PRODUCTION APPARATUS

• US 20120232698A1
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
• Inventors: KOGA, Fumiaki, Kurihara, Teruhiro
• Application Number:
  US13/355,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20120232698A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/261
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 21/00 Chambers provided with manipulation devices constructional features of the mounting of the manipulator in the wall B25J1/08 ; glove-boxes for nuclear applications G21F7/04
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/0087 Dual arms double SCARA arms B25J9/043
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20305 Robotic arm

Abstract

A production apparatus according to an embodiment includes a robot and outer wall portions. The outer wall portions surround the robot from its lateral sides. Furthermore, at least a part of the outer wall portions is provided within the movable range of the robot.

Claims

1. A production apparatus comprising:

a robot; and

outer walls surrounding the robot from lateral sides thereof, wherein

at least a part of the outer walls is provided within a movable range of the robot.

2. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outer walls within the movable range include members of high-impact resin.

3. The production apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a controller that carries out either one of or both of a process of limiting a working torque of the robot to below a given threshold value and a process of restricting the an operating range of the robot to an inner side of the outer walls.

4. The production apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a controller that carries out either one of or both of a process of limiting a working torque of the robot to below a given threshold value and a process of restricting the an operating range of the robot to an inner side of the outer walls.

5. The production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the robot and the outer walls are mounted on a rectangular-shaped frame provided with casters.

6. The production apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the robot and the outer walls are mounted on a rectangular-shaped frame provided with casters.

7. The production apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the robot and the outer walls are mounted on a rectangular-shaped frame provided with casters.

8. The production apparatus according to claim 5, wherein

the robot is a dual-arm robot and is disposed near the outer wall provided on one side of the rectangular-shaped frame with a back side of the robot facing the outer wall, and

a connector of the robot is provided in a direction facing other than the back side of the robot.

9. The production apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the robot comprises a forward bent trunk portion, and

the production apparatus comprises a workbench disposed under the trunk portion.

10. The production apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the controller is disposed under the workbench.