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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Ken Takano, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0051 (2013.01); B25J 9/1623 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work device includes a base unit, a movable unit configured to have an end effector mounted thereto, linking mechanisms linking the base unit to the movable unit, actuators fixed to the base unit for driving the plurality of linking mechanisms, respectively, and a controller that moves the end effector by operating the actuators. A certain linking mechanism out of the plurality of linking mechanisms includes a joint. The controller includes a joint angle determination unit that determines whether or not a bending angle of the linking mechanism at the joint is within an operable range.