Robot system and robot control method for adjusting position of coolant nozzle
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorKeisuke Kunihiro
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Abstract
A robot system which can adjust the position of a coolant nozzle at a lower cost, that is, a robot system which comprises a robot, a robot controller which controls the operation of the robot, and a notification part which notifies the type of the workpiece which is processed by the machine tool to the robot controller. The robot controller determines the target position of the coolant nozzle with respect to the workpiece to be processed based on the type of the workpiece which is obtained from the notification part and makes the coolant nozzle move by the robot so as to place the coolant nozzle at the target position.
Claims10
A robot system for adjusting a position of a coolant nozzle provided at a machine tool, the robot system comprising:
- a robot;
- a robot controller configured to control an operation of the robot;
- and
- a notification part configured to notify the robot controller of a type of a workpiece to be processed by the machine tool, wherein
- the robot controller is configured to:
- determine a target position of the coolant nozzle with respect to the workpiece when processing, based on the type of the workpiece acquired from the notification part;
- and
- control the robot to move the coolant nozzle to arrange the coolant nozzle at the target position, and
- the robot is configured to perform both adjusting the position of the coolant nozzle and changing the workpiece.
A robot control method of adjusting a position of a coolant nozzle provided at a machine tool by a robot, the robot control method comprising:
- acquiring a type of a workpiece to be processed by the machine tool;
- determining a target position of the coolant nozzle with respect to the workpiece set at the machine tool, based on the acquired type of the workpiece;
- moving the coolant nozzle by the robot to arrange the coolant nozzle at the target position;
- and
- changing the workpiece by the robot.
A robot system for adjusting a position of a coolant nozzle provided at a machine tool, the robot system comprising:
- a robot;
- a robot controller configured to control an operation of the robot;
- and
- a notification part configured to notify the robot controller of a type of workpiece which is predetermined in accordance with a feature of a workpiece to be processed by the machine tool, wherein
- the robot controller is configured to:
- based on the type of workpiece acquired from the notification part, determine a target position of the coolant nozzle with respect to the workpiece, wherein a coolant from the coolant nozzle located at the target position is dischargeable on a processing point where the machine tool processes the workpiece;
- and
- control the robot to move the coolant nozzle to arrange the coolant nozzle at the target position.
A robot control method of adjusting a position of a coolant nozzle provided at a machine tool by a robot, the robot control method comprising:
- acquiring a type of workpiece which is predetermined in accordance with a feature of a workpiece to be processed by the machine tool;
- based on the acquired type of workpiece, determining a target position of the coolant nozzle with respect to the workpiece, wherein a coolant from the coolant nozzle located at the target position is dischargeable on a processing point where the machine tool processes the workpiece;
- and
- moving the coolant nozzle by the robot to arrange the coolant nozzle at the target position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.