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Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

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Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

(OP)
Hi all

I am currently working on my first project that involves development of a robot gripper for a foundry industry.
The gripper i have developed weighs around 40 Kg and has to be mounted on ABB 4400 robot of payload capacity 45 Kg.

I shd design the final flange for the gripper that connects the gripper to the end effector of the robot, may i know if anybody has any experience in mounting grippers to robots ?

The robot end effector has 6 holes of M10 pitch and depth 10 mm, are these many holes enough to fasten the gripper to the robot ? .....i am afraid that the gripper may fall down during accelerations.

Are there any specific way to mount gripper to robot ? or is it just fastening the gripper to end effector using screws.

your comments are appreciated.

thanks in advance,
warm regards

RE: Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

First of all, is your payload less than 5kg? If not, you are going to need to consider a lighter gripper or an increased payload approval from ABB based on reduced speeds.

Typically all the screw holes are used in mounting tooling to robot flanges. I do not have the robot drawing handy, but make sure you use two dowels or precision spigot and dowel to take the shear load and torque.

Yes, the provided mounting will be enough as long as it is used properly.  Make sure to get maximum thread engagement without bottoming, since the threads are only one diameter deep.  Also, make sure your gripper mounting plate is thick enough so that a single capscrew does not get over loaded.

Regards,

ERT
http://www.akeng.com

RE: Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

Also verify your total payload inertia.  Most robot manufacturers specify not only a maximum mass (your "45kg") but also a mass moment of inertia about Joint 5 and Joint 6.  This is the true measure of what you can carry, and how fast you can carry it.  Moment of inertia is directly proportional to torque capability (and therefore payload) of the Joint 5 & Joint 6 servos, gears, mounts, etc.

TygerDawg

RE: Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

Good point tygerdawg.

Beyond this, there is also a force and moment limit. This  is often shown in the specification as a graph of the allowable load based on distance from the flange and 6th axis.

ERT

RE: Mounting a gripper to ABB 4400 robot end effector

(OP)
thanks a lot all of you, your suggestions are useful for me.

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