Apparatus system and control box for same
AssigneeKUKA Roboter GmbH
InventorsGerhard Hietmann, Thomas Finsterwalder
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Abstract
An apparatus system is provided with at least one robot and with a control unit accommodated in a control cabinet. To improve the integration of robot and technology control units and to utilize synergistic effects, at least one additional, independent electronic system different from the control unit for the robot is provided accommodated in the control cabinet.
Claims39
An apparatus system comprising:
- at least one robot;
- a control cabinet including a rack with rack places;
- a control unit for said robot, said control unit being accommodated in said control cabinet;
- at least one additional electronic system accommodated in said control cabinet, said additional electronic system being independent and different from said control unit for said robot.
A control cabinet for an apparatus system with at least one robot, the control cabinet including a rack with rack places and comprising:
- a first control unit accommodated in the control cabinet for controlling said robot;
- at least one additional independent electronic system, which is different from said first control unit for said robot, said at least one additional independent electronic system being contained in the control cabinet.
An apparatus system comprising:
- at least one robot;
- a control cabinet;
- a control unit for said robot, said control unit being accommodated in said control cabinet;
- at least one additional electronic system accommodated in said control cabinet, said additional electronic system being independent and different from said control unit for said robot;
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- an additional robot, wherein said additional electronic system includes at least one additional control unit for said additional robot.
An apparatus system comprising:
- at least one robot;
- a control cabinet;
- a control unit for said robot, said control unit being accommodated in said control cabinet;
- at least one additional electronic system accommodated in said control cabinet, said additional electronic system being independent and different from said control unit for said robot;
- at least one additional control unit installed in said control cabinet;
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- at least one tool connected to said additional control unit.
An apparatus system comprising:
- at least one robot;
- a control cabinet;
- a control unit for said robot, said control unit being accommodated in said control cabinet;
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- at least one additional electronic system accommodated in said control cabinet, said additional electronic system being independent and different from said control unit for said robot, wherein said control cabinet is a 19 inch rack standard module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.