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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Yuji Ichimaru, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Yuji Ichimaru, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transfer apparatus includes a container that contains workpieces to be transferred, a sensor that detects a position and a posture of the workpiece existing in a predetermined detection area, and a robot that takes out the workpiece and transfers the workpiece to a transfer destination on the basis of a detection result of the sensor. The sensor includes an area storage that stores a plurality of detection areas, a condition storage that stores a switching condition for switching the detection areas, and a controller that switches the detection areas in a predetermined order when the switching condition is satisfied.