Abstract:
A robot (1A) comprises a robot fixing base (1), a first speed reducing mechanism mount base (11) mounting thereto a first shaft speed reducing mechanism (12) and a second shaft speed reducing mechanism (21), a first arm (AM1), a second speed reducing mechanism mount base (11) mounting thereto a third shaft speed reducing mechanism (31) and a fourth shaft speed reducing mechanism (41), and a second arm (AM2). An electric cable (CB) or piping passes through a hollow portion of the first shaft speed reducing mechanism (12) from the robot fixing base (1), is routed around an outside of the second shaft speed reducing mechanism (21) and extends along the first arm (AM1).
Abstract:
An information transfer system, to be used in a factory, which allows information to be easily transmitted between controllers without requiring a complicated wiring of a communication line and a complicated communication protocol. A controller for each forming cell (Ai), a carriage controller (C) which controls an unmanned carrying means (D) and a warehouse cell (C), and a centralized controlling equipment (B) are connected to each other with an Ethernet line (100). Information is transmitted among these controllers via a common information storage (107). There is no necessity of installing communication lines parallelly between these controllers, and there is no increase in the number of I/O ports and communication lines. Therefore, a complicated wiring of the communication lines is prevented, resulting in the reduction in cost required for installation of the system.
Abstract:
The response of the real laser output of a gas discharge pumped laser during the transition from the laser output ON command to the laser output OFF command is improved. When the command output is switched from ON to OFF at the timing it2 after the lapse of the ON time (Ton), the output command voltage (Voc) is sharply dropped to an OFF bottom voltage value (Vbott) which is lower than a voltage value (VB1) suitable for keeping the base discharge current when the laser gas is cold, and then gradually elevated to the value (VB1). Thus, the real output can be instantaneously stopped without stopping the discharge. The value (Vbott) is a function of eta = (Pc/Pmax) x beam-ON time and gradually decreased to a lower limit clamp value (VB2) in accordance with the following formula: Vbott( eta ) = VB1 - [(VB1 - VB2)/ eta B2] eta (when 0 eta B), where Pc denotes the laser output at the time of beam-ON, Pmax denotes the maximum rated laser output and eta B2 denotes the value of eta when Vbott( eta ) reaches VB2.
Abstract translation:在从激光输出ON命令转换到激光输出OFF命令期间,气体放电泵浦激光器的真实激光输出的响应得到改善。 当在ON时间(Ton)之后的定时it2将命令输出从ON切换到OFF时,输出指令电压(Voc)急剧下降到低于电压的OFF的底部电压值(Vbott) 值(VB1)适合于在激光气体冷时保持基极放电电流,然后逐渐升高到值(VB1)。 因此,实际输出可以瞬间停止而不停止放电。 值(Vbott)是eta =(Pc / Pmax)×beam-ON时间的函数,并根据下式逐渐降低到下限钳位值(VB2):Vbott(eta)= VB1 - [(VB1 - VB2)/ eta B2] eta(当0 = eta B)时; Vbott(eta)= VB2(当eta> eta B)时,Pc表示光束ON时的激光输出,Pmax表示最大额定激光输出,eta B2表示Vbott(eta)达到VB2时的eta值 。
Abstract:
A stitch processing method using an industrial robot which is simple in teaching and capable of performing an accurate stitch processing. Processing (application of sealing agent) block distances (n1) and non-processing block distances (n2) are set on a robot control device as shown in Fig. 5b without teaching switching points (P1, P2,...), between blocks of sealing agent application and blocks of non-application in a sealing processing or the like as shown in Fig. 5a. The robot control device monitors moving distances and permits stitch processing by switching between non-processing and processing for every movement of the distance (n1) or the distance (n2). As shown in Figs. 5c and 5g, a starting point and a terminal point in one block belong to the processing block distance (n1). It is also possible to perform stitch processing continuously over a plurality of blocks as shown in Fig. 5d. It is also possible to perform stitch processing including a set number of processings and non-processings in one block as shown in Fig. 5f.
Abstract:
An operating unit (32) of a teaching operation panel (30) connected to a robot controller (10) by a cable (40) is provided with a general operating member (321) having an auxiliary display (323), and a graphic display operating member (322) for a touch panel-carrying display (31). When a finger touches a finger tip mark (21') displayed with a graphic image (20') and is moved on a screen (as shown by an arrow A, i.e., from H1 to H2), contact positions are sensed in order on the touch panel and converted into three-dimensional position data by using planar position data (calculated on the basis of the direction of graphic display line of sight or a separately set planar direction and the latest touch position). These data are utilized for the sequential update display of the graphic image (20'), and transmitted on the other hand to the robot controller (10) and utilized for the jog feeding (arrow A') of the robot (20). A mouse (34) may be used instead of the touch panel. The direction of graphic display line of sight may be determined by using a sensor having a three-dimensional attitude detecting capability.
Abstract:
An electric current is made to flow between selected phases by turning on the selective switching elements (for example, Tra and Trd) of an inverter. When the inclination of the current waveform detected by means of current detecting circuits IR and IS coincide with a reference inclination, the current detecting circuit and switching element of the circuit to which the current flows and the winding of a motor can be diagnosed as normal. When the inclination of the detected current waveform is "0" or gentler than the reference inclination, the current detecting circuit, switching element, and motor winding can be diagnosed as abnormal and the abnormal part is specified by changing the switching element to be turned on and finding the inclination of the waveform of the current detecting circuit in the same way. When the inclination of the detected current waveform is very steep as compared with the reference inclination, it can be diagnosed that a short circuit occurs in a cable or the motor winding.
Abstract:
A control device for controlling robots is divided into a servo amplifier, a strong electric current unit (3) such as a power supply, which supplies the servo amplifier with electric power, and a control unit (1) of an information processing system except the servo amplifier and the current unit. The strong electric current unit (3) is adjacent to or housed in a robot mechanism unit (2). The control unit (1) is installed outside a safety fence (4). The control unit (1) and the servo amplifier of the strong electric current unit (3) are connected to each other by an optical fiber cable (5). Since the control unit (1) is outside the safety fence (4), it is easy to perform operation and maintenance of robots. Also, the optical fiber cable (5) performs high-speed serial communication, only a single cable is required to reduce an occupied space.
Abstract:
An arc welding method by which welding conditions such as the welding speed, the voltage and the current can be varied easily. A starting point at which the change of the welding conditions, i.e., the welding speed, voltage and current, is started and a finishing point at which the change of the conditions is finished are taught, and the welding speeds, voltages and currents at those starting and finishing points are determined. At the starting point, the welding is started at the welding speed, voltage and current which are set as the conditions at the starting point and the welding conditions are gradually changed so as to reach, at the finishing point, the welding speed, voltage and current which are set as the conditions at the finishing point. Only by setting the positions of the starting point and finishing point and the welding conditions at the positions, the welding conditions can be gradually changed while a welding torch is moved from the starting point to the finishing point, so that the welding conditions can be varied easily.
Abstract:
A robot controller having an expanded backward movement function. At the time of a forward movement in a movement program, the type of the order, the line number, the movement position of the robot, the I/O signal status before the order is practiced and values before the calculation order is practiced are stored as historical data. At the time of a backward movement, the data written in a history table are read in a backward direction, the type of the order is judged and the backward movement processing is executed in accordance with the judgment result. The separately taught backward movement exclusive order is read and practiced. If the order is a signal output order to a cooperating apparatus, the signal output order is practiced after the robot movement to the stored position is finished. The automatic reversing or the individual setting of the I/O signal is performed after the movement to the stored position is finished.
Abstract:
In a CNC apparatus (10), in addition to a PC circuit (200) which performs the sequence control of a machine (60) which is controlled numerically, a PC circuit (300) for the sequence control of peripheral apparatuses is provided. Sequence programs which are executed by the PC circuits can be inputted/outputted to/from EEPROMs (240 and 340) independently and, further, the sequence programs can be edited and diagnosed independently. Moreover, signals are transmitted between the PC circuits (200 and 300) and the operations of both the PC circuits are matched with each other when the sequence programs are executed.