Programming device
AssigneeKUKA Roboter GmbH
InventorsHeinz Worn, Erwin Hajdu
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a programming device (1) for multiaxial industrial robots. The housing (2) has a display (3) and a plurality of switches and/or function keys (4). It has three or more ergonomically designed grip areas (6, 7, 8, 9), wherein grip strips (6, 7, 8) are made in one piece with two or more housing edges (25, 26), and the function keys (4) are located on these grip strips within the reach of the fingers. A joystick (14) is arranged horizontally at the lateral housing edge (26), and a grip strip (8) and a thumb ball pad (15) are located in its vicinity. The housing (2) also has one or more interfaces (16, 17) for connection to external communications means, especially external input or output devices and/or external computing units.
Claims29
A data input device for holding by a hand of an operator, the device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display on said housing;
- a plurality of function keys on said housing;
- a plurality of ergonomically shaped grip areas on said housing, said grip areas are formed in a strip shape and in one piece with a plurality of edges of said housing, a subset of said plurality of function keys is positioned within reach of fingers of the hand holding said housing by one of said grip areas.
A data input device for holding by a hand of an operator, the device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display mounted on a display side of said housing;
- a plurality of function keys on said housing;
- a plurality of ergonomically shaped grip areas on said housing;
- a multiaxially movable control member is arranged on one lateral side of said housing, said one lateral side of said housing being substantially perpendicular to said display side.
A data input device for holding by a hand of an operator, the device comprising:
- a housing;
- a display on said housing;
- a plurality of function keys on said housing;
- a plurality of ergonomically shaped grip areas on said housing;
- two projecting pins are arranged at spaced locations from each other on a side of said housing opposite said display, one of said projecting pins is designed as a grip pin for grasping by the hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.