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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Hiroki Kokushi, Kobe, JP;
Takayuki Iga, Kobe, JP;
Takuya Ichise, Kobe, JP;
Ryota Sakai, Kobe, JP;
Risa Momota, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A safety device according to the present disclosure includes a sensor that is attached to a self-propellable travel device or a robot provided to the travel device, is set with a given detection area on the basis of a position of the sensor, and detects an object existing within the given detection area. The safety device further includes a motion suppressing device that suppresses motions of the travel device and the robot, when the existence of the object within the given detection area is detected by the sensor, and an area changing device that changes the given detection area according to operating states of the travel device and the robot.