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Method of assigning welding apparatuses in welding robot system

US5641415A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1995
Grant dateJun 24, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23K9/1062
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of automatically assigning a single welding apparatus corresponding to a single robot, which is selected as a control object, in a welding robot system capable of controlling a plurality of robots and a plurality of welding apparatuses with a single control unit. The relations of correspondence between the robots and the welding apparatuses are first predetermined, and the predetermined relations of correspondence are stored in a memory of the control unit. When a single robot is designated through a teaching console panel for executing a given welding operation, the specific welding apparatus corresponding to the designated robot is automatically determined according to the relation of correspondence stored in the storage unit. As a result, the designated robot and the corresponding welding apparatus are started.

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