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Industrial robot control device
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1988-02-16
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2008-02-16
Abstract
Abstract An industrial robot control device for use in an automobile manufacturing line for instance. The control device is capable of preventing incorrect or improper operations of the machines due to a voltage drop in a power source which occurs when the plurality of machines including the industrial robots are driven simultaneously.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisao Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 06:40
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J3/00; H02J3/12; H02J3/14; H02J2105/00; H02J2105/50; H02J2105/51; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B70/00; Y02B70/30; Y02B70/3225; Y04; Y04S; Y04S20/00; Y04S20/20; Y04S20/222
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A control device for controlling a plurality of machines including industrial robots, which are provided in a single production line comprising: means for producing a prior notice of actuation for each of said machines a predetermined period of time before the actuation of each of said machines; means for calculating a total amount of voltage drops caused by the actuations of said machines to which the prior notices of actuation have been issued; means for detecting whether the total amount of voltage drops is lower than a predetermined allowable value; means for determining drive order and drive timing of said machines according to priorities which have been given to said machines, respectively, when it is detected by said determining means that the total amount of voltage drops exceeds the predetermined allowable value; and means for driving said machines according to outputs of said determining means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A control device for controlling a plurality of machines including industrial robots, which are provided in a single production line comprising: means for producing a prior notice of actuation for each of said machines a predetermined period of time before the actuation of each of said machines; means for calculating a total amount of voltage drops caused by the actuations of said machines to which the prior notices of actuation have been issued; means for detecting whether the total amount of voltage drops is lower than a predetermined allowable value; means for determining drive order and drive timing of said machines according to priorities which have been given to said machines, respectively, when it is detected by said determining means that the total amount of voltage drops exceeds the predetermined allowable value; and means for driving said machines according to outputs of said determining means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device as defined in claim 1 wherein said production line is an assembling line for automobiles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device as defined in claim 1 wherein said machines comprises industrial robots, welding machines and a conveying means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device as defined in claim 1 wherein the priority ranking are given to said machines according to the working amount thereof, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device as defined in claim 4 wherein said determining means determines the drive timing of said machines according to the priority ranking thereof, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device as defined in claim 5 wherein said determining means delays the drive timing of said machine having the lower priority.
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