US 12,149,133 B2
Rotor assembly system employing central multi-tasking robotic system
Mark E. Briscoe, Milford, MI (US); Nick Sochacki, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Al Marrocco, Windsor (CA); Jeffrey Cameron, Lake Orion, MI (US); and Michael Mollan, Lake Orion, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US); and ABB Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US); and ABB Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/155,368.
Application 18/155,368 is a continuation of application No. 17/161,121, filed on Jan. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,557,944, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2023/0155458 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); H02K 1/276 (2022.01); H02K 15/03 (2006.01)
CPC H02K 15/03 (2013.01) [B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); H02K 1/276 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53313 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rotor assembly system for a manufacturing cell, the rotor assembly system comprising:
a central robotic system comprising:
a conveyor platform; and
a multi-axial central robot arranged on the conveyor platform, wherein:
the multi-axial central robot is configured to perform a set of manufacturing processes from among a plurality of rotor manufacturing processes related to at least one rotor component, and
the conveyor platform is operable to move the multi-axial central robot within the manufacturing cell to transfer the at least one rotor component between one or more rotor manufacturing processes from among the plurality of rotor manufacturing processes.