Patent ID: 8186280
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B23Q

Abstract:
1. A robotic turntable comprising: a motor; a first table rotationally driven by the motor; a workpiece table mechanically coupled to the first table wherein the workpiece table is rotatable with the first table to maintain a rotational position of the workpiece table with respect to the first table and the workpiece table is rotatable with respect to the first table to change the rotational position of the workpiece table with respect to the first table and the workpiece table is tiltable to a first tilt and to a second tilt with respect to the first table; a first actuator moveable between a free position and a stop position, wherein while the first actuator is in the free position the first actuator does not affect rotation of the workpiece table thereby allowing the workpiece table to rotate with the first table, and while the first actuator is in the stop position the first actuator prevents the workpiece table from rotating with respect to the first table thereby changing the tilt of the workpiece table with respect to the first table; and a second actuator moveable between a second free position and a second stop position, wherein while the second actuator is in the second free position a second actuator does not contact rotatable elements of the robotic turntable, and while the second actuator is in the second stop position, the rotation of the first table is coupled to a change in rotational position of the workpiece table.