Portable terminal for controlling, programming and/or teaching robots or similar automatic apparatuses
First Claim
1. Portable control, program and/or teach terminal provided for the connection to a control unit (5) of movements according to multiple axes of an automatic apparatus (1) bearing a tool (4), such as a robot or similar, the terminal (6) having a longitudinally extended body defining a first portion (10) and a second portion (11) comprising an area of union to the first portion (10), wherein in correspondence with a front side of the first portion (10) a display device (D) is provided and in correspondence with a front side of the second portion (11) a multiplicity of keys is provided, said multiplicity comprising:
- a plurality of motion keys (14) able to be operated manually to provide the control unit (5) with a respective command signal for the apparatus (1), the command signal being aimed at causing the tool (4) to execute a rotation or a translation motion about or along an axis corresponding to the operated motion key (14), a plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26), able to be operated manually for programming the control unit (5) and/or controlling the apparatus (1) and/or storing a position reached by a predefined point (TCP) of the tool (4) as a result of a motion of the apparatus (1), characterised in that the second portion (11) of the body of the terminal (6) has a width which progressively decreases until reaching said area of union, at least one between said plurality of motion keys (14) and said plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26) comprises a first and a second series of keys (14) being positioned each along a respective longitudinal side of the second portion (11), preferably in a substantially symmetrical fashion to each other, and the other between said plurality of motion keys (14) and said plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26) comprises a group of keys (15-22, 26) 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. Portable control, program and/or teach terminal provided for the connection to a control unit (5) of movements according to multiple axes of an automatic apparatus (1) bearing a tool (4), such as a robot or similar, the terminal (6) having a longitudinally extended body defining a first portion (10) and a second portion (11) comprising an area of union to the first portion (10), wherein in correspondence with a front side of the first portion (10) a display device (D) is provided and in correspondence with a front side of the second portion (11) a multiplicity of keys is provided, said multiplicity comprising:
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a plurality of motion keys (14) able to be operated manually to provide the control unit (5) with a respective command signal for the apparatus (1), the command signal being aimed at causing the tool (4) to execute a rotation or a translation motion about or along an axis corresponding to the operated motion key (14), a plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26), able to be operated manually for programming the control unit (5) and/or controlling the apparatus (1) and/or storing a position reached by a predefined point (TCP) of the tool (4) as a result of a motion of the apparatus (1), characterised in that the second portion (11) of the body of the terminal (6) has a width which progressively decreases until reaching said area of union, at least one between said plurality of motion keys (14) and said plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26) comprises a first and a second series of keys (14) being positioned each along a respective longitudinal side of the second portion (11), preferably in a substantially symmetrical fashion to each other, and the other between said plurality of motion keys (14) and said plurality of teaching keys (15-24, 26) comprises a group of keys (15-22, 26) being positioned within or close to said area of union. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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12. Terminal as claimed in 11laim 2, characterised in that the additional motion control means (40, 41) can be operated to cause a displacement of the predefined point of the tool (TCP) closer, farther away, to the right, to the left, upwards or downwards relative to the position of the terminal (6), and hence of the user who supports it (7).
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