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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Mimura, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Dan, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Eguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Takada, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A production apparatus ensures wireless communication without interference. An antenna portionat a robotic arm includes a transmitting antenna portionhaving a plurality of transmitting antennastoand a receiving antenna portionhaving a plurality of receiving antennasto. A transmitting side switcher circuitchanges over a transmitting antenna to be connected to a transmitteramong the plurality of transmitting antennastoin conjunction with an attitude information of the robotic arm, and changes an effective direction of a directional characteristic of the transmitting antenna portion. A receiving side switcher circuitchanges over a receiving antenna to be connected to a receiveramong the plurality of receiving antennastoin conjunction with the attitude information of the robotic arm and changes the effective direction of the directional characteristic of the receiving antenna portion