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An industrial robot system with a teaching portable unit and a detecting unit for detecting when the tpu leaves the robot cell

一种工业机器人、机器人系统的技术，应用在工业机器人系统领域，能够解决TPU安全设备不起作用、TPU安全功能无效等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-21
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG
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The exit command makes the operator exit from the control unit and disables the safety function of the TPU, which means that the safety device of the TPU does not work

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[0035] Fig. 1 shows an industrial robot system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The robot system includes: a manipulator 1; a control unit 2 for controlling the manipulator 2; and a portable operator control device 4, hereinafter referred to as TPU (Teach Pendant Unit), for teaching and manually operating the manipulator. The control unit 2 comprises a switch 3 for switching between automatic and manual mode. The TPU communicates with the control unit 3 via a data link, eg a wireless data link. The TPU includes a display screen 6 , function keys, a joystick 7 , an emergency stop button 8 and an enabling device 9 . The TPU also includes an antenna and a radio module for wireless communication with the control unit 2 . The joystick 7 is used to control the movement of the manipulator when manually operating the robot.

[0036] The enabling means 9 comprise a button 12 which must be pressed by the operator to enable manual control of the robot via the ...

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An industrial robot system comprising: at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator (1) located in a robot cell (10); a control unit (2) for controlling the manipulator; and a portable operator control device (4 ), which is hereinafter referred to as TPU, is used to teach or manually operate the manipulator. The system also includes: a detection unit (16a, 16b) for detecting when the TPU leaves the robot cell; and an alarm generator for alerting an operator when the TPU is detected to leave the robot cell.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an industrial robot system comprising: an industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator and a control unit for controlling the manipulator; and a portable operator control device wirelessly connected to the control unit ( TPU). The invention also relates to a method for ensuring safety in such an industrial robot system. Background technique [0002] Industrial robots are programmed to perform work along a work path. To program or teach a robot to work, the robot is steered into position along a desired work path. These positions are stored as instructions in a memory in the control unit. During the working process of the robot, the program instructions are executed, so that the robot works as expected. [0003] The people who control the robot are called operators. Hereinafter, "user" and "operator" are synonymous. Industrial robots can work in different working modes. For example, when the robot is place...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B25J13/06B25J21/00B25J19/06
CPCB25J19/06B25J13/06B25J21/00
Inventor 拉尔夫·斯约贝格
Owner ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG
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