Patent SG-11201803924X-A (SG)
Title: Automated picking apparatus with magnetic repulsion for picking an object or a set of objects and method thereof
Inventor: CHAN SEE JEAN
IPC: B65G47/91
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau 0 (43) International Publication Date owe\") 04 January 2018 (04.01.2018) W I PO I PCT THE 11111111111111111111111H111 (10) PATENT WO International COOPERATION 2018/004455 Publication 111111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111H1111111 TREATY Al Number (PCT) (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: VIERING JENTSCHURA & PARTNER LLP et B65G 47/91 (2006.01) B23P 19/00 (2006.01) al.; P.O. Box 1088, Rochor Post Office, Rochor Road, Sin- B25J 15/06 (2006.01) gapore 911833 (SG). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/SG2016/050309 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 30 June 2016 (30.06.2016) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, (25) Filing Language: English HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, (26) Publication Language: English LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, (71) Applicant: AEM SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. [SG/SG]; 52 PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, Serangoon North Avenue 4, Singapore 555853, Singapore SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, (SG). UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventor: CHAN, See Jean; 469B Admiralty Drive, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every #04-65, Singapore 752469, Singapore (SG). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (54) Title: AUTOMATED PICKING APPARATUS OBJECTS AND METHOD THEREOF = = = = _ = = = — _ = = WITH 1 1 20 MAGNETIC 10 14 42 REPULSION FOR 50 I 52 : > , , .,s.....t PICKING AN OBJECT OR A SET OF f - - 70a 70b = 12 ---, 44 = Wn M 40 = — FIG. 1 1 -1 (57) : An automated picking apparatus for picking an object disposed on a surface. The automated picking apparatus comprises: a picking device displaceable toward the surface for picking the object; a compensator device co-operably connected to the picking In device, the compensator device comprising a first magnet and a second magnet separated by a distance and arranged to repel away from each other; and an actuating mechanism operable for displacing the picking device toward the surface for picking the object, wherein in 71 . operation of the actuating mechanism activates the compensator device and displaces the picking device co-operably connected thereto; O wherein activation of the compensator device reduces the distance between the first and second magnetic elements thereof; and wherein 0 continued operation of the actuating mechanism subsequent to contact between the picking device and the object further reduces the Cid distance between the first and second magnetic elements of the compensator device. 1-1 0 ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/004455 Al MIDEDIM01101 OIONERI0NOINHO111111111111111111111111111111111 TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, SK, GQ, SM, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))