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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 9/0087 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holding device according to the present invention is a holding device that holds a workpiece having flexibility. A controller sets the workpiece to a reference state in such a manner that with first and second holding mechanisms holding the workpiece, a moving mechanism moves at least one of the first and second holding mechanisms in a length direction based on a length, detected by a detector, of the workpiece in a held state and a length, prestored in a storage, of the workpiece in a reference state.