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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Nitta Corporation, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Tsurimoto, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Nobuhiro Omote, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yosuke Taniguchi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
NITTA CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A signal module and a signal relay device that can suppress the effect of noise are provided, and the signal module is a signal module of a tool changer including a first coupling member to be detachably attached to a body side of an industrial robot and a second coupling member to be detachably attached to a tool side, the signal module including a signal relay connector attached to the first coupling member or the second coupling member, and upon the first coupling member and the second coupling member being coupled, forming a signal path between the first coupling member side and the second coupling member side, wherein in the signal relay connector, a plurality of terminal pairs to be used for communication using differential signals are provided, and two terminals of each of the terminal pairs are arranged at mutually-adjacent positions.