Scrap container for scrap waste, in particular for scrap mandrels from blind rivets, and movable manipulator with such a scrap container

Abstract

The aim is to allow a disposal of scrap mandrels for a blind rivet setting tool directly on a robot hand, which is secured to the blind rivet setting tool. A specially configured mandrel container is provided which has a housing with a receiving volume for the scrap mandrels. A filling nozzle reaches into the receiving volume to a central region of the receiving volume. In this manner, the scrap mandrel container can be filled in a position-independent manner without the danger of an outlet opening of the filling nozzle being closed by scrap mandrels.

1 . A scrap container for a unit waste produced during a machining operation of a moved machine hand, the scrap container comprising:
 a closed housing having a receiving volume for the unit waste, said receiving volume having a central region; and   a filling nozzle extending into said receiving volume, said filling nozzle having an outlet opening terminating in said central region of said receiving volume.   
     
     
         2 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , wherein said outlet opening is positioned within the receiving volume in such a manner that, irrespective of an orientation of the scrap container, an at least substantially equal filling volume is available which is defined by said closed housing up to a respective horizontal plane depending on a current orientation, the horizontal plane receives said outlet opening. 
     
     
         3 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , wherein said filling nozzle is beveled at said outlet opening. 
     
     
         4 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , wherein said closed housing is roughly box-shaped. 
     
     
         5 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 ,
 further comprising a locking unit; and   wherein said closed housing has an emptying lid lockable by said locking unit.   
     
     
         6 . The scrap container according to  claim 5 , wherein said emptying lid is disposed in a pivoting-movable manner. 
     
     
         7 . The scrap container according to  claim 5 , wherein said locking unit has a locking lever which locks said emptying lid. 
     
     
         8 . The scrap container according to  claim 7 , wherein said locking lever is part of a toggle lever mechanism. 
     
     
         9 . The scrap container according to  claim 7 , wherein said emptying lid is loosely mounted and said locking lever presses said emptying lid into a locking position. 
     
     
         10 . The scrap container according to  claim 5 , further comprising a drive fitted for an automatic opening and/or unlocking of said emptying lid. 
     
     
         11 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , wherein said closed housing has an emptying region with at least one oblique wall. 
     
     
         12 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , further comprising a counting unit fitted for counting the unit waste fed in, said counting unit emitting an emptying signal when a predefined number of waste units is reached. 
     
     
         13 . The scrap container according to  claim 1 , wherein the unit waste is scrap mandrels from blind rivets. 
     
     
         14 . A movable robot hand, comprising:
 a scrap container according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         15 . The movable robot hand according to  claim 14 , further comprising a blind rivet setting tool for securing a connecting element to a component, and secured alongside said scrap container.