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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Abb Schweiz Ag, Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Jiangwei Huang, Västerås, SE;
Shanghua Li, Västerås, SE;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01M 3/38 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 (2013.01); G01M 3/38 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01);
Abstract
An industrial robot for food industry having a leakage detection device for detecting a liquid leaking into the robot, and the leakage detection device includes at least one indicator strip arranged inside the robot and configured to change color in contact with a liquid, a sensor module configured to detect changes in color of the at least one indicator strip, and a detector unit configured to determine presence of liquid inside the robot based on the detected color changes of the indicator strip, and the leakage detection device in is capable of distinguishing between lubricant and water.