WO2013042184A1 - Robot, handling system and method for creating article-containing container - Google Patents

Robot, handling system and method for creating article-containing container Download PDF

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WO2013042184A1
WO2013042184A1 PCT/JP2011/071338 JP2011071338W WO2013042184A1 WO 2013042184 A1 WO2013042184 A1 WO 2013042184A1 JP 2011071338 W JP2011071338 W JP 2011071338W WO 2013042184 A1 WO2013042184 A1 WO 2013042184A1
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矢野 浩司
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  • the present invention relates to a robot, a handling system, and a container-made article manufacturing method.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a boxing device that performs boxing using two robots in order to shorten the work time.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a robot, a handling system, and a container-containing article manufacturing method capable of efficiently storing a plurality of articles in a container. There is.
  • a robot according to the present invention includes a robot hand having a plurality of gripping portions each including a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion each capable of gripping an article, and a robot arm to which the robot hand is attached.
  • the first gripper grips the first article
  • the second gripper of the robot hand grips the second article
  • the robot hand moves to the container by the operation of the robot arm, and then the first gripper Releases the first article and the second gripping part releases the second article, whereby the first article and the second article are accommodated in the container.
  • the orientation of the robot hand changes.
  • the vertical length of the first article when the first gripping part grips the first article, the vertical length of the first article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the first article, and the second gripping part When grasping the second article, the vertical length of the second article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the second article.
  • the robot hand moves after the first gripping part grips the first article and before the second gripping part grips the second article.
  • the first article is gripped and lifted by the first gripping part of the robot hand and then lifted to the first gripping part, and the second article is It is gripped by the second grip part.
  • the first holding part and the second holding part allow the first article and the second article to be accommodated in the container in a state of being separated by a predetermined distance.
  • the interval between the first grip portion and the second grip portion is set to the predetermined interval.
  • the first gripping part and the second gripping part are Before accommodating the first article and the second article in the container, the interval between the first gripping part and the second gripping part is widened.
  • the first gripping part releases the first article and drops the first article on the second article.
  • the handling system according to the present invention includes the robot described above and a conveyor.
  • the robot hand is disposed on an edge of the conveyor.
  • the robot, the handling system, and the container-made article manufacturing method of the present embodiment can efficiently accommodate a plurality of articles in a container.
  • (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. It is a typical perspective view of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of the handling system of this embodiment.
  • (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of accommodation of the articles
  • (A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of accommodation of the articles
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a robot 100 according to this embodiment.
  • the robot 100 includes a robot hand 10 and a robot arm 20 to which the robot hand 10 is attached.
  • the robot hand 10 has a plurality of gripping portions 12 each capable of gripping the article A.
  • the robot arm 20 can change at least one of the position and orientation of the robot hand 10, thereby changing the position and orientation of the article A held by the robot hand 10.
  • the robot arm 20 is, for example, a 6-axis or 7-axis articulated robot.
  • the operations of the robot hand 10 and the robot arm 20 may be taught in advance.
  • the robot 100 is preferably used to store the article A in the container V. With the robot hand 10 holding the article A, the robot hand 10 releases the article A after the robot hand 10 has moved to the position immediately above or into the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Article A is contained in a container V. Such a robot 100 can hold and release a plurality of articles A at a time, and can store the articles A in the container V in a short time.
  • FIG. 2A is a schematic side view of the robot hand 10 viewed from the y direction
  • FIG. 2B is a schematic side view of the robot hand 10 viewed from the x direction
  • FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram showing the robot hand 10 holding the article A.
  • the plurality of gripping portions 12 are connected to the connecting portion 14, and the plurality of gripping portions 12 are configured to be able to grip the article A.
  • the plurality of gripping units 12 include two gripping units 12 a and 12 b.
  • the holding parts 12a and 12b are arranged in the x direction.
  • the gripping portions 12 a and 12 b are fixedly connected to the connecting portion 14.
  • each of the grip portions 12a and 12b is a two-jaw parallel chuck.
  • the interval between the two claws of the grip portion 12a changes along the y direction.
  • the article A is gripped by the gap between the claws of the grip portion 12a being narrowed.
  • the gripping portion 12b can grip the article A.
  • the article A is gripped and released by changing the distance between the claws of the gripping portions 12a and 12b.
  • the movement of the claws of the gripping portions 12a and 12b is performed by an air method.
  • the gripping and opening of the article A by the gripping parts 12a and 12b can be individually controlled.
  • the grip part 12a may be described as the first grip part 12a
  • the grip part 12b may be described as the second grip part 12b.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the robot hand 10.
  • the gripping portions 12a and 12b each grip the article A.
  • the grip portion 12a grips the article Aa
  • the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab.
  • the article Aa gripped by the gripping part 12a may be referred to as a first article Aa
  • the article Ab gripped by the gripping part 12b may be referred to as a second article Ab.
  • the gripping portions 12 a and 12 b individually grip and release the plurality of articles A so that the grip strength can be individually adjusted and the plurality of articles A can be gripped even in a relatively narrow space. And can be opened efficiently.
  • the article A is spherical, but the shape of the article A may be arbitrary. Further, the shapes of the gripping portions 12a and 12b may be appropriately changed according to the article A to be gripped.
  • the first gripping portion 12a grips the first article Aa
  • the second gripping portion 12b grips the second article Ab
  • the robot arm 20 After the robot hand 10 moves to the container V by the operation, the gripping part 12a releases the article Aa, and the gripping part 12b releases the article Ab, whereby the article Aa and the article Ab can be accommodated in the container V.
  • the robot 100 can efficiently store a plurality of articles A in the container V.
  • the robot 100 is used to store the article A in the container V, but the robot 100 is used not only to store the article A but also to perform other operations such as movement and rearrangement of the article. May be.
  • connection part 14 the holding parts 12a and 12b shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 were fixedly connected with respect to the connection part 14, this embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the gripping portions 12 a and 12 b may be movably connected to the connecting portion 14.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment.
  • the connecting part 14 connects the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b so that each of the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b can move in the x direction, and the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b is appropriately set. Can be changed.
  • movement of the gripping portions 12a and 12b is performed using a cylinder (actuator).
  • each of the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b is movable in the x direction, but one of the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b is configured to be movable in the x direction, and the other is fixed. It may be.
  • the robot hand 10 is provided with the two gripping portions 12a and 12b.
  • the robot hand 10 may be provided with three or more gripping units.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment.
  • five gripping portions 12 a to 12 e are connected to the connecting portion 14.
  • the robot hand 10 may be provided with three or more gripping portions 12.
  • the robot hand 10 of the robot 100 may move relative to the plurality of articles A to grip each of the plurality of articles A.
  • the article A is preferably conveyed to the robot hand 10 by a conveyor.
  • the article A may be stationary, and the robot 100 may be moved by moving the support unit that supports the robot 100, whereby the article may be accommodated.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of the handling system 200 of the present embodiment.
  • the handling system 200 includes a robot 100 and a conveyor 110.
  • the conveyor 110 conveys the article A.
  • the transfer unit 112 is attached to the conveyor 110, and the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110 reaches the edge of the conveyor 110 and is then placed on the transfer unit 112.
  • the support part of the robot 100 is fixed to the conveyor 110, and the support part of the robot 100 does not move.
  • the robot hand 10 is disposed on the edge of the conveyor 110. Specifically, the robot hand 10 holds the article A at an edge in the conveyance direction of the article A by the conveyor 110. As described above, the robot hand 10 preferably grips the article A with the front edge of the conveyor 110.
  • the container V is arrange
  • the conveyor 120 conveys the container V accommodated in the article A in a predetermined direction and conveys an empty new container V to the vicinity of the robot 100.
  • the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa
  • the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab.
  • the articles Aa and Ab are gripped by the gripping portions 12a and 12b by changing the interval between the nails extending in the horizontal direction of the gripping portions 12a and 12b.
  • Article A is preferably placed on the conveyor 110 in a relatively stable state.
  • the article Aa is arranged on the conveyor 110 in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the vertical direction).
  • the length A1 of the article Aa in the vertical direction (length along the x direction in FIG. 6: thickness) L1 is the length L2 of the article Aa in the horizontal direction (FIG. 6). Is smaller than both the length along the z direction) and the length L3 (the length along the y direction in FIG. 6).
  • the length in the vertical direction (length along the x direction) L1 of the article Aa is substantially equal to the horizontal direction (y direction and z direction) of the article Aa. It is smaller than L2 and L3.
  • the article Ab is arranged on the conveyor 110 in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction.
  • the grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa
  • the grip part 12b of the robot hand 10 grips the article Ab.
  • the article Ab is gripped and lifted by the grip portion 12b of the robot hand 10 while the article Aa is lifted.
  • the robot arm 10 moves so that the gripping part 12 b can grip the article Ab on the conveyor 110 by the operation of the robot arm 20.
  • the robot arm 10 that grips the article A moves to the vicinity of the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Thereafter, the gripping part 12a releases the article Aa, and the gripping part 12b releases the article Ab, so that the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V.
  • the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V in a direction different from the direction in which the articles Aa and Ab are conveyed by the conveyor 110.
  • the direction of the robot hand 10 is changed, and after the robot hand 10 moves to the vicinity of the container V, the robot hand 10
  • the articles 10 release the articles Aa and Ab
  • the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V in a direction different from the direction when they are conveyed by the conveyor 110.
  • the container V is provided with a partition p.
  • a partition p can prevent the article A from falling even when the article A in the container V is relatively small relative to the container V.
  • the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b are separated by the partition p of the container V by releasing the article Aa and the article Ab in a state of being separated at a predetermined interval.
  • Article Aa and article Ab can be accommodated in the created space.
  • the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b is The predetermined interval may be set.
  • the interval between the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b may be fixed at a predetermined interval.
  • the interval between the gripping portion 12a and the gripping portion 12b before gripping the articles Aa and Ab is relatively narrow, and after the gripping section 12b grips the article Ab, the article Aa and the article Ab are stored in the container V.
  • the space between the gripping portion 12a and the gripping portion 12b may be widened before being housed.
  • the connecting part 14 may change the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b. The change in the interval is performed, for example, by moving at least one of the grip portions 12a and 12b using a cylinder (actuator).
  • the gripping part 12a may release the article Aa and drop the article Aa onto the article Ab.
  • the grippers 12a and 12b that can be individually controlled grip and release the articles Aa and Ab, so that the containers A can be efficiently accommodated even when the container V is provided with the partition p. It can be carried out. As described above, an article in a container is produced.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 accommodation of the article A in the container V in the handling system 200 of the present embodiment will be described.
  • gripping a plurality of articles A by the robot hand 10 will be described.
  • the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing.
  • the conveyor 110 conveys the articles Aa and Ab.
  • the robot hand 10 is disposed on the edge of the conveyor 110.
  • the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa.
  • the article Aa is lifted from the conveyor 110 or the transfer section 112 by the operation of the robot arm 20 after being gripped by the grip section 12a.
  • the gripping part 12b of the robot hand 10 grips the article Ab while the gripping part 12a grips the article Aa.
  • the article Ab is lifted from the conveyor 110 or the transfer section 112 by the operation of the robot arm 20 after being gripped by the grip section 12b.
  • the conveyor 110 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing.
  • the robot arm 10 holding the articles Aa and Ab moves upward by the operation of the robot arm 20.
  • the movement of the robot hand 10 starts to change due to the operation of the robot arm 20.
  • the robot hand 10 moves so as to approach the support portion of the robot arm 20, thereby changing the orientation of the robot hand 10.
  • the robot hand 10 moves downward and in the vicinity of the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Thereafter, the gripping portions 12a and 12b of the robot hand 10 release the articles Aa and Ab, whereby the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V.
  • the article A is arranged in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (that is, arranged horizontally),
  • the embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the article A may be arranged in a state where the length in the vertical direction is larger than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (that is, arranged vertically).
  • the article Aa has the same shape as the article Ab, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • Article Aa and article Ab may have different shapes.
  • the transfer unit 112 is provided in the conveyor 110, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the passing part 112 may not be provided.
  • the robot hand 10 lifts the article A upward with respect to the conveyor 110.
  • the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the robot hand 10 may move downward with respect to the conveyor 110 while holding the article A.
  • the robot hand 10 is arranged at the front edge of the conveyor 110, and the robot hand 10 holds the article A at the front edge of the conveyor 110.
  • the form is not limited to this.
  • the robot hand 10 may grip the article A with the side edge of the conveyor 110.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of the handling system 200 of the present embodiment.
  • the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing.
  • the robot hand 10 is disposed on the side edge of the conveyor 110. After the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa, the robot hand 10 moves upward, and the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab conveyed by the conveyor 110.
  • the robot hand 10 is configured so that the gripping portions 12a and 12b do not contact the conveyor 110 even when the robot hand 10 moves in the vertical direction with the gripping portions 12a and 12b open.
  • the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the orientation of the article A when the gripping part 12 grips the article A is different from the orientation of the article A when the gripping part 12 releases the article A.
  • the embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the orientation of the article A when the grip portion 12 grips the article A may be equal to the orientation of the article A when the grip portion 12 releases the article A.
  • the gripping part 12 when the gripping part 12 grips the article A, the article A may be arranged vertically, and the gripping part 12 may be released in a state where the article A is gripped vertically.
  • the gripping part 12 when the gripping part 12 grips the article A, the article A may be arranged horizontally, and the gripping part 12 may be released in a state where the article A is gripped horizontally.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment. Again, the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted.
  • the articles Aa and Ab are gripped by the gripping portions 12a and 12b by changing the distance between the claws extending in the vertical direction of the gripping portions 12a and 12b.
  • the robot hand 10 shown in FIG. 10 holds the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110.
  • the grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa and the conveyor 110 conveys the article Ab to the bottom of the grip part 12b of the robot hand 10
  • the grip part 12b can grip the article Ab. it can.
  • the grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 may not move the grip part 12a after gripping the article Aa.
  • the robot hand 10 holds the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110, but the present embodiment is not limited to this.
  • the article A may be stationary, and the robot 100 may be moved by moving the support unit that supports the robot 100, whereby the article may be accommodated.

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The robot (100) of an embodiment is provided with a robot hand (10) comprising grasping units (12a, 12b) each of which is capable of grasping an article, and a robot arm (20) on which the robot hand (10) is attached. Articles (A) are placed in a container (V) as a result of each of the grasping units (12a, 12b) grasping an article (A) and, after the robot hand (10) has been moved to the container (V) by the action of the robot arm (20), by the grasping units (12a, 12b) releasing the respective articles (A).

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ロボット、ハンドリングシステムおよび容器入り物品作製方法ROBOT, HANDLING SYSTEM, AND CONTAINER ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD
 本発明は、ロボット、ハンドリングシステムおよび容器入り物品作製方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a robot, a handling system, and a container-made article manufacturing method.
 ロボットを用いて、従来、人が行っていた作業を自動化する技術が種々提案されている。例えば、箱詰め作業は、従来、人によって行われることが多かったが、近年、ロボットを用いて箱詰め作業を行うことが検討されている。特許文献1には、作業時間の短縮を図るために、2台のロボットを用いて箱詰め作業を行う箱詰め装置が開示されている。 Various techniques have been proposed for automating work that has been done by humans using robots. For example, the boxing operation has been conventionally performed by a person, but in recent years, the boxing operation using a robot has been studied. Patent Document 1 discloses a boxing device that performs boxing using two robots in order to shorten the work time.
特開2004-189293号公報JP 2004-189293 A
 しかしながら、特許文献1の箱詰め装置では、ワークの把持および開放を行う2つのロボットが別個の場所に配置されており、比較的狭い空間で容器に物品の収容を行うことができない。 However, in the boxing device of Patent Document 1, the two robots that grip and release the workpiece are arranged at different locations, and the article cannot be stored in the container in a relatively narrow space.
 本発明は上記課題を鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的は、複数の物品の容器への収容を効率的に行うことが可能なロボット、ハンドリングシステム、および、容器入り物品作製方法を提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a robot, a handling system, and a container-containing article manufacturing method capable of efficiently storing a plurality of articles in a container. There is.
 本発明によるロボットは、それぞれが物品を把持可能な第1把持部および第2把持部を含む複数の把持部を有するロボットハンドと、前記ロボットハンドの取り付けられたロボットアームとを備え、前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が第1物品を掴み、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が第2物品を掴み、前記ロボットアームの動作によって前記ロボットハンドが容器まで移動した後、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を放し、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を放すことにより、前記第1物品および前記第2物品が前記容器に収容される。 A robot according to the present invention includes a robot hand having a plurality of gripping portions each including a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion each capable of gripping an article, and a robot arm to which the robot hand is attached. The first gripper grips the first article, the second gripper of the robot hand grips the second article, and the robot hand moves to the container by the operation of the robot arm, and then the first gripper Releases the first article and the second gripping part releases the second article, whereby the first article and the second article are accommodated in the container.
 ある実施形態において、前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴み、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴んだ後、前記ロボットハンドの向きが変化する。 In one embodiment, after the first gripping part of the robot hand grips the first article and the second gripping part of the robot hand grips the second article, the orientation of the robot hand changes.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴む場合、前記第1物品の鉛直方向の長さは前記第1物品の水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さく、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴む場合、前記第2物品の鉛直方向の長さは前記第2物品の水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さい。 In one embodiment, when the first gripping part grips the first article, the vertical length of the first article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the first article, and the second gripping part When grasping the second article, the vertical length of the second article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the second article.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴んだ後、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴む前に、前記ロボットハンドが移動する。 In one embodiment, the robot hand moves after the first gripping part grips the first article and before the second gripping part grips the second article.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1物品は、前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部によって掴まれて持ち上げられた後、前記第1把持部に持ち上げられた状態で、前記第2物品は前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部によって掴まれる。 In one embodiment, the first article is gripped and lifted by the first gripping part of the robot hand and then lifted to the first gripping part, and the second article is It is gripped by the second grip part.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1把持部および前記第2把持部は所定の間隔離れた状態で前記第1物品および前記第2物品を前記容器に収容させる。 In one embodiment, the first holding part and the second holding part allow the first article and the second article to be accommodated in the container in a state of being separated by a predetermined distance.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1物品が前記第1把持部に掴まれ、かつ、前記第2物品が前記第2把持部に掴まれた状態で前記第1物品および前記第2物品が移動する際に、前記第1把持部と前記第2把持部との間の間隔は前記所定の間隔に設定されている。 In one embodiment, when the first article and the second article move while the first article is gripped by the first gripping part and the second article is gripped by the second gripping part. In addition, the interval between the first grip portion and the second grip portion is set to the predetermined interval.
 ある実施形態において、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴み、かつ、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴んだ後であって、前記第1把持部および前記第2把持部が前記第1物品および前記第2物品を前記容器に収容させる前に、前記第1把持部と前記第2把持部との間の間隔を広げる。 In one embodiment, after the first gripping part grips the first article and the second gripping part grips the second article, the first gripping part and the second gripping part are Before accommodating the first article and the second article in the container, the interval between the first gripping part and the second gripping part is widened.
 ある実施形態において、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を把持した後、前記第1把持部は前記第1物品を放して前記第1物品を前記第2物品の上に落下させる。 In one embodiment, after the second gripping part grips the second article, the first gripping part releases the first article and drops the first article on the second article.
 本発明によるハンドリングシステムは、上記に記載のロボットと、コンベアとを備える。 The handling system according to the present invention includes the robot described above and a conveyor.
 ある実施形態において、前記ロボットハンドは、前記コンベアのエッジに配置されている。 In one embodiment, the robot hand is disposed on an edge of the conveyor.
 本発明による容器入り物品作製方法は、第1把持部および第2把持部を含む複数の把持部を有するロボットハンドを用意する工程と、前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が第1物品を掴む工程と、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴んだ後、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が第2物品を掴む工程と、前記ロボットハンドが前記第1物品および前記第2物品を容器に収容させる工程とを包含する。 In the container-made article manufacturing method according to the present invention, a step of preparing a robot hand having a plurality of gripping parts including a first gripping part and a second gripping part, and the first gripping part of the robot hand grips the first article. A step of gripping the second article by the second gripping part of the robot hand after the first gripping part grips the first article, and the robot hand holding the first article and the second article. And a step of accommodating in a container.
 本実施形態のロボット、ハンドリングシステムおよび容器入り物品作製方法は、複数の物品の容器への収容を効率的に行うことができる。 The robot, the handling system, and the container-made article manufacturing method of the present embodiment can efficiently accommodate a plurality of articles in a container.
本実施形態のロボットの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the robot of this embodiment. (a)~(c)は本実施形態のロボットにおけるロボットハンドの模式図である。(A)-(c) is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. 本実施形態のロボットにおけるロボットハンドの模式的な斜視図である。It is a typical perspective view of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. 本実施形態のロボットにおけるロボットハンドの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. 本実施形態のロボットにおけるロボットハンドの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment. 本実施形態のハンドリングシステムの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the handling system of this embodiment. (a)~(c)は本実施形態のハンドリングシステムにおける物品の収容の一例を説明するための模式図である。(A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of accommodation of the articles | goods in the handling system of this embodiment. (a)~(c)は本実施形態のハンドリングシステムにおける物品の収容の一例を説明するための模式図である。(A)-(c) is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of accommodation of the articles | goods in the handling system of this embodiment. 本実施形態のハンドリングシステムの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the handling system of this embodiment. 本実施形態のロボットにおけるロボットハンドの模式図である。It is a schematic diagram of the robot hand in the robot of this embodiment.
 以下、図面を参照して本発明によるロボット、ハンドリングシステムおよび容器入り物品作製方法の実施形態を説明する。ただし、本発明の実施形態は以下の実施形態に限定されない。 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a robot, a handling system, and a containerized article manufacturing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following embodiments.
 以下、図1を参照して、本実施形態のロボット100を説明する。図1は、本実施形態のロボット100の模式図を示す。ロボット100は、ロボットハンド10と、ロボットハンド10の取り付けられたロボットアーム20とを備える。ロボットハンド10はそれぞれが物品Aを把持可能な複数の把持部12を有している。ロボットアーム20は、ロボットハンド10の位置および向きの少なくとも一方を変更することができ、これにより、ロボットハンド10に把持される物品Aの位置および向きが変更される。ロボットアーム20は、例えば、6軸または7軸の多関節ロボットである。例えば、ロボットハンド10およびロボットアーム20の動作は予めティーチングされていてもよい。 Hereinafter, the robot 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a robot 100 according to this embodiment. The robot 100 includes a robot hand 10 and a robot arm 20 to which the robot hand 10 is attached. The robot hand 10 has a plurality of gripping portions 12 each capable of gripping the article A. The robot arm 20 can change at least one of the position and orientation of the robot hand 10, thereby changing the position and orientation of the article A held by the robot hand 10. The robot arm 20 is, for example, a 6-axis or 7-axis articulated robot. For example, the operations of the robot hand 10 and the robot arm 20 may be taught in advance.
 ロボット100は物品Aを容器Vに収容させるのに好適に用いられる。ロボットハンド10が物品Aを把持した状態で、ロボットアーム20の動作によってロボットハンド10が容器Vのすぐ上、または、容器V内にまで移動した後、ロボットハンド10が物品Aを放すことにより、物品Aは容器Vに収容される。このようなロボット100は、一度に複数の物品Aを把持および開放することができ、短時間に物品Aを容器Vに収容させることができる。 The robot 100 is preferably used to store the article A in the container V. With the robot hand 10 holding the article A, the robot hand 10 releases the article A after the robot hand 10 has moved to the position immediately above or into the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Article A is contained in a container V. Such a robot 100 can hold and release a plurality of articles A at a time, and can store the articles A in the container V in a short time.
 以下、図2を参照して、本実施形態のロボット100におけるロボットハンド10を説明する。図2(a)~図2(c)にロボットハンド10の模式図を示す。図2(a)はy方向から見たロボットハンド10の模式的な側面図であり、図2(b)はx方向から見たロボットハンド10の模式的な側面図である。図2(c)は、物品Aを把持しているロボットハンド10を示す模式図である。 Hereinafter, the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2A to 2C are schematic views of the robot hand 10. FIG. FIG. 2A is a schematic side view of the robot hand 10 viewed from the y direction, and FIG. 2B is a schematic side view of the robot hand 10 viewed from the x direction. FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram showing the robot hand 10 holding the article A.
 ロボットハンド10において、複数の把持部12は連結部14に連結されており、複数の把持部12はそれぞれ物品Aを把持可能なように構成されている。図2に示したロボットハンド10では、複数の把持部12は、2つの把持部12a、12bを有している。把持部12a、12bはx方向に配列されている。ここでは、把持部12a、12bは連結部14に対して固定的に連結されている。例えば、把持部12a、12bのそれぞれは2爪の平行チャックである。 In the robot hand 10, the plurality of gripping portions 12 are connected to the connecting portion 14, and the plurality of gripping portions 12 are configured to be able to grip the article A. In the robot hand 10 illustrated in FIG. 2, the plurality of gripping units 12 include two gripping units 12 a and 12 b. The holding parts 12a and 12b are arranged in the x direction. Here, the gripping portions 12 a and 12 b are fixedly connected to the connecting portion 14. For example, each of the grip portions 12a and 12b is a two-jaw parallel chuck.
 図2(c)に示すように、把持部12aの2つの爪の間隔はy方向に沿って変化する。把持部12aの爪の間隔が狭くなることにより、物品Aが把持される。把持部12bも同様に、物品Aの把持を行うことができる。このように、把持部12a、12bの爪の間隔が変化することにより、物品Aの把持および開放が行われる。例えば、把持部12a、12bの爪の移動はエア方式で行われる。把持部12a、12bによる物品Aの把持および開放は個別に制御可能である。本明細書において、把持部12aを第1把持部12aと記載することがあり、把持部12bを第2把持部12bと記載することがある。 As shown in FIG. 2C, the interval between the two claws of the grip portion 12a changes along the y direction. The article A is gripped by the gap between the claws of the grip portion 12a being narrowed. Similarly, the gripping portion 12b can grip the article A. As described above, the article A is gripped and released by changing the distance between the claws of the gripping portions 12a and 12b. For example, the movement of the claws of the gripping portions 12a and 12b is performed by an air method. The gripping and opening of the article A by the gripping parts 12a and 12b can be individually controlled. In this specification, the grip part 12a may be described as the first grip part 12a, and the grip part 12b may be described as the second grip part 12b.
 図3は、ロボットハンド10の模式的な斜視図を示す。ここでは、把持部12a、12bはそれぞれ物品Aを把持している。具体的には、把持部12aが物品Aaを把持し、把持部12bが物品Abを把持している。本明細書において、把持部12aに把持される物品Aaを第1物品Aaと記載することがあり、把持部12bに把持される物品Abを第2物品Abと記載することがある。 FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the robot hand 10. Here, the gripping portions 12a and 12b each grip the article A. Specifically, the grip portion 12a grips the article Aa, and the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab. In this specification, the article Aa gripped by the gripping part 12a may be referred to as a first article Aa, and the article Ab gripped by the gripping part 12b may be referred to as a second article Ab.
 ロボットハンド10では、把持部12a、12bが複数の物品Aのそれぞれの把持および開放を個別に行うことにより、把持強度を個別に調整可能であるとともに、比較的狭い空間でも複数の物品Aの把持および開放を効率的に行うことができる。なお、図1、図2(c)および図3において、物品Aは球状であるが、物品Aの形状は任意であってもよい。また、把持部12a、12bの形状は、把持する物品Aに応じて適宜変更されてもよい。 In the robot hand 10, the gripping portions 12 a and 12 b individually grip and release the plurality of articles A so that the grip strength can be individually adjusted and the plurality of articles A can be gripped even in a relatively narrow space. And can be opened efficiently. In FIG. 1, FIG. 2 (c) and FIG. 3, the article A is spherical, but the shape of the article A may be arbitrary. Further, the shapes of the gripping portions 12a and 12b may be appropriately changed according to the article A to be gripped.
 図1~図3から理解されるように、本実施形態のロボット100は、第1把持部12aが第1物品Aaを掴み、第2把持部12bが第2物品Abを掴み、ロボットアーム20の動作によってロボットハンド10が容器Vまで移動した後、把持部12aが物品Aaを放し、把持部12bが物品Abを放すことにより、物品Aaおよび物品Abを容器Vに収容することができる。このように、ロボット100により、容器Vに複数の物品Aを効率的に収納させることができる。なお、ここでは、ロボット100は物品Aの容器Vへの収納に用いられているが、ロボット100は物品Aの収納だけでなく、物品の移動および並べ替え等の別の動作を行うために用いられてもよい。 As understood from FIGS. 1 to 3, in the robot 100 of the present embodiment, the first gripping portion 12a grips the first article Aa, the second gripping portion 12b grips the second article Ab, and the robot arm 20 After the robot hand 10 moves to the container V by the operation, the gripping part 12a releases the article Aa, and the gripping part 12b releases the article Ab, whereby the article Aa and the article Ab can be accommodated in the container V. Thus, the robot 100 can efficiently store a plurality of articles A in the container V. Here, the robot 100 is used to store the article A in the container V, but the robot 100 is used not only to store the article A but also to perform other operations such as movement and rearrangement of the article. May be.
 なお、図2および図3に示した把持部12a、12bは、連結部14に対して固定的に連結されていたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。把持部12a、12bは、連結部14に対して移動可能に連結されていてもよい。 In addition, although the holding parts 12a and 12b shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 were fixedly connected with respect to the connection part 14, this embodiment is not limited to this. The gripping portions 12 a and 12 b may be movably connected to the connecting portion 14.
 図4は、本実施形態のロボット100におけるロボットハンド10の模式図を示す。連結部14は、把持部12aおよび把持部12bのそれぞれがx方向に移動可能なように把持部12aおよび把持部12bを連結しており、把持部12aと把持部12bとの間の間隔を適宜変更することができる。例えば、把持部12a、12bの移動はシリンダ(アクチュエータ)を用いて行われる。なお、ここでは、把持部12aおよび把持部12bのそれぞれがx方向に移動可能であったが、把持部12aおよび把持部12bの一方がx方向に移動可能に構成されており、他方が固定されていてもよい。 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment. The connecting part 14 connects the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b so that each of the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b can move in the x direction, and the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b is appropriately set. Can be changed. For example, movement of the gripping portions 12a and 12b is performed using a cylinder (actuator). Here, each of the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b is movable in the x direction, but one of the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b is configured to be movable in the x direction, and the other is fixed. It may be.
 また、図2~図4において、ロボットハンド10には2つの把持部12a、12bが設けられていたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。ロボットハンド10には3以上の把持部が設けられてもよい。 In FIGS. 2 to 4, the robot hand 10 is provided with the two gripping portions 12a and 12b. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. The robot hand 10 may be provided with three or more gripping units.
 図5は、本実施形態のロボット100におけるロボットハンド10の模式図を示す。図5に示したロボットハンド10では、5つの把持部12a~12eが連結部14に連結されている。このように、ロボットハンド10には3以上の把持部12が設けられてもよい。 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment. In the robot hand 10 shown in FIG. 5, five gripping portions 12 a to 12 e are connected to the connecting portion 14. As described above, the robot hand 10 may be provided with three or more gripping portions 12.
 なお、ロボット100のロボットハンド10は複数の物品Aに対して相対的に移動して複数の物品Aのそれぞれを把持してもよい。この場合、物品Aはコンベアでロボットハンド10に搬送されることが好ましい。ただし、物品Aが静止しており、ロボット100を支持する支持部が移動することにより、ロボット100が移動し、これにより、物品の収容が行われてもよい。 Note that the robot hand 10 of the robot 100 may move relative to the plurality of articles A to grip each of the plurality of articles A. In this case, the article A is preferably conveyed to the robot hand 10 by a conveyor. However, the article A may be stationary, and the robot 100 may be moved by moving the support unit that supports the robot 100, whereby the article may be accommodated.
 図6は、本実施形態のハンドリングシステム200の模式図を示す。ハンドリングシステム200は、ロボット100と、コンベア110とを備える。コンベア110は、物品Aを搬送する。ここでは、コンベア110に渡し部112が取り付けられており、コンベア110によって搬送された物品Aはコンベア110のエッジに達した後、渡し部112に載せられる。 FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of the handling system 200 of the present embodiment. The handling system 200 includes a robot 100 and a conveyor 110. The conveyor 110 conveys the article A. Here, the transfer unit 112 is attached to the conveyor 110, and the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110 reaches the edge of the conveyor 110 and is then placed on the transfer unit 112.
 図6に示したハンドリングシステム200において、ロボット100の支持部はコンベア110に対して固定されており、ロボット100の支持部は移動しない。ロボットハンド10はコンベア110のエッジに配置されている。具体的には、ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110による物品Aの搬送方向のエッジで物品Aを把持する。このように、ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110の正面エッジで物品Aを把持することが好ましい。 In the handling system 200 shown in FIG. 6, the support part of the robot 100 is fixed to the conveyor 110, and the support part of the robot 100 does not move. The robot hand 10 is disposed on the edge of the conveyor 110. Specifically, the robot hand 10 holds the article A at an edge in the conveyance direction of the article A by the conveyor 110. As described above, the robot hand 10 preferably grips the article A with the front edge of the conveyor 110.
 なお、ここでは、容器Vは、物品Aを搬送するコンベア110とは別のコンベア120の上に配置されている。物品Aが容器Vに収容されると、コンベア120は、物品Aの収容された容器Vを所定の方向に搬送するとともに、空の新たな容器Vをロボット100の近傍まで搬送する。 In addition, the container V is arrange | positioned here on the conveyor 120 different from the conveyor 110 which conveys the goods A here. When the article A is accommodated in the container V, the conveyor 120 conveys the container V accommodated in the article A in a predetermined direction and conveys an empty new container V to the vicinity of the robot 100.
 ここでは、ロボットハンド10の把持部12aが物品Aaを把持し、把持部12bが物品Abを把持する。また、把持部12a、12bのそれぞれの水平方向に延びた爪の間隔が変化することにより、物品Aa、Abは把持部12a、12bに掴まれる。 Here, the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa, and the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab. In addition, the articles Aa and Ab are gripped by the gripping portions 12a and 12b by changing the interval between the nails extending in the horizontal direction of the gripping portions 12a and 12b.
 物品Aは、コンベア110の上に、比較的安定な状態で載置されていることが好ましい。 Article A is preferably placed on the conveyor 110 in a relatively stable state.
 例えば、物品Aaは、コンベア110上に、鉛直方向の長さが水平方向(鉛直方向に垂直な方向)の最短の長さよりも小さい状態で配置されている。例えば、物品Aaがほぼ直方体形状である場合、物品Aaの鉛直方向の長さ(図6においてx方向に沿った長さ:厚さ)L1は、物品Aaの水平方向の長さL2(図6においてz方向に沿った長さ)および長さL3(図6においてy方向に沿った長さ)のいずれよりも小さい。あるいは、物品Aaがほぼ円柱形状である場合、物品Aaの鉛直方向の長さ(x方向に沿った長さ)L1は、互いにほぼ等しい物品Aaの水平方向(y方向およびz方向)の長さL2、L3よりも小さい。また、同様に、物品Abは、コンベア110上に、鉛直方向の長さが水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さい状態で配置されている。 For example, the article Aa is arranged on the conveyor 110 in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the vertical direction). For example, when the article Aa has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the length A1 of the article Aa in the vertical direction (length along the x direction in FIG. 6: thickness) L1 is the length L2 of the article Aa in the horizontal direction (FIG. 6). Is smaller than both the length along the z direction) and the length L3 (the length along the y direction in FIG. 6). Alternatively, when the article Aa has a substantially cylindrical shape, the length in the vertical direction (length along the x direction) L1 of the article Aa is substantially equal to the horizontal direction (y direction and z direction) of the article Aa. It is smaller than L2 and L3. Similarly, the article Ab is arranged on the conveyor 110 in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction.
 ロボットハンド10の把持部12aが物品Aaを掴み、ロボットハンド10の把持部12bが物品Abを掴む。ここでは、物品Aaがロボットハンド10の把持部12aによって掴まれて持ち上げられた後、物品Aaは持ち上げられたまま、物品Abはロボットハンド10の把持部12bによって掴まれて持ち上げられる。例えば、把持部12aが物品Aaを掴んだ後に、ロボットアーム20の動作により、把持部12bがコンベア110上の物品Abを掴むことができるようにロボットハンド10が移動する。 The grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa, and the grip part 12b of the robot hand 10 grips the article Ab. Here, after the article Aa is gripped and lifted by the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10, the article Ab is gripped and lifted by the grip portion 12b of the robot hand 10 while the article Aa is lifted. For example, after the gripping part 12 a grips the article Aa, the robot arm 10 moves so that the gripping part 12 b can grip the article Ab on the conveyor 110 by the operation of the robot arm 20.
 このように、ロボットハンド10がコンベア110によって搬送された物品Aを把持した後、ロボットアーム20の動作により、物品Aを把持するロボットハンド10が容器Vの近傍に移動する。その後、把持部12aが物品Aaを放し、把持部12bが物品Abを放すことにより、物品Aa、Abは容器Vに収容される。 Thus, after the robot hand 10 grips the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110, the robot arm 10 that grips the article A moves to the vicinity of the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Thereafter, the gripping part 12a releases the article Aa, and the gripping part 12b releases the article Ab, so that the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V.
 また、ここでは、物品Aa、Abは、コンベア110によって搬送された向きとは異なる向きで容器Vに収容される。例えば、ロボットアーム20の動作により、物品Aa、Abを把持したロボットハンド10が上方に移動した後、ロボットハンド10の向きが変化し、ロボットハンド10が容器Vの近傍まで移動した後に、ロボットハンド10が物品Aa、Abを放すことにより、物品Aa、Abはコンベア110で搬送されたときの向きとは異なる向きで容器Vに収容される。 Further, here, the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V in a direction different from the direction in which the articles Aa and Ab are conveyed by the conveyor 110. For example, after the robot hand 10 holding the articles Aa and Ab is moved upward by the operation of the robot arm 20, the direction of the robot hand 10 is changed, and after the robot hand 10 moves to the vicinity of the container V, the robot hand 10 When the articles 10 release the articles Aa and Ab, the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V in a direction different from the direction when they are conveyed by the conveyor 110.
 ここでは、容器Vに仕切りpが設けられている。このような仕切りpにより、容器V内の物品Aが容器Vに対して比較的少ない場合でも、物品Aが倒れることを防ぐことができる。 Here, the container V is provided with a partition p. Such a partition p can prevent the article A from falling even when the article A in the container V is relatively small relative to the container V.
 仕切りpの設けられた容器Vに物品Aを収容させる場合、把持部12aおよび把持部12bは、所定の間隔に離れた状態で物品Aaおよび物品Abを放すことにより、容器Vの仕切りpによって仕切られた空間に物品Aaおよび物品Abを収容させることができる。この場合、物品Aaが把持部12aに掴まれ、かつ、物品Abが把持部12bに掴まれた状態で物品Aa、Abが移動する際に、把持部12aと把持部12bとの間の間隔は上述の所定の間隔に設定されていてもよい。例えば、把持部12aと把持部12bとの間隔は、所定の間隔に固定されていてもよい。 When the article A is stored in the container V provided with the partition p, the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b are separated by the partition p of the container V by releasing the article Aa and the article Ab in a state of being separated at a predetermined interval. Article Aa and article Ab can be accommodated in the created space. In this case, when the articles Aa and Ab move while the article Aa is gripped by the gripping part 12a and the article Ab is gripped by the gripping part 12b, the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b is The predetermined interval may be set. For example, the interval between the grip portion 12a and the grip portion 12b may be fixed at a predetermined interval.
 あるいは、物品Aa、Abを把持する前の把持部12aと把持部12bとの間の間隔は比較的狭く、把持部12bが物品Abを掴んだ後であって、物品Aaおよび物品Abを容器Vに収容させる前に、把持部12aと把持部12bとの間の間隔を広げてもよい。例えば、物品Aaおよび物品Abを容器Vに収容させる前に、連結部14は、把持部12aと把持部12bとの間隔を変化させてもよい。間隔の変化は、例えば、シリンダ(アクチュエータ)を用いて把持部12a、12bの少なくとも一方を移動させることによって行われる。なお、物品Aaが把持部12aによって持ち上げられる場合には、把持部12bが物品Abを把持した後、把持部12aが物品Aaを放し、物品Aaを物品Abの上に落下させてもよい。 Alternatively, the interval between the gripping portion 12a and the gripping portion 12b before gripping the articles Aa and Ab is relatively narrow, and after the gripping section 12b grips the article Ab, the article Aa and the article Ab are stored in the container V. The space between the gripping portion 12a and the gripping portion 12b may be widened before being housed. For example, before accommodating the article Aa and the article Ab in the container V, the connecting part 14 may change the interval between the gripping part 12a and the gripping part 12b. The change in the interval is performed, for example, by moving at least one of the grip portions 12a and 12b using a cylinder (actuator). When the article Aa is lifted by the gripping part 12a, after the gripping part 12b grips the article Ab, the gripping part 12a may release the article Aa and drop the article Aa onto the article Ab.
 このように、個別に制御可能な把持部12a、12bが物品Aa、Abを把持および開放することにより、容器Vに仕切りpが設けられている場合でも、物品Aa、Abの収容を効率的に行うことができる。以上のようにして、容器入り物品が作製される。 As described above, the grippers 12a and 12b that can be individually controlled grip and release the articles Aa and Ab, so that the containers A can be efficiently accommodated even when the container V is provided with the partition p. It can be carried out. As described above, an article in a container is produced.
 ここで、図7および図8を参照して本実施形態のハンドリングシステム200における物品Aの容器Vへの収容を説明する。まず、図7を参照して、ロボットハンド10による複数の物品Aの把持を説明する。なお、図7では、図面が過度に複雑になることを避けるように、ロボット100のロボットアーム20を省略して図示している。 Here, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, accommodation of the article A in the container V in the handling system 200 of the present embodiment will be described. First, with reference to FIG. 7, gripping a plurality of articles A by the robot hand 10 will be described. In FIG. 7, the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing.
 まず、図7(a)に示すように、コンベア110は物品Aa、Abを搬送する。ロボットハンド10はコンベア110のエッジに配置されている。 First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the conveyor 110 conveys the articles Aa and Ab. The robot hand 10 is disposed on the edge of the conveyor 110.
 次に、図7(b)に示すように、ロボットハンド10の把持部12aは物品Aaを把持する。ここでは、物品Aaは、把持部12aに掴まれた後、ロボットアーム20の動作により、コンベア110または渡し部112から持ち上げられる。 Next, as shown in FIG. 7B, the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa. Here, the article Aa is lifted from the conveyor 110 or the transfer section 112 by the operation of the robot arm 20 after being gripped by the grip section 12a.
 次に、図7(c)に示すように、把持部12aが物品Aaを把持した状態で、ロボットハンド10の把持部12bは物品Abを把持する。ここでは、物品Abは、把持部12bに掴まれた後、ロボットアーム20の動作により、コンベア110または渡し部112から持ち上げられる。 Next, as shown in FIG. 7C, the gripping part 12b of the robot hand 10 grips the article Ab while the gripping part 12a grips the article Aa. Here, the article Ab is lifted from the conveyor 110 or the transfer section 112 by the operation of the robot arm 20 after being gripped by the grip section 12b.
 次に、図8を参照して、ロボットハンド10に把持された物品Aa、Abの容器Vへの収納を説明する。図8では、図面が過度に複雑になることを避けるように、コンベア110を省略して図示している。まず、図8(a)に示すように、ロボットアーム20の動作により、物品Aa、Abを把持したロボットハンド10が上方に移動する。 Next, storage of the articles Aa and Ab held by the robot hand 10 in the container V will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the conveyor 110 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing. First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the robot arm 10 holding the articles Aa and Ab moves upward by the operation of the robot arm 20.
 次に、図8(b)に示すように、ロボットアーム20の動作により、ロボットハンド10の向きの変化が開始する。ここでは、ロボットハンド10はロボットアーム20の支持部に近づくように移動し、これにより、ロボットハンド10の向きが変化する。 Next, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the movement of the robot hand 10 starts to change due to the operation of the robot arm 20. Here, the robot hand 10 moves so as to approach the support portion of the robot arm 20, thereby changing the orientation of the robot hand 10.
 図8(c)に示すように、ロボットアーム20の動作により、ロボットハンド10は下向きで容器Vの近傍に移動する。その後、ロボットハンド10の把持部12a、12bが物品Aa、Abを放すことにより、物品Aa、Abが容器Vに収容される。 As shown in FIG. 8C, the robot hand 10 moves downward and in the vicinity of the container V by the operation of the robot arm 20. Thereafter, the gripping portions 12a and 12b of the robot hand 10 release the articles Aa and Ab, whereby the articles Aa and Ab are accommodated in the container V.
 なお、図6~図8を参照した上述の説明では、物品Aは、鉛直方向の長さが水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さい状態で配置(すなわち、横長に配置)されていたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。ロボットハンド10が物品Aを把持する際に、物品Aは鉛直方向の長さが水平方向の最短の長さよりも大きい状態で配置(すなわち、縦長に配置)されていてもよい。また、上述した説明では、物品Aaは物品Abと同様の形状を有していたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。物品Aaおよび物品Abは互いに異なる形状を有してもよい。 In the above description with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the article A is arranged in a state where the length in the vertical direction is smaller than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (that is, arranged horizontally), The embodiment is not limited to this. When the robot hand 10 grips the article A, the article A may be arranged in a state where the length in the vertical direction is larger than the shortest length in the horizontal direction (that is, arranged vertically). In the above description, the article Aa has the same shape as the article Ab, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. Article Aa and article Ab may have different shapes.
 また、図6~図8を参照した上述の説明では、コンベア110に渡し部112が設けられていたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。渡し部112が設けられていなくてもよい。また、上述した説明では、把持部12が物品Aを把持した後、ロボットハンド10は物品Aをコンベア110に対して上方に持ち上げたが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。ロボットハンド10は物品Aを把持したままコンベア110に対して下方に移動してもよい。 In the above description with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the transfer unit 112 is provided in the conveyor 110, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. The passing part 112 may not be provided. In the above description, after the gripping part 12 grips the article A, the robot hand 10 lifts the article A upward with respect to the conveyor 110. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. The robot hand 10 may move downward with respect to the conveyor 110 while holding the article A.
 また、図6~図8を参照した上述の説明では、ロボットハンド10はコンベア110の正面エッジに配置されており、ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110の正面エッジで物品Aを把持したが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110の側方のエッジで物品Aを把持してもよい。 In the above description with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the robot hand 10 is arranged at the front edge of the conveyor 110, and the robot hand 10 holds the article A at the front edge of the conveyor 110. The form is not limited to this. The robot hand 10 may grip the article A with the side edge of the conveyor 110.
 図9に、本実施形態のハンドリングシステム200の模式図を示す。ここでも、図面が過度に複雑になることを避けるために、ロボット100のロボットアーム20を省略して図示している。図9に示したハンドリングシステム200では、ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110の側方のエッジに配置されている。ロボットハンド10の把持部12aが物品Aaを把持した後、ロボットハンド10は上方に移動し、把持部12bはコンベア110によって搬送される物品Abを把持する。なお、ここでは、把持部12a、12bが開いた状態で、ロボットハンド10が鉛直方向に移動した場合でも把持部12a、12bがコンベア110と接触しないように、ロボットハンド10が構成されている。 FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of the handling system 200 of the present embodiment. Here, too, the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted in order to avoid an excessively complicated drawing. In the handling system 200 shown in FIG. 9, the robot hand 10 is disposed on the side edge of the conveyor 110. After the grip portion 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa, the robot hand 10 moves upward, and the grip portion 12b grips the article Ab conveyed by the conveyor 110. Here, the robot hand 10 is configured so that the gripping portions 12a and 12b do not contact the conveyor 110 even when the robot hand 10 moves in the vertical direction with the gripping portions 12a and 12b open.
 なお、図6~図9を参照した上述の説明では、ロボットハンド10の把持部12a、12bが物品Aa、Abを掴む際に、把持部12a、12bのそれぞれの水平方向に延びた爪の間隔が変化したが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。また、図6~図8を参照した上述の説明では、把持部12が物品Aを掴む際の物品Aの向きは把持部12が物品Aを放す際の物品Aの向きと異なったが、本実施形態はこれに限定さない。把持部12が物品Aを掴む際の物品Aの向きは把持部12が物品Aを放す際の物品Aの向きと等しくてもよい。例えば、把持部12が物品Aを掴む際に物品Aは縦長に配置されており、把持部12は物品Aを縦長に把持した状態で放してもよい。あるいは、把持部12が物品Aを把持する際に物品Aは横長に配置されており、把持部12は物品Aを横長に把持した状態で放してもよい。 In the above description with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, when the gripping portions 12a and 12b of the robot hand 10 grip the articles Aa and Ab, the intervals between the nails extending in the horizontal direction of the gripping portions 12a and 12b are described. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. In the above description with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the orientation of the article A when the gripping part 12 grips the article A is different from the orientation of the article A when the gripping part 12 releases the article A. The embodiment is not limited to this. The orientation of the article A when the grip portion 12 grips the article A may be equal to the orientation of the article A when the grip portion 12 releases the article A. For example, when the gripping part 12 grips the article A, the article A may be arranged vertically, and the gripping part 12 may be released in a state where the article A is gripped vertically. Alternatively, when the gripping part 12 grips the article A, the article A may be arranged horizontally, and the gripping part 12 may be released in a state where the article A is gripped horizontally.
 図10に、本実施形態のロボット100におけるロボットハンド10の模式図を示す。ここでもロボット100のロボットアーム20を省略している。図10に示したロボットハンド10では、把持部12a、12bのそれぞれの鉛直方向に延びた爪の間隔が変化することにより、物品Aa、Abが把持部12a、12bに掴まれる。なお、図10に示したロボットハンド10は、コンベア110によって搬送される物品Aを把持する。図10では、ロボットハンド10の把持部12aが物品Aaを把持しており、コンベア110が物品Abをロボットハンド10の把持部12bの下まで搬送すると、把持部12bは物品Abを把持することができる。この場合、ロボットハンド10の把持部12aは物品Aaを把持した後、把持部12aの移動を行わなくてもよい。 FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of the robot hand 10 in the robot 100 of the present embodiment. Again, the robot arm 20 of the robot 100 is omitted. In the robot hand 10 shown in FIG. 10, the articles Aa and Ab are gripped by the gripping portions 12a and 12b by changing the distance between the claws extending in the vertical direction of the gripping portions 12a and 12b. Note that the robot hand 10 shown in FIG. 10 holds the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110. In FIG. 10, when the grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 grips the article Aa and the conveyor 110 conveys the article Ab to the bottom of the grip part 12b of the robot hand 10, the grip part 12b can grip the article Ab. it can. In this case, the grip part 12a of the robot hand 10 may not move the grip part 12a after gripping the article Aa.
 なお、図10において、ロボットハンド10は、コンベア110によって搬送される物品Aを把持したが、本実施形態はこれに限定されない。上述したように、物品Aが静止しており、ロボット100を支持する支持部が移動することにより、ロボット100が移動し、これにより、物品の収容が行われてもよい。 In FIG. 10, the robot hand 10 holds the article A conveyed by the conveyor 110, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. As described above, the article A may be stationary, and the robot 100 may be moved by moving the support unit that supports the robot 100, whereby the article may be accommodated.
  10 ロボットハンド
  12 把持部
  20 ロボットアーム
 100 ロボット
 110 コンベア
 200 ハンドリングシステム
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Robot hand 12 Grasping part 20 Robot arm 100 Robot 110 Conveyor 200 Handling system

Claims (12)

  1.  それぞれが物品を把持可能な第1把持部および第2把持部を含む複数の把持部を有するロボットハンドと、
     前記ロボットハンドの取り付けられたロボットアームと
    を備え、

     前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が第1物品を掴み、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が第2物品を掴み、前記ロボットアームの動作によって前記ロボットハンドが容器まで移動した後、前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を放し、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を放すことにより、前記第1物品および前記第2物品が前記容器に収容される、ロボット。
    A robot hand having a plurality of gripping portions each including a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion each capable of gripping an article;
    A robot arm to which the robot hand is attached;

    The first gripping part of the robot hand grips the first article, the second gripping part of the robot hand grips the second article, and the robot arm moves to the container by the operation of the robot arm, A robot in which the first article and the second article are accommodated in the container when one gripping part releases the first article and the second gripping part releases the second article.
  2.  前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴み、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴んだ後、前記ロボットハンドの向きが変化する、請求項1に記載のロボット。 The orientation of the robot hand changes after the first gripping part of the robot hand grips the first article and the second gripping part of the robot hand grips the second article. Robot.
  3.  前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴む場合、前記第1物品の鉛直方向の長さは前記第1物品の水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さく、
     前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴む場合、前記第2物品の鉛直方向の長さは前記第2物品の水平方向の最短の長さよりも小さい、請求項1または2に記載のロボット。
    When the first gripping part grips the first article, the vertical length of the first article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the first article,
    The robot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the second gripping part grips the second article, the vertical length of the second article is smaller than the shortest horizontal length of the second article.
  4.  前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴んだ後、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴む前に、前記ロボットハンドが移動する、請求項1から3のいずれかに記載のロボット。 The robot according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the robot hand moves after the first gripping part grips the first article and before the second gripping part grips the second article.
  5.  前記第1物品は、前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部によって掴まれて持ち上げられた後、前記第1把持部に持ち上げられた状態で、前記第2物品は前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部によって掴まれる、請求項1から4のいずれかに記載のロボット。 The first article is gripped and lifted by the first gripping part of the robot hand and then lifted to the first gripping part, and the second article is the second gripping part of the robot hand. The robot according to claim 1, wherein the robot is gripped by the robot.
  6.  前記第1把持部および前記第2把持部は所定の間隔離れた状態で前記第1物品および前記第2物品を前記容器に収容させる、請求項1から5のいずれかに記載のロボット。 The robot according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first grip and the second grip allow the first article and the second article to be accommodated in the container in a state where the first grip and the second grip are separated by a predetermined distance.
  7.  前記第1物品が前記第1把持部に掴まれ、かつ、前記第2物品が前記第2把持部に掴まれた状態で前記第1物品および前記第2物品が移動する際に、前記第1把持部と前記第2把持部との間の間隔は前記所定の間隔に設定されている、請求項6に記載のロボット。 When the first article and the second article move while the first article is gripped by the first gripping section and the second article is gripped by the second gripping section, the first article The robot according to claim 6, wherein an interval between the grip portion and the second grip portion is set to the predetermined interval.
  8.  前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴み、かつ、前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を掴んだ後であって、前記第1把持部および前記第2把持部が前記第1物品および前記第2物品を前記容器に収容させる前に、前記第1把持部と前記第2把持部との間の間隔を広げる、請求項6に記載のロボット。 After the first gripping part grips the first article and the second gripping part grips the second article, the first gripping part and the second gripping part are the first article and The robot according to claim 6, wherein a space between the first grip portion and the second grip portion is widened before the second article is accommodated in the container.
  9.  前記第2把持部が前記第2物品を把持した後、前記第1把持部は前記第1物品を放して前記第1物品を前記第2物品の上に落下させる、請求項8に記載のロボット。 The robot according to claim 8, wherein after the second gripping part grips the second article, the first gripping part releases the first article and drops the first article onto the second article. .
  10.  請求項1から9のいずれかに記載のロボットと、
     コンベアと
    を備える、ハンドリングシステム。
    A robot according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
    A handling system comprising a conveyor.
  11.  前記ロボットハンドは、前記コンベアのエッジに配置されている、請求項10に記載のハンドリングシステム。 The handling system according to claim 10, wherein the robot hand is disposed on an edge of the conveyor.
  12.  第1把持部および第2把持部を含む複数の把持部を有するロボットハンドを用意する工程と、
     前記ロボットハンドの前記第1把持部が第1物品を掴む工程と、
     前記第1把持部が前記第1物品を掴んだ後、前記ロボットハンドの前記第2把持部が第2物品を掴む工程と、
     前記ロボットハンドが前記第1物品および前記第2物品を容器に収容させる工程と
    を包含する、容器入り物品作製方法。
    Preparing a robot hand having a plurality of gripping portions including a first gripping portion and a second gripping portion;
    The first gripping part of the robot hand grips the first article;
    After the first gripping part grips the first article, the second gripping part of the robot hand grips the second article;
    The robot hand includes the step of accommodating the first article and the second article in a container.
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