30-01-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200030841A1
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An apparatus () for loading and unloading a brush () to and from a brush-arm assembly () of an end-effector () is disclosed. The apparatus () comprises a base () and a carriage (), which is movable along an axis (A) at least to a first position, a second position, or a third position relative to the base (). The carriage () comprises a brush receptacle (), configured to prevent movement of the brush () in a first direction, but not in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, when the brush () is placed in the brush receptacle (). The apparatus () also comprises a stationary component (), fixed relative to the base () and configured to prevent movement of the brush-arm assembly () in the second direction. Additionally, the apparatus () comprises a linear actuator (), configured to move the carriage (). 1. (canceled)27900822802102900. A method () of manipulating a brush () relative to a brush-arm assembly () of an end-effector () , the method () comprising:{'b': 818', '820', '832', '818', '832, 'locating a carriage (), comprising a brush receptacle (), in one of a first position or a second position relative to a stationary component (), wherein the carriage () is selectively movable relative to the stationary component () along an axis (A);'}{'b': 818', '832', '802', '102', '832', '802', '832, 'with the carriage () in one of the first position or the second position, different from the first position, relative to the stationary component (), locating the brush-arm assembly () of the end-effector () with respect to the stationary component () so that the brush-arm assembly () is in contact with the stationary component (); and'}{'b': 818', '832', '822', '802', '102', '818', '832', '822', '802, 'moving the carriage () in a second direction along the axis (A) toward the stationary component (), from the first position to a third position, to load the brush () onto the brush-arm assembly () of the end-effector (), or moving the carriage () in a first ...
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