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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomohiko Sekiguchi, Nagakute, JP;
Masataka Mizuno, Toyota, JP;
Kazuyuki Ogusu, Okazaki, JP;
Kenichi Asakuma, Nagoya, JP;
Kimihiro Nanaeda, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A workpiece support system includes: a workpiece support device that supports a workpiece by a support body having a support that comes in contact with the workpiece; and a robot that is separately provided outside the workpiece support device and moves the support, wherein the support is configured to be movable within a predetermined range and lockable at an arbitrary position, and wherein, by grasping a part of the locked support body, the robot unlocks the support and moves the unlocked support according to the shape of the workpiece.