Patent ID: 11926491
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An emblem installation system for installing emblems on a work piece, the emblem installation system comprising:
an end effector for a robotic arm, the end effector having a base and multiple vacuum gripper modules repositionable along the base in different configurations, the multiple vacuum gripper modules configured to simultaneously grip multiple emblems and individually release the multiple emblems; wherein the end effector further includes a wet-out roller;
one or more force sensors operatively connected to the multiple vacuum gripper modules and to the wet-out roller and operable to indicate an application force of each of the multiple vacuum gripper modules and of the wet-out roller; and
an electronic controller in communication with the one or more force sensors and configured to execute a set of stored instructions to apply a force within a first range of forces to grip the multiple emblems with the multiple vacuum gripper modules, a force within a second range of forces to place the multiple emblems at different predetermined locations on the work piece, and a force within a third range of forces to apply the wet-out roller to the multiple emblems on the work piece.