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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Fuminori Saito, Nagoya, JP;
Atsunori Kobayashi, Tajimi, JP;
Akihiro Kimura, Toyota, JP;
Hidenori Yabushita, Seto, JP;
Fukashi Andoh, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihiro Okumatsu, Nagakute, JP;
Takeshi Nishida, Nagoya, JP;
Akihito Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Reoto Uetake, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A conveyance robot system according to the present disclosure includes an intrusion detection sensor that detects an intrusion of an object into the arm opening, and a distance sensor that measures a clearance distance indicating a distance between an arm entry/exit surface and a shelf, the arm entry/exit surface being a surface of the conveyance robot in which the arm opening is provided from among surfaces of the conveyance robotconstituting the safety cover, and the object being stored in the shelf. The distance sensor is disposed at a fixed height of the shelf in a horizontal direction and at a height of the shelf corresponding to a part to be measured.