Monitoring apparatus for robot
US8855818B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66C1/0243
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a monitoring apparatus for monitoring a condition of an end-effector of a robot having a vacuum absorption pad to hold an article. The pad is elastically supported by the end-effector. The apparatus includes a pad receiving part having a front surface and a through hole, the pad receiving part being movable in a direction perpendicular to the front surface; an elastically supporting unit for elastically supporting the pad receiving part in a direction perpendicular to the front surface; a movement detection unit for detecting a movement of the pad receiving part; a vacuum sensor connected to the through hole; and a judging unit for judging conditions of an elastic support of the pad and a vacuum absorption of the pad based on detection results of the movement detection unit and the vacuum sensor.
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