IP Library Granted Patent US 10,293,499
Granted Patent B2
US 10,293,499 · App. 15/866,981 · Granted May 21, 2019

Movable robot

Inventor: Hiroji Nishi (Yamanashi, JP)
Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,293,499
App. No.
15/866,981
Granted
May 21, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

This movable robot includes a robot arm which performs an operation for a machine tool, a carriage for moving the robot arm to a predetermined installation position, a vision sensor which is supported by the carriage together with the robot arm and which captures an image of recognition information provided on the machine tool when the robot arm is placed at the predetermined installation position, a partner information receiving section for receiving a partner information regarding the machine tool for which the robot performs the operation, and a controller which determines whether the information obtained from the vision sensor corresponds with the partner information when the robot arm is placed at the predetermined installation position by the carriage, and when it corresponds, the robot arm is set to be a state in which the robot arm can perform the operation.

Claims (9)

1. A movable robot comprising:

a robot arm which performs an operation for a machine tool;

a carriage which supports the robot arm and which moves the robot arm to a predetermined installation position so that the robot arm can perform the operation;

a vision sensor which is supported by the carriage together with the robot arm and which captures an image of recognition information provided on the machine tool when the robot arm is placed at the predetermined installation position;

a partner information receiving section which receives a partner information regarding the machine tool for which the robot performs the operation; and

a controller which determines whether the image captured by the vision sensor or information derived from the image corresponds with the partner information received by the partner information receiving section at the time the robot arm is placed at the predetermined installation position by the carriage and which sets the robot arm to be a state in which the robot arm can perform the operation.

2. The moveable robot according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to further determine whether the recognition information in the image captured by the vision sensor or the information derived from the image is within a reference shape range and a reference size range, and the controller is configured to set the robot arm to be the state in which the robot arm can perform the operation when the recognition information is within the reference shape range and the reference size range.

3. The moveable robot according to claim 1 , wherein the vision sensor is configured to capture the image of the recognition information together with an image of an ID information display provided on the machine tool, and

the controller is configured to establish wireless communication with the machine tool by using ID information obtained from the ID information display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2018
From: NISHI, HIROJI
To: FANUC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044593/0504 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-019374 · Feb 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180222064A1 · Aug 9, 2018