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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2011
Tetsuro Izumi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kenichi Koyanagi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kenji Matsukuma, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yukio Hashiguchi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Tetsuro Izumi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kenichi Koyanagi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kenji Matsukuma, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yukio Hashiguchi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A picking system includes a conveyer, a robot, and a control device. The conveyer conveys workpieces. The robot includes a plurality of holding parts and a supporting part. The holding parts hold the workpieces. The supporting part is rotatably provided against an arm to support the plurality of holding parts. Then, the control device instructs the robot to rotate the supporting part by a predetermined amount in such a manner that the direction of the workpiece becomes a predetermined direction for each the workpiece held by the holding parts and then to place the workpiece on a predetermined place.