Patent ID: 9207657
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B23Q,B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A computer controlled manufacturing center comprising: a base including at least one base mount and a base electrical connector; an arm moveable with respect to the base, the arm including at least one arm mount and an arm electrical connector; a drive assembly operable to move the arm with respect to the base; first and second nests interchangeably coupleable to the base, the first and second nests configured differently from one another for use during different manufacturing operations, each nest including at least one nest mount engageable with the base mount to locate the respective nest relative to the base, the first nest including a first nest electrical connector electrically engageable with the base electrical connector and having a first nest electrical configuration, and the second nest including a second nest electrical connector electrically engageable with the base electrical connector and having a second nest electrical configuration different from the first nest electrical configuration; first and second tool heads interchangeably coupleable to the arm, each tool head configured to perform a different manufacturing operation and including at least one tool mount engageable with the arm mount to couple the respective tool head to the arm for movement therewith, the first tool head including a first tool electrical connector electrically engageable with the arm electrical connector and having a first tool electrical configuration, and the second tool head including a second tool electrical connector electrically engageable with the arm electrical connector and having a second tool electrical configuration different from the first tool electrical configuration; and a controller in communication with the drive assembly, the base electrical connector, and the arm electrical connector, the controller operable to: