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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventor:
Takatoshi Iwayama, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 17/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot including: a robot body that includes an arm having a longitudinal axis, and at least one joint; and a proximity sensor unit that detects an object approaching the arm of the robot body. The proximity sensor unit includes: a support member that is fixed to the arm of the robot body and that is disposed, at such a position as to extend across the joint of the robot body, so as to be away from a surface of the arm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the arm; and a plurality of proximity sensors that are attached to the support member.