US 11,945,658 B2
General platform for processing workpiece
Jian Cao, Shanghai (CN); Lvhai (Samuel) Hu, Shanghai (CN); Dandan (Emily) Zhang, Shanghai (CN); Fengchun (Fred) Xie, Shanghai (CN); An (Joshua) Yang, Shanghai (CN); Yun (Shanghai) Liu, Shanghai (CN); Wenhe Ma, Shanghai (CN); Peng Ji, Qingdao (CN); Zongjie (Jason) Tao, Shanghai (CN); Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Bellevue, WA (US); and Tao Xu, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH); Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai (CN); and Tyco Electronics (Qingdao) Ltd., Qingdao (CN)
Filed by Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Shanghai (CN); Tyco Electronics (Qingdao) Ltd., Qingdao (CN); and TE Connectivity Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/574,210.
Claims priority of application No. 202110039481.7 (CN), filed on Jan. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219912 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 47/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 47/46 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A platform, comprising:
a workpiece transmission mechanism including a conveyor belt and a workpiece carrying device positioned on the conveyor belt and moving therewith;
a plurality of workstations associated with the transmission mechanism, each workstation including a docking station, the transmission mechanism transporting a workpiece to be processed to one of the plurality of workstations, the workpiece carrying device adapted to transfer the workpiece between various workstations of the plurality of workstations; and
a plurality of movable vehicles, each movable vehicle includes:
a processing module,
a receiving device for receiving the workpiece carrying device transmitted by the conveyor belt, the processing module carried by the movable vehicle located at the workstation processes the workpiece carried by the workpiece carrying device located in the receiving device; and
a docking interface adapted to connect with the docking station of each workstation, each movable vehicle adapted to move in and out of each workstation, the processing module is adapted to process the workpiece transmitted to the workstation after the movable vehicle is moved in and positioned in the workstation.