Patent ID: 7081076

Claim:
A device for automatically mounting and dismantling tools on a robot, comprising means for storing a number of identical tools and means for centering a tool in a position for automatic mounting on the robot, each tool comprising an axial orifice for mounting on a rotating pin provided on the robot, wherein the storage means comprise a surface for supporting a stack of tools and means for centering the stack of tools, consisting of an axially movable cylindrical rod engaged in the axial orifices of the tools of the stack, said support surface comprising an orifice through which said pin passes, located on the axis of the stack of tools and connected by a slot to an edge of the support surface, such that the pin can be engaged in the orifice of the support surface and in the axial orifice of the lowermost tool of the stack by pushing back the cylindrical centering rod, and then moved transversely in said slot to remove this tool from the storage means.