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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Junta Hirayama, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Tokumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoki Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichiro Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MAYEKAWA MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 15/0066 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39468 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40589 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool checking device for a robot arm includes: a tool movement control unit configured to control the robot arm so as to move a tool attached to the robot arm to a defined position; an imaging control unit configured to control an imaging device so as to capture an image of the tool moved to the defined position; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the tool satisfies a tool condition regarding a tool type or tool state that needs to be satisfied, on the basis of a captured image imaged by the imaging device.