Teaching device
AssigneesUnited Seven Corporation, Seedsware Corporation
InventorsSusumu Wada, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Mitsugi Yoshii
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Abstract
A teach apparatus (2) includes a tablet (3) and a safety operation device (4) which are attachable to and detachable from each other. The safety operation device (4) includes at least one of an emergency stop switch (41a), a dead-man switch (41b), and a mode switch (41c). The tablet (3) is configured to monitor the ON/OFF state of at least one of the first to third switches (41a) to (41c) of the safety operation device (4).
Claims10
A teach apparatus for robot teaching, configured to provide teach data for a cable-connected robot to carry out an action, the teach apparatus comprising:
- a safety device including at least one first processor and at least one of a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch, the first switch being configured to stop a robot, the second switch being configured to permit teaching to the robot only while the second switch is in an ON state, the third switch being configured to place the robot into a manual mode or an automatic mode, the safety device being connected to the robot via a cable;
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- a tablet, including at least one second processor, configured to attach to and detach from the safety device, and configured to control the robot by providing teach data to the robot via the safety device,
- the tablet and the safety device being configured to attach by connection between a connector of the tablet and a connector of the safety operation device, and being configured to detach by disconnection between the connector unit of the tablet and the connector of the safety device,
- the at least one second processor of the tablet or the at least one first processor of the safety device being configured to determine whether the tablet is in connection with the safety device,
- the at least one second processor of the tablet being configured to obtain, from the at least one first processor of the safety device, switch information indicative of an ON/OFF state of the at least one of the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch of the safety device,
- the tablet including the at least one second processor, being configured to,
- upon detection of connection between the tablet and the safety operation device, obtain the switch information via the at least one first processor to thereby monitor the ON/OFF state of the at least one of the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch of the safety device, thereby controlling the robot according to the ON/OFF state of the at least one of the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch of the safety device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.