ROBOT SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SYSTEM USING ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE ASSEMBLY METHOD USING ROBOT SYSTEM AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM

• Main Author: YOSHIZAWA AKITAKA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 29.08.2019
• Subjects: COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOTDIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT; COMBINED OPERATIONS; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g.ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OFPARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGULATING; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS

To provide a robot system that can reduce a time required for production and can save a space even if the number of exchange tools is increased in order to handle various types of work-pieces for assembly.SOLUTION: In a robot system comprising a transfer device for transferring a tray on which an object is placed to a predetermined position, the tray is equipped with a tool stocker that holds an exchange tool; the transfer device is controlled to transfer the tray to a predetermined position so as to attach/detach the exchange tool to/from a robot arm on the tray; and the robot arm is controlled to grip an object using the exchange tool.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】 多種類のワークの把持、組立に対応するために交換ツールが増えても生産にかかる時間を低減させ、省スペース化を図ることができるロボットシステムを提供する。【解決手段】 対象物を載置するトレイを所定の位置に移送する移送装置を備えたロボットシステムであり、トレイには交換ツールを保持しておくツールストッカーを備えており、移送装置を制御してトレイを所定の位置に移送させ、トレイの上でロボットアームへの交換ツールの着脱を行い、交換ツールを用いて対象物を把持するようにロボットアームを制御することを特徴とするロボットシステム。【選択図】 図１