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US 11,638,996 B2Granted
Robot
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorTakatoshi Iwayama
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Abstract
A robot including: a robot body that includes an arm having a longitudinal axis, and at least one joint; and a proximity sensor unit that detects an object approaching the arm of the robot body. The proximity sensor unit includes: a support member that is fixed to the arm of the robot body and that is disposed, at such a position as to extend across the joint of the robot body, so as to be away from a surface of the arm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm; and a plurality of proximity sensors that are attached to the support member.
Claims8
A robot comprising:
- a robot body that includes an arm having a longitudinal axis and at least one joint;
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- a proximity sensor unit that detects an object approaching the arm of the robot body, the proximity sensor unit further comprising:
- a support member that is fixed to the arm and that is disposed, at such a position as to extend across the joint, so as to be away from a surface of the arm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the support member is a cylinder-like member, and
- a plurality of proximity sensors that are attached to the support member, wherein each sensor of the plurality of proximity sensors is disposed at regular intervals in both an axial direction and a circumferential direction of the cylinder-like member.
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