US 12,334,868 B2
Solar panel handling system
John Christopher Shelton, Falls Church, VA (US); Luis Herrera, Bethesda, MD (US); Deise Yumi Asami, Arlington, VA (US); Steve Gangi, Webster, NY (US); Chris Angevine, Webster, NY (US); Brian Roscoe, Webster, NY (US); David Meiller, Webster, NY (US); Adam Bowers, San Francisco, CA (US); and Joseph Briney, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to The AES Corporation, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The AES Corporation, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,610.
Application 18/074,610 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/412,266, filed on Aug. 26, 2021, granted, now 12,184,231.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/213,673, filed on Jun. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/071,823, filed on Aug. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/286,661, filed on Dec. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0094619 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); H02M 7/42 (2006.01); H02S 99/00 (2014.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02S 99/00 (2013.01) [B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1687 (2013.01); H02M 7/42 (2013.01); B25J 9/161 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for installing a solar panel, the system comprising:
a first assembly moving robot including a first end-of-arm assembly tool; and
a second assembly moving robot including a second end-of-arm assembly tool,
wherein the first end-of-arm assembly tool includes a frame and a plurality of attachment devices coupled to the frame and the first assembly moving robot is configured to position the first end-of-arm assembly tool relative to the installation structure, and
wherein the second end-of-arm assembly tool includes a clamp interface structure and a clamp tightening structure having a pivot socket and a forward biasing assembly and the second assembly moving robot is configured to position the second end-of-arm assembly tool relative to an installation structure.