Robotic filling systems and methods

• Main Authors: Gold, Ross M, Procyshyn, Christopher A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.04.2023
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; COMPUTING; CONVEYING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; HAND TOOLS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MANIPULATORS; MEASURING; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; STORING; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

Systems and methods permit gloveless filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within the chamber. An optical sensor is configured to locate and target openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers...