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US 9,844,847 B2Granted
Machine tool, partition device and robot system provided with partition member covering a part of opening of cover
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorRyuuji Suzuki
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Abstract
A machine tool can prevent cutting fluid or the like, which has occurred within a cover, from leaking out through an opening when a door provided in the cover is open. The machine tool includes a door for opening and closing an opening provided in a cover for defining a work space, and a partition member which is attached, as a member separated from the door, to the cover and which shields a part of the opening to define a small opening smaller than the opening.
Claims5
A robot system comprising:
- a machine tool comprising:
- a door which opens and closes an opening formed at a cover defining a work space;
- and
- a partition member which is a member different from the door and which is attached to the cover, the partition member covering a part of the opening so as to define a small opening smaller than the opening, the partition member configured to move relative to a wall surface defining the opening so as to change a size of the small opening;
- a robot configured to enter and retract from the work space when the door is opened;
- and
- a controller which controls the operation of the robot so as to move the partition member by the robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.