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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Fujihara, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Naruaki Hiramitsu, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORP., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A conveying apparatus includes: an article detection device; a gripping device with base portion and palm portion, a suction portion, fingers, and a driving mechanism; a negative pressure supplying device; a moving device; a recognition device that measures the shape, the posture, and the size of the article; an operation plan generation device that selects a suction surface of the article, and plans a gripping posture; and a control device that controls an operation of the gripping device and an operation of the moving device to obtain a gripping posture planned by the operation plan generation device.