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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Norihiro Tomago, Maizuru, JP;
Kiyoshi Imai, Ayabe, JP;
Yusuke Iida, Ayabe, JP;
Yusuke Shibasaki, Hukuchiyama, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sensor system with which a change in the state of a workpiece which has occurred in a conveyance process can be detennined. The sensor system comprises: a plurality of sensors positioned along a line and measuring data indicating that a workpiece being conveyed upon the line has passed thereby; a plurality of slave units respectively connected to the plurality of sensors and acquiring the data measured by the plurality of sensors; and a master unit connected to the plurality of slave units. The master unit comprises: a storage part for storing the data in association with information which relates to the timing at which the data was measured; and a determination part for comparing the data transmitted from two or more of the plurality of slave units using the information which relates to the timing, and determining a change in the state of the workpiece.