Processing robot system in which processing device is connected to robot to perform processing

• US 10,384,349 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2017
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Inventors: Yoshida, Shigeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Bendidi, Rachid
• Application Number:
  US15/422,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20170225335A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 11/005 Manipulators for mechanical processing tasks
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1692 Calibration of manipulator
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25217 Configure communication protocol, select between several
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31103 Configure parameters of controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/107 Terminal emulation

Abstract

A processing robot system includes a connection setting information group storage device provided inside a robot control device, a teaching operation panel, and a PC. The connection setting information group storage device stores a connection setting information group including information on settings for a digital communication standard between a processing device and the robot control device, and information on the allocation of I/O signals to be transmitted between the processing device and the robot control device via digital communication and which outputs the connection setting information group as one file. The teaching operation panel and the PC have a screen on which each piece of setting information included in the connection setting information group can be displayed and edited. Such a processing robot system can easily make settings for connection with a digital-controlled processing device.

Claims

1. A processing robot system, comprising:

a processing device which carries out a processing sequence using a processing tool, by digital control;

a robot for moving the processing tool;

a robot control device for controlling an operation for positioning the robot, and controlling the processing device via digital communication;

a storage device which stores a connection setting information group including information on settings for a digital communication standard between the processing device and the robot control device, and information on the allocation of I/O signals to be transmitted between the processing device and the robot control device via digital communication and which outputs the connection setting information group as one file; and

an editing device having a screen on which each piece of setting information included in the connection setting information group can be displayed and edited,

wherein the screen comprises a setting screen, and in the setting screen contents of the setting information are set and changed depending on a class of a field bus communication standard applied to the processing device as the digital communication standard.

2. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the robot control device reads the file, thereby completing settings for communication with and control of the processing device.

3. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the editing device is a teaching operation panel or a PC, which is connected to the robot control device and which has the screen.

4. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the connection setting information group includes information on settings for a processing command parameter corresponding to every processing sequence control method for performing an operation to a respective one of objects to be processed by the robot.

5. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the connection setting information group includes information on settings for processing sequence control.

6. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the connection setting information group includes information on a code number of an alarm for the processing device and the contents of a message corresponding to the code number.

7. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein the file is a file having readability to which a flexible format is applied to enable an operator to understand.

8. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein

information on the allocation of I/O signals is set in accordance with information disclosed by a manufacturer of the processing device.

9. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein

information on settings for the digital communication standard stored in the storage device includes different communication settings depending on a kind of field bus communication standard for communication software in the robot control device.

10. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein

management of information on settings for connection with the processing device is consolidated in the connection setting information group stored in the storage device.

11. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein

the storage device is configured to consolidate an edited result of each piece of setting information included in the connection setting information group and output the edited result as one file.

12. The processing robot system according to claim 1, wherein

the file output by the storage device is readable by a different robot control device.