The Optimized Design of the Welding Gripper for the Body Pre-Assembly

Abstract:

In order to improve the efficiency of welding, the automotive body pre-assembly was implemented in an automatic welding line. The author designed a robot welding gripper for the pre-assembly station, and simulated the motion of cylinder on each unit by using the CATIA DMU module to inspect the interferences and optimize the structure. The practical application indicated this robot gripper could make good use of the high-accuracy and the flexibility of robots to handle workpiece accurately and assemble quickly.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 756-759)
• Pages: 233-236
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.756-759.233
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Lei Liu, Dong Rong Qiu, Ju Guang Lin
• Keywords: DMU, Flexibility, Pre-Assembly Station, Welding Gripper

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