Flexible assembly machine, system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9986670
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14568786

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A dispensing head is disclosed including a control system located in the dispensing head, an encoder read head located in the dispensing head, and a light-capture sensor located in the dispensing head configured to detect a light flash of a stationary camera when the light flash illuminates a component on the dispensing head or an element of the dispensing head. The control system is configured to determine a precise encoder position with the encoder read head at a moment of the light flash. The dispensing head is configured to at least partially assemble an unfinished product. An assembly machine having the dispensing head and a method of at least partially assembling an unfinished product with the dispensing head is further disclosed.

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UNIVERAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION33 BROOME CORPORATE PARKWAY CONKLIN NY 13748

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Danek, John Edward Vestal, US 7 48
Gieskes, Koenraad Alexander Deposit, US 20 72

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