Teaching Device Display Tilt Mechanism for Robot Operation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional teaching devices for robots often suffer from insufficient visibility and operability when placed on a surface due to a lack of tilt in the display section, leading to reduced convenience of use.

Innovation Solution

A teaching device with a display section that tilts at an angle of 15 degrees or more with respect to the placing surface, along with adjustable tilt capabilities and ergonomic design features such as a gripping section and protrusions for improved operability and protection, enhances visibility and usability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the teaching device is placed on a desk or placing surface, then the device is stable and can be used hands-free, but the display section does not incline or has small inclination resulting in insufficient visibility and operability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisibility and operabilityVSAvoiddisplay section inclination
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The teaching device incorporates a tilt mechanism that allows the display section to dynamically adjust its inclination angle. When placed on a surface, the display section automatically tilts at an angle of 15 degrees or more, transforming from a static flat configuration to a dynamic inclined state that improves visibility and operability while maintaining stability on the placing surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If the display section tilts at an angle of 15 degrees or more with respect to the placing surface, then visibility and operability are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidtilt mechanism structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The teaching device is divided into distinct functional segments: a base portion that contacts the placing surface and a display section that can tilt independently. This segmentation allows the display section to achieve the required 15-degree or more inclination for improved visibility while the base remains stable on the surface, effectively separating the stability function from the display angle function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10599995B2Teaching device and robot system
Publication Date: 2020.03.24 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

A teaching device that teaches a robot, includes a display section. When the teaching device is placed on a placing surface, the display section tilts at an angle of 15 degrees or more with respect to the placing surface.