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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Manabu Okahisa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yusuke Kinoshita, Kitakyushu, JP;
Takashi Suyama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Atsushi Tomizawa, Minou, JP;
Shinjiro Kuwayama, Osaka, JP;
Mitsusato Hara, Kawasaki, JP;
Manabu Okahisa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yusuke Kinoshita, Kitakyushu, JP;
Takashi Suyama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Atsushi Tomizawa, Minou, JP;
Shinjiro Kuwayama, Osaka, JP;
Mitsusato Hara, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, Fukuoka, JP;
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
SUMITOMO PIPE & TUBE CO., LTD., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A positioning apparatus and a working system which can position a workpiece with better accuracy at a lower cost and in a reduced space even when the workpiece is heavy are provided. The positioning apparatus has 3 robot arms ()-() each having an arm and an actuator which drives the arm, a mounting platform () which is supported by the ends of the three robot arms ()-(), a securing jig () which secures a workpiece W which is mounted on the mounting platform () to the mounting platform (), and a controller () which controls the operation of each of the actuators.