WORK TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND WORK MOUNTING METHOD

Title:

WORK TRANSFER APPARATUS, AND WORK MOUNTING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2009/017213

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

According to a work mounting method by the work transfer apparatus of the prior art, a glass plate or a work may fail to abut against a window frame homogeneously at its peripheral edge portion, and the adhesion strength or the sealing property between the glass plate and the window frame may not be retained all over the periphery of the adhered portion. Provided is a work transfer apparatus (1), which grips a rear glass (5) by its gripping member (20) and mounts the rear glass (5) while pushing the gripped rear glass (5) onto the window frame (7a) of a car body (7) by the action of a supporting arm (10). The work transfer apparatus (1) comprises a control device (80), and each of absorption pads (30) of the gripping member (20) includes a force detecting sensor (31) for detecting the force to be applied to the absorption pads (30). The control device (80) controls, when it uses the work transfer apparatus (1) to mount the rear glass (5) on the window frame (7a), the actions of the supporting arm (10) on the basis of the magnitude of the detected value of the force detecting sensor (31) of each absorption pad (30).

Inventors:

USHIO SHOZO (JP)
MURAYAMA HIDEYUKI (JP)
UCHIHARA MASAFUMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2008/063824

Publication Date:

February 05, 2009

Filing Date:

July 25, 2008

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
USHIO SHOZO (JP)
MURAYAMA HIDEYUKI (JP)
UCHIHARA MASAFUMI (JP)

International Classes:

B25J13/08; B23P19/00; B23P19/04; B23P21/00; B62D65/06

Foreign References:

JPS60259394A	1985-12-21
JPH11115838A	1999-04-27
JPH04171144A	1992-06-18
JPH10146781A	1998-06-02
JPH07124881A	1995-05-16
JP2004148486A	2004-05-27
US20010045755A1	2001-11-29
US3824674A	1974-07-23

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