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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Endou, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G05B 19/4061 (2006.01); G05B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4061 (2013.01); G05B 9/02 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40317 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50193 (2013.01);
Abstract
When a machining system that includes a machine tool and a robot detects that an operator is present in a dangerous area in the system, a robot controller that controls the robot determines an operation restriction on the machine tool and notifies a numerical controller that controls the machine tool of the determined operation restriction. The numerical controller restricts the operation of the machine tool in accordance with the notified operation restriction.