Patent ID: 6256868
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B23P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly process apparatus comprising:an assembly robot for assembling a plurality of parts to a workpiece in a predetermined order;a part supply apparatus having a plurality of part supply modules which are interchangeable with respect to said assembly robot for supplying said parts to said assembly robot in said predetermined order;a work pallet for supplying said workpiece to said assembly robot;a plurality of assembly process modules which are interchangeable with respect to said assembly robot for assembling said parts to said workpiece;a tool pallet for supplying said plurality of assembly process modules to said assembly robot;a conveyor for circulating said work pallet and said tool pallet with respect to the assembly robot; anda counter for counting a number of circuits of said conveyor to provide information indicating one of said parts to be assembled on the workpiece to said assembly robot.