Abstract:
In a working method of performing work on a workpiece, a plurality of work chambers corresponding to work steps for the workpiece are consecutively arrayed, and a cleanliness with respect to dust particles is independently controlled in each of the work chambers. The workpiece is transferred to the respective work chambers, and working is performed in each of the work chambers in which a cleanliness is maintained below a predetermined cleanliness corresponding to the type of work on the workpiece.
Abstract:
In a method of storing teaching points of a robot, when teaching points for a plurality of moving units are input, information for identifying the moving units associated with the teaching points is input, and the teaching points and the identification data are stored in a single area of a memory.
Abstract:
In a working method of performing work on a workpiece, a plurality of work chambers corresponding to work steps for the workpiece are consecutively arrayed, and a cleanliness with respect to dust particles is independently controlled in each of the work chambers. The workpiece is transferred to the respective work chambers, and working is performed in each of the work chambers in which a cleanliness is maintained below a predetermined cleanliness corresponding to the type of work on the workpiece.
Abstract:
An arm origin calibrating method for an articulated robot is capable of implementing highly accurate calibration without requiring special high-precision measuring devices. A round bar is mounted on a first arm and a round hole is provided in a second arm. A rotation angle of the second arm is detected when, with the first arm being fixed, the second arm is rotated in the first direction until the round bar comes in contact with the inner surface of the round hole. A rotation angle of the second arm is detected when, with the first arm being fixed, the second arm is rotated in the second direction reverse to the first direction until the round bar comes in contact with the inner surface of the round hole. An offset angle of the second arm is detected on the basis of the two detected rotation angles.
Abstract:
A work pick-up apparatus which picks up an object work out of a plurality of works held on a container case through visual recognition of the position of the object work by a visual sensor. The apparatus comprises: a memory circuit for storing shape characteristic information concerning the shape characteristic of the object work; an input circuit for externally inputting approximate position information representing an approximate position of the object work on the case, the approximate position information being expressed in terms of a coordinate system associated with the work pick-up apparatus; and a measuring circuit for measuring the pick-up position of the work in terms of the coordinate system associated with the pick-up apparatus, by processing the image information concerning the work obtained through the visual sensor in accordance with the approximate position information and the shape characteristic information.
Abstract:
A technique of this invention discloses an orthogonal two-axis moving apparatus basically adapted to move in horizontal and vertical directions. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a vertical block, a horizontal moving member movably supported on the vertical block, and a driving mechanism for moving the horizontal moving member, a driving pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt for transmitting a driving force.
Abstract:
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus adapted for allowing a recording and/or reproducing head and a recording medium to relatively be driven in a first movement direction and in a second movement direction opposite to the first movement direction in order to carry out recording and/or reproduction of information signals. This recording and/or reproducing apparatus is operative so that, in relatively driving the recording and/or reproduction head and the recording medium in the first movement direction and in the second movement direction opposite to the first movement direction to record signals onto the recording medium, determination of total recording time of the signal recorded onto the recording medium to record, onto the recording medium, at the time point when substantially one half of the total recording time is passed, reverse designation information for reversing relative movement direction between the recording and/or reproducing head and the recording medium at the time of reproduction of the recording medium to reverse relative movement direction between the recording medium and the recording and/or reproducing head to record signal onto the recording medium by the recording and/or reproducing head. In this way, it is possible to continuously record and reproduce, in a continuous manner, information such as desired one unit or a series of music information, etc. while reversing movement direction of the recording medium.
Abstract:
A robot apparatus includes a robot arm, a robot hand, an electrical/electronic device mounted on the robot hand for operating the robot hand, and a hand attaching/detaching device, arranged between the robot arm and the robot hand, for detachably mounting the robot hand on the robot arm. A signal transmission path, is connected to an external robot controller at one end thereof and to the electrical/electronic device at the other end thereof, extends through the hand attaching/detaching device, and is able to be disconnected between the robot hand side and the robot arm side in the hand attaching/detaching device. The signal transmission path drives the robot hand, and allows a plurality of kinds of signals for the electrical/electronic device to pass therethrough in a multiplexed serial format; a first signal conversion circuit, arranged on a robot hand side, converts the multiplexed serial format signal into original parallel signals, and output the parallel signals to the electrical/electronic device, or converts signals from the electrical/electronic device into a multiplexed serial format signals, and outputs the multiplexed serial signal to a robot controller.
Abstract:
A mounting system having a function of picking up one of several different type works from a pickup position where the works having the different types are selectively fed, and of moving a picked up work to an insertion position so as to mount the work on a printed circuit board. The mounting system includes a rotary member arranged to be rotatable, head mechanisms having different types and mounted on the rotary member, the head mechanisms having a number of types corresponding to that of the types of the works, a memory for storing a pickup order and an insertion order in units of types of works, a driver for rotating and stopping the rotary member at predetermined angles, and a control device for preferentially driving the head mechanism to the pickup or insertion position.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an apparatus and a method for feeding articles, the apparatus containing a tape transporting apparatus, including a transporting member having plural containing portions in succession, a cover tape for covering the apertures of the containing portions of the transporting member, a first reel for simultaneously winding the transporting member and the cover tape, a second reel for winding the transporting member only, a third reel for winding the cover tape only, a drive assembly for rotating the first, second and third reels, intermittent drive unit for driving the transporting member, control unit for driving the drive assembly and intermittent drive unit, an aperture for loading or removing the articles into or from the containing portions of the transporting member, a first detector for detecting the presence or absence of the article in the containing portion, and a guide member for defining the position to an article assembling apparatus or an article manufacturing apparatus, wherein each of these apparatus is provided with a robot hand and a main control unit to be connected to the control unit mentioned above.