Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers (한국공작기계학회논문집)

The Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers (한국생산제조학회)
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The Development of Swivel Unit for Spot Welding Robots

스폿용접 로봇용 스위블 유닛의 개발

  • 김용석 (울산대학교 대학원 기계자동차공학과) ;
  • 박성호 (경일대학교 기계자동차학부) ;
  • 양순용 (울산대학교 기계자동차공학부)
  • Published : 2008.08.15
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Abstract

A new type of swivel unit is suggested in order to complement weak points of the existing. This new type of Swivel unit is developed by adopting a spring type cable which has elasticity and restoring force. To minimize the troubles in the process of manufacturing during operating the new type system, strength analysis and the check of interference between parts are accomplished with CATIA. The check of rotating performance is also carried out to determine the diameter and length of spring type cable by SimDesigner motion analysis. Swivel unit used in the robot spot welding is developed with spring type cable and its usefulness in the industrial field is verified through experiments. This system has been registered for patent.

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