Operation data display device for robot

• US 6,459,958 B1
• Filed: 12/05/2001
• Issued: 10/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Atsushi, Kosaka, Tetsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Marc, McDieunel, Marc, McDieunel
• Application Number:
  US10/001,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20020072826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 300 Days
• Field of Search: 700/264, 700/255, 700/251, 700/257, 700/245, 700/246, 700/248, 700/249, 700/253, 700/254, 700/259, 700/260, 318/568.13, 318/568.14, 318/568.21, 318/568.23, 219/130.4, 219/121.46, 701/2, 701/24, 701/23
• US Class Current: 700/264
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/409 characterised by using manual data input [MDI] or by using control panel, e.g. controlling functions with the panel; characterised by control panel details or by setting parameters G05B19/408, G05B19/4093 take precedence

Abstract

An operation data display device for a robot allowing an operator to recognize operation data on a plurality of operations performed by the robot at a time. When an arc start command is read out from a taught operation program by the robot controller, a welding start command is issued to an arc welding power supply. The arc welding power supply starts supply of a welding current to a welding torch mounted on a robot. Values of the welding current in a welding operation is outputted to a robot controller and sampled at every predetermined period and recorded. When an arc end command is read out from the operation program, the arc welding power supply terminates the welding operation and output of the values of the welding current. The robot controller transfers a file containing the data of the actual welding current to a personal computer. The personal computer displays representations of the received operation data in the form of line graphs of reduced size for the plurality of welding operations: in one frame on a display screen.

Claims

1. An operation data display device for displaying an operation state of a robot, comprising:

a robot controller for controlling the robot to perform operations in accordance with an operation program; and

a data processing device connected with said robot controller,

wherein said robot controller includes means for obtaining operation data on an operation state of the robot for each operation of the robot and storing the operation data in time series, and means for transferring the stored operation data to said data processing device, and said data processing device includes storing means for storing the operation data transferred from said robot controller, a display device for providing a frame of picture on a display screen and means for displaying a plurality of representations of the stored operation data on a plurality of robot operations in the form of graphs of reduced size in one frame on the display screen.

2. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein said data processing device further includes means for allowing selection of one of the plurality of representations of the operation data and displaying only the selected one in the form of a graph of enlarged size in one frame on the display screen.

3. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein the operations performed by the robot are arc welding operations and said operation data are indicative of welding current in the arc welding operation.

4. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein said data processing device further includes means for displaying a plurality of representations of the stored operation data in the form of icons with indications of sequence or time/date of the operations in one frame on the display screen.

5. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein said data processing device further includes means for allowing addition of a mark indicating abnormality of the operation data on the representation thereof.

6. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein said data processing device further includes means for sorting the representations of the operation data in time series in one frame on the display screen.

7. An operation data display device according to claim 1, wherein said data processing device further includes means for displaying only the representations of the abnormal operation data in one frame on the display screen.

8. An operation data display device for displaying an operation state of a robot, comprising:

a robot controller for controlling the robot to perform operations in accordance with an operation program; and

a data processing device connected with said robot controller,

wherein said robot controller includes means for successively obtaining operation data on an operation state of the robot for each operation of the robot and means for transferring the operation data to said data processing device, and said data processing device includes storing means for storing the operation data transferred from said robot controller in time series, a display device for providing a frame of picture on a display screen and means for displaying a plurality of representations of the operation data on a plurality of robot operations in the form of graphs of reduced size in one frame on the display screen of said display device.

9. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein said data processing device further includes means for allowing selection of one of the plurality of representations of the operation data and displaying only the selected one in the form of a graph of enlarged size in one frame on the display screen.

10. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein the operations performed by the robot are arc welding operations and said operation data are indicative of welding current in the arc welding operation.

11. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein said data processing device further includes means for displaying a plurality of representations of the stored operation data in the form of icons with indications of sequence or time/date of the operations in one frame on the display screen.

12. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein said data processing device further includes means for allowing addition of a mark indicating abnormality of the operation data on the representation thereof.

13. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein said data processing device further includes means for sorting the representations of the operation data in time series in one frame on the display screen.

14. An operation data display device according to claim 8, wherein said data processing device further includes means for displaying only the representations of the abnormal operation data in one frame on the display screen.