Portable terminal for controlling, programming and/or teaching robots or similar automatic apparatuses
First Claim
1. A portable terminal provided for the connection to a control unit of movements according to multiple axes of an automatic apparatus bearing a tool, the terminal having a longitudinally extended body defining a first portion and a second portion comprising an area of union to the first portion, wherein in correspondence with a front side of the first portion a display device is provided and in correspondence with a front side of the second portion a multiplicity of keys is provided, said multiplicity comprising:
- a plurality of motion keys able to be operated manually to provide the control unit with a respective command signal for the apparatus, the command signal being aimed at causing the tool to execute a rotation or a translation motion about or along an axis corresponding to the operated motion key,a plurality of teaching keys, able to be operated manually for programming the control unit and/or controlling the apparatus and/or storing a position reached by a predefined point of the tool as a result of a motion of the apparatus,whereinthe second portion of the body of the terminal has a width which progressively decreases until reaching said area of union,said plurality of motion keys comprises a first and a second series of keys being positioned each along a respective longitudinal side of the second portion, preferably in a substantially symmetrical fashion to each other, andthe said plurality of teaching keys comprises a group of keys being positioned within or close to said area of union.
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Abstract
A programming system for a robot or similar apparatus comprises a portable programming terminal (6) having a display device (D), a plurality of jog keys (14) for controlling the robot movements and a plurality of teaching keys (15–24, 26). The body of the terminal (6) comprises a first portion (11), wherein the jog keys (14) and the teaching keys (15–24, 26) are arranged, having a width which progressively decreasing until reaching the area of union with a second portion (10) of the body, wherein the display device (D) is positioned; the jog keys (14) comprises two series of keys (14) being positioned in a substantially symmetrical fashion to each other, each series being along a respective longitudinal side of the first portion (11), whereas the teaching keys (15–24, 26) are positioned within or close to the restricted zone of the body, bridging the first and the second portion (11, 10).
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1. A portable terminal provided for the connection to a control unit of movements according to multiple axes of an automatic apparatus bearing a tool, the terminal having a longitudinally extended body defining a first portion and a second portion comprising an area of union to the first portion, wherein in correspondence with a front side of the first portion a display device is provided and in correspondence with a front side of the second portion a multiplicity of keys is provided, said multiplicity comprising:
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a plurality of motion keys able to be operated manually to provide the control unit with a respective command signal for the apparatus, the command signal being aimed at causing the tool to execute a rotation or a translation motion about or along an axis corresponding to the operated motion key, a plurality of teaching keys, able to be operated manually for programming the control unit and/or controlling the apparatus and/or storing a position reached by a predefined point of the tool as a result of a motion of the apparatus, wherein the second portion of the body of the terminal has a width which progressively decreases until reaching said area of union, said plurality of motion keys comprises a first and a second series of keys being positioned each along a respective longitudinal side of the second portion, preferably in a substantially symmetrical fashion to each other, and the said plurality of teaching keys comprises a group of keys being positioned within or close to said area of union. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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