公开(公告)号：US5790401A

公开(公告)日：1998-08-04

申请号：US576128

申请日：1995-12-21

申请人： Joseph J. Shields

发明人： Joseph J. Shields

IPC分类号： B25J9/18 ,  G05B19/427 ,  G05B19/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/427 ,  G05B2219/35416 ,  G05B2219/35463 ,  G05B2219/36017 ,  G05B2219/36132 ,  G05B2219/36168 ,  G05B2219/36401

摘要： An operating unit for a programmable industrial robot. The operating unit includes a body and a display screen mounted on the body. The display screen is operable to present graphical information items, is capable of producing a display screen output, and an operator may make selections of the items presented on the display screen. A joystick ball is mounted on the body for controlling the robot during a programming phase during which the robot is taught to follow an operating path. The joystick ball has a joystick mounting means and is capable of producing a joystick ball output. A pointing device is removably mounted to the joystick mounting means and is capable of being used to make selections on the display screen. The display screen and the joystick ball are both capable of being coupled in data transmission relation to a processing unit wherein the screen output, the joystick ball output, or both the screen output and joystick output may be processed.

摘要翻译： 可编程工业机器人的操作单元。 操作单元包括安装在主体上的主体和显示屏。 显示屏幕可操作以呈现图形信息项目，能够产生显示屏幕输出，并且操作者可以对显示屏幕上呈现的项目进行选择。 在编程阶段期间，将操纵杆球安装在主体上用于控制机器人，在该阶段期间教导机器人遵循操作路径。 操纵杆球具有操纵杆安装装置，并且能够产生操纵杆球输出。 指示装置可移除地安装到操纵杆安装装置，并且能够用于在显示屏上进行选择。 显示屏幕和操纵杆球都能够以数据传输关系耦合到处理单元，其中可以处理屏幕输出，操纵杆球输出或屏幕输出和操纵杆输出两者。