FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY SYSTEM
FAS200
User Manual for FAS200
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This operation begins when the pallet is positioned opposite the twelfth module,
held in a determined location by a stopper (with lifter and rotary actuator) on the
linear transfer. Confirmation that the pallet is in the correct position is provided
by a microswitch which sends the appropriate signal to the PLC of the twelfth
module which in turn sends the signal “start cycle” to the PLC of this eleventh
module.
INTEGRAL PARTS:
The eleventh module, like the others, may be divided into a series of
manipulators. Each sub-division has been made by considering it as a set of
components which performs a specific operation within the whole process
carried out at the module.
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Screws feeder:
The screws to be inserted are stored in a vertical
gravity feeder, from where they are unloaded onto a
housing via a step-by-step feed system involving two
pneumatic
cylinders working in a permanent
counterpoise position, so that while the lower one
instrokes to let the next screw fall from the feeder, the
upper one outstrokes to hold the rest in place. Both
cylinders return to their original position once the screw
has dropped down.
Figure 73: Screws feeder.
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Transfer manipulation:
The housing which receives the screws is situated on a double-acting parallel
rod pneumatic cylinder whose construction allows it to be fixed by the cylinder
body so that it is the plate at end of the rods which slide like a carriage.
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