Patent ID: 11945658
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A platform for processing a workpiece, comprising:
a workpiece transmission mechanism;
a plurality of workstations associated with the transmission mechanism, each workstation including a docking station having a mechanical connection interface, a signal interface and a power interface, the transmission mechanism transporting the workpiece to be processed to one of the plurality of workstations;
a plurality of movable vehicles, each movable vehicle includes a processing module and a docking interface adapted to mechanically connect with the mechanical connection interface of each workstation to position the movable vehicle moved into the workstation, the processing module is adapted to process the workpiece transmitted to the workstation after the movable vehicle is positioned in the workstation, the power interface providing power required for processing the workpiece to a corresponding processing module via the docking interface; and
a controller operatively connected to the transmission mechanism and to each of the plurality of workstations, the signal interface enabling the controller to communicate with the processing module via the docking interface.