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Appendix B
Appendix B
Station's Function
The distribution station separates work pieces from the stack magazine module. The magazine barrel of
the stack magazine holds up to eight work pieces. The filling level of the stack magazine is monitored by
means of a through beam sensor. A double acting cylinder pushes out the work pieces individually.
The changer module grips the separated out work pieces using a suction cup. A vacuum switch checks
whether a work piece has been picked up. The arm of the transfer unit, which is driven by a rotary drive,
conveys the work piece to the transfer point of the downstream station.
Station's Function
The fluidic muscle press station presses work piece covers into housings (body), the rotary-linear changer
module positions the covered work pieces beneath the press. The fluidic muscle press carries out the
pressing process. The rotary-linear changer then transports the finished work piece to the transfer
position.
A diffuse sensor mounted on the changer arm for work piece interrogation.
The pressing force is monitored and displayed by an analog sensor. The pressing speed and depth can be
set both manually via a flow control valve and pressure regulator and electronically with the proportional
pressure regulator.
Station's Function
The handling station is equipped with a flexible two axis handling device. Inserted work pieces are
detected in the retaining device by an optical reflex light sensor.
The handling device fetches the work pieces from the retaining device with the help of a pneumatic
gripper, which is fitted with an optical sensor. The sensor differentiates between black and non black
pieces. The work pieces can be deposited on different slides on the bases of these criteria.
Station's Function
The Pick and Place station is equipped with two-axis Pick and Place module. Work piece housings placed
on the conveyor belt are detected by the diffuse sensor. The work piece is transported to the pneumatic
separator on the conveyor belt and detected by a second diffuse sensor.
The Pick and Place module picks up a work piece cover from the slide and places it on the work piece
housing (body). The complete work piece (housing and cover) is released by the separator and transported
to the end of the conveyor belt. A light barrier detects the work piece at the end of the conveyor belt.
Station's Function
The separating station detects if the coming pieces are covered or not and allocate them.
A diffuse sensor at the start of the conveyor detects work pieces. A diffuse sensor above the stopper
detects the height of the work piece (covered or not) and determines the coming material flow. Depending
on the program, a sorting branch is switched. If the pick-up point and the conveyor section are not
occupied, the stopper is retracted and the work piece is transported to one of the two conveyor belts.
Station's Function
The sorting station detects the color of the incoming work pieces and deposit them on one of three sliders
depending on the color (black, red or silver). Each slider can store up to 6 work pieces. To select which
slider the work pieces should be on, two pneumatic cylinders in the form of flippers are used.
Station's Function
The testing station determines the characteristics of inserted work pieces. The sensing module identifies
the color of a work piece and a capacitive sensor detects each work piece irrespective of the color. A
diffuse sensor identifies metallic and red work pieces. Black work pieces are not detected by the diffuse
sensor. A retro reflective sensor monitors wither the working area above the work piece retainer is free
before the work piece is lifted by the lifting module.
The analogue sensor of the measuring module determines the height of the work piece. A linear cylinder
guides the accepted work piece to the downstream station via the upper air cushioned slide. Rejected
work pieces are sorted on the lower slide.
A linear cylinder guides the correct work pieces to the downstream station via the upper air cushioned
slide. Other work pieces are sorted on the lower slide.
Station's Function
The Buffering station is a first-input-first output station (FIFO). Though the work pieces order does not
change, the work pieces are separated out at the output of the buffer zone prior to being passed on to the
next (subsequent) station.