Patent ID: 9517895
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B25J,B65G,G05B,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A system for turning over a vehicle frame, the vehicle frame having support rails defining a set of openings and having a longitudinal center axis, the system comprising: a first multi-axis robot having a first end effector; a second multi-axis robot having a second end effector, the first and second end effectors each having a pair of oppositely-positioned locator pins, at least one of which is selectively moveable toward the other, the locator pins each having a plurality of tiers, the tiers each having a different relative diameter, with each of the tiers having a tapered surface, and a first of the tiers having a smallest of the relative diameters and a conical end; and a controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for positioning the vehicle frame using the first and second end effectors, wherein the controller is in communication with the first and second multi-axis robots, and is configured to execute the instructions from the memory via the processor to determine whether the vehicle frame is a first or a second distinct vehicle frame type and to cause the first and second multi-axis robots to: