SAFETY DEVICE
FIG2 is a front view of the robot collaboration device illustrated in FIG1
An arm controller 54 serving as a moving part controller is connected to the collision sensor 36. The arm controller 54 serves to perform deceleration or emergency stopping of the arm 22 based on a collision detection signal from the collision sensor 36, and is built in the support table 20 of the robot 14 in this embodiment as illustrated in FIG2. The arm controller 54 may be connected to the collision sensor 36 in a wired or a wireless manner.
front view
24
link links
22
arm
18
floor
62
light beams
64
sensor controller
54
arm controller
20
support table
56
light curtain
16
common work table
66
arm entrance area
26
joints
58
light projecting portion
36
collision sensor
70
dangerous area
60
light receiving portion
68
common area
['4. The safety device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dangerous area comprises a common area which both the moving part of the automatic device and the detection object are able to enter, and the dangerous state detecting member detects entrance of both the moving part and the detection object into the common area.']