and substantially in level with but protruding further than the smooth, wedge-shaped edge (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: YASKAWA NORDIC AB
    Inventor: Bo Genefke
  • Publication number: 20170225281
    Abstract: The invention concerns a robot cell (1) comprising a multi axis robot arm (3), which terminates in a gripper (4) arranged to handle a pallet (2), and a sawing device (10), which is arranged to separate a nailed pallet part from a pallet (2) handled by said gripper (4). The sawing device (10) comprises a saw blade immersed in a liquid bath, which is contained in a trough (11) of the sawing device (10), such that separation of said nailed pallet part is performed in a liquid environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventors: Per Danielsson, Carl-Johan Hallengren
  • Publication number: 20170173800
    Abstract: The invention concerns a gripper (1) adapted to be used in an automated system for handling flexible substrates provided in a pile. The gripper (1) is rotatably arranged on an arm (6) of a robot and comprises a lower finger (7) and an upper finger (8). The lower finger (7) comprises a sharp, wedge- shaped edge (14), which is adapted to enable insertion of said lower finger (7) between substrates of said pile. Said lower finger (7) has a round tip (11), which extends to at least one side of the lower finger (7) and forms a smooth, wedge-shaped edge (15), wherein said sharp, wedge-shaped edge (14) is arranged on said at least one side remote from said tip (11) and substantially in level with but protruding further than said smooth, wedge-shaped edge (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventor: Bo Genefke
  • Publication number: 20170036356
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of handling stacks of flexible substrates (14) by means of a gripper (8) as well as a robot cell (1) for carrying out the method. The gripper (8) is arranged on an arm (6) of a robot (2) and has a lower finger and a corresponding upper finger. The method comprises the steps of inserting said lower finger below a bottom substrate (14) of a stack resting on a base and said upper finger above a top substrate (14) of the stack, and gripping the stack by clamping it between said lower and upper finger. Then by means of the gripper (8) starting at a stack front the entire stack is lifted into a pendent state and moved to a support (16). There the stack is lowered such that a stack rear, which is opposite to said stack front, comes into contact with the support (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Yaskawa Nordic AB
    Inventor: Henrik Christiansen
  • Patent number: 9339902
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dismantling of chosen parts of assembled pallets, said device including a support frame, that carries a first and a second dismantling station, into which pallets are insertable. The first dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen outer parts of a base of a pallet in order to separate at least some of these parts. The second dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen inner parts of a base of a pallet or between outer parts of a deck of a pallet in order to separate any of these parts. The device also comprises a multiple-axle robot, which is arranged to feed pallets into and out of the device and to position said pallets in relation to the knifes of both dismantling stations of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: YASKAWA NORDIC AB
    Inventors: Karl-Johan Berg, Bengt Magnusson, Per Danielsson
  • Publication number: 20130255077
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for dismantling of chosen parts of assembled pallets, said device including a support frame, that carries a first and a second dismantling station, into which pallets are insertable. The first dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen outer parts of a base of a pallet in order to separate at least some of these parts. The second dismantling station comprises at least one knife, which can be driven in between chosen inner parts of a base of a pallet or between outer parts of a deck of a pallet in order to separate any of these parts. The device also comprises a multiple-axle robot, which is arranged to feed pallets into and out of the device and to position said pallets in relation to the knifes of both dismantling stations of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: YASKAWA NORDIC AB
    Inventors: Karl-Johan Berg, Bengt Magnusson, Per Danielsson