Industrial robot system
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1. An industrial robot system, comprising:
- at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell,a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator,a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator,a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell,a warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell, anda safety function, which upon order enables and disables the safety equipment of the portable operator control device.
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Abstract
An industrial robot system including at least one industrial robot including at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating the manipulator, a detecting unit detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and a warning generator producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell.
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1. An industrial robot system, comprising:
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at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator, a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator, a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, a warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell, and a safety function, which upon order enables and disables the safety equipment of the portable operator control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising:
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detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell, wherein the portable operator control device comprises safety equipment and the system comprises a safety function, which upon order enables and disables the safety equipment of the portable operator control device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium; and computer program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium and executable by a processor for carrying out a method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell, wherein the portable operator control device comprises safety equipment and the system comprises a safety function, which upon order enables and disables the safety equipment of the portable operator control device.
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22. An industrial robot system, comprising:
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at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator, a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator, a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, a warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell, an identifying unit configured to identify the portable operator control device upon entering and leaving the robot cell, and a registration unit configured to register the portable operator control device upon entering the robot cell and deregistering the portable operator control device upon leaving the robot cell. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An industrial robot system, comprising:
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at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit configured to control the at least one manipulator, a portable operator control device for manually operating the at least one manipulator, a detecting unit configured to detect when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, and a warning generator configured to produce a warning to an operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the portable operator control device leaving the cell, wherein the detecting unit is adapted to detect when someone without a portable operator control device is entering the robot cell and the robot system is adapted to emergency stop the robot upon detecting that someone without a portable operator control device is entering the robot cell.
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25. A method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising:
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detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell, identifying the portable operator control device upon entering and leaving the robot cell, and upon detecting that a portable operator control device is entering the robot cell checking whether or not the portable operator control device is coupled to the control unit of any manipulator located in the robot cell, and emergency stop the robot upon detecting that a portable operator control device, which is not coupled to the control unit of any manipulator located in the robot cell, is entering the cell. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for securing safety in an industrial robot system comprising at least one industrial robot comprising at least one manipulator located in a robot cell, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a portable operator control device for manually operating the manipulator, the method comprising:
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detecting when the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, producing a warning to the operator upon detecting that the portable operator control device leaves the robot cell, in order to draw the operator'"'"'s attention to the fact that the portable operator control device is leaving the cell, and detecting when someone without a portable operator control device is entering the robot cell, and emergency stop the robot upon detection thereof.
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