公开(公告)号：US20240009852A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18347711

申请日：2023-07-06

Applicant: Path Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Ryan LIEN ,  Alex KOENIG ,  Stephen CRIBB ,  Siqi HUANG ,  Jason ROBINSON ,  Derlin CHOW

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B23K9/095

CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 ,  B25J11/005 ,  B25J19/0054 ,  B25J15/0019 ,  B23K9/0953

Abstract: A manufacturing cell for welding a workpiece includes a robotic arm extending between a base and a terminal end, a weld head coupled to the terminal end of the robotic arm such that the weld head is permitted to travel relative to the base of the robotic arm, wherein the weld head is configured to weld the workpiece, a sensor pod coupled to the weld head and including an outer pod housing defining an internal chamber extending between a front end and a rear end of the pod housing, and wherein the front end of the pod housing defines a receptacle, a sensor positioned in the internal chamber of the pod housing, the sensor configured to provide sensor feedback associated with the workpiece, and a consumable window including a transparent material is insertable into the receptacle such that a longitudinal axis of the sensor intersects the consumable window when the consumable window is inserted into the receptacle, and a controller coupled to the sensor pod and configured to operate at least one of the robotic arm and the weld head based on the sensor feedback provided by the sensor of the sensor pod.