Industrial robot
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1. An industrial robot having:
- a structure comprising two or more movable elements;
a functional device or tool supported by an element of the structure of the robot, such as a wrist device, for being translated for the purposes of execution of programmed operations, the tool comprising one or more functional components of an electrical type for executing said programmed operations; and
an electronic control system, which is operative for controlling movement of the structure of the robot and controlling the tool, said industrial robot being characterized in that the robot is equipped with an autonomous electric-power source operative for supplying both said functional component or said functional components and an electronic control circuit for controlling the components themselves, said control circuit (being in signal communication with said control system in wireless mode for the purposes of control of operation of the tool.
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Abstract
An industrial robot (1) comprises:
- an articulated structure (2, 3, 5, 7, 10), which can move according to a number of axes for translating a tool (13) that comprises functional components of an electrical type (22, 24, 25, 26), provided for executing programmed operations;
- an electronic control unit (15, 30), provided for managing both the movement of the structure of the robot (1) and the operation of the tool (13).
According to the invention, the tool (13) is equipped with an autonomous electric-power source (23), such as a battery, for supplying both the functional components (22, 24, 25, 26) and an electronic control circuit (28) for controlling the components themselves, and the control circuit (28) is in signal communication with the control unit (15, 30) in wireless mode, for the purposes of controlling the operation of the functional components (22, 24, 25, 26).
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16 Claims
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1. An industrial robot having:
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a structure comprising two or more movable elements;
a functional device or tool supported by an element of the structure of the robot, such as a wrist device, for being translated for the purposes of execution of programmed operations, the tool comprising one or more functional components of an electrical type for executing said programmed operations; and
an electronic control system, which is operative for controlling movement of the structure of the robot and controlling the tool, said industrial robot being characterized in that the robot is equipped with an autonomous electric-power source operative for supplying both said functional component or said functional components and an electronic control circuit for controlling the components themselves, said control circuit (being in signal communication with said control system in wireless mode for the purposes of control of operation of the tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tool for an industrial robot, which is to be fixed to a movable element forming part of a robot structured comprising a plurality of movable elements, the tool comprising one or more functional components of an electrical type for execution of programmed operations, said tool being characterized in that associated to the tool is an autonomous electric-power source, such as a battery, which is operative for supplying both said functional component or said functional components and an electronic control circuit for controlling the components themselves, where said control circuit comprises communication means for exchange of signals in wireless mode with an electronic device for managing the robot.
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