Patent ID: 9492926
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B25J,B65G,G05B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for handling of workpieces having a specific three-dimensional form, comprising at least one gripper for handling the workpieces, a control unit comprising a computer program including commands for controlling the at least one gripper, and an intermediate station for placing down the workpieces, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the workpieces are placed on the intermediate station and are picked up again with a changed orientation and/or with a greater accuracy, wherein the intermediate station has at least one receiver, the receiver having a three-dimensional form specifically adapted to the specific three-dimensional form of the workpieces, such that the workpieces are retained in the receiver in a specific position and orientation defined by the specific three-dimensional form of the receiver, and wherein the apparatus handles the workpieces in an automated manner without a user intervention being necessary, wherein the intermediate station further comprises a compensation apparatus by which the receiver is arranged on the intermediate station with a certain play, such that the receiver yields on an inexact placing of a workpiece, and a positioning arrangement which arranges and/or fixes the receiver in a predefined position for the more exact picking up of a workpiece placed in the receiver, and wherein the positioning arrangement arranges and/or fixes the receiver in the predefined position.