Industrial robot control apparatus
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorHatsumi Naruo
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Abstract
An industrial robot control apparatus for teaching an industrial robot and operating the robot in accordance with the teaching comprises a teaching handle (9) having a teaching switch (10), and a brake release switch (11) and a sequence control circuit (1). When the operator grips the teaching handle (9), the brake release switch (11) is activated, whereby a servo amplifier (6) is brought to an emergency stop condition in response to a signal from the switch, and a dynamic brake and a mechanical brake are released.
Claims4
An industrial robot control apparatus for teaching an industrial robot and operating the robot in accordance with the teaching, comprising:
- a teaching handle having a teaching switch and a brake release switch;
- a servomotor;
- dynamic brake means for said servomotor;
- a mechanical brake for said servomotor, said mechanical brake being released when an electrical current is supplied thereto and operated when the electric current is shut off;
- a servo amplifier;
- a sequence control circuit operable to bring said servo amplifier to a stop condition and to release said dynamic brake and said mechanical brake in response to a signal from said brake release switch;
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- teaching memory means for storing taught positions through the operation of said teaching switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.