Pickup method and pickup device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494198-B2
Application number	US-201816043816-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2018
Priority date	Jul 25, 2017
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

A pickup method and a pickup device which enable to properly lift an individual target bag body among a plurality of conveyed bag bodies are provided. A pickup device includes: a transfer device that holds a target bag body among a plurality of bag bodies by a conveying device while the plurality of bag bodies are conveyed, and lifts a whole of the target bag body after lifting a part of the target bag body; and a pickup control unit that obtains position suggestion data indicating a position of the target bag body, and controls the transfer device on a basis of the position suggestion data, wherein the pickup control unit moves the transfer device according to the position suggestion data, and makes the transfer device liftably hold the target bag body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pickup method comprising the steps of:
holding a target bag body among a plurality of bag bodies by a transfer device while the plurality of bag bodies are conveyed; and
lifting a whole of the target bag body after lifting a part of the target bag body,
wherein the target bag body extends in a long side direction and a short side direction, and wherein the target bag body has a bag mouth portion on one side in the long side direction, and
wherein the transfer device is moved according to position suggestion data indicating a position of the target bag body, and liftably holds a hold position of the target bag body, the hold position being in a vicinity of the bag mouth portion in the long side direction and being substantially a center of the target bag body in the short side direction.

2. The pickup method according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer device is configured to adjust a turning direction, which is a direction of lifting the part of the target bag body, to correspond to the long side direction of the target bag body, and
wherein, when the transfer device performs the turning operation, a part of the target bag body which part includes the bag mouth portion of the target bag body is lifted and an entire area of the bag mouth portion of the target bag body is configured to be lifted to substantially a same height.

3. A pickup method comprising the steps of:
holding a target bag body among a plurality of bag bodies by a transfer device while the plurality of bag bodies are conveyed; and
lifting a whole of the target bag body after lifting a part of the target bag body,
wherein the transfer device is moved according to position suggestion data indicating a position of the target bag body, and liftably holds the target bag body,
wherein the position suggestion data indicating an orientation of the target bag body in addition to the position of the target bag body is obtained by a pickup control unit, and
wherein the transfer device adjusts a turning direction which is a direction of lifting the part of the target bag body, according to the position suggestion data under control of the pickup control unit.

4. The pickup method according to claim 3 , wherein the transfer device includes:
a holding unit that liftably holds each of the plurality of bag bodies;
a turning mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a turning operation of lifting the part of the target bag body; and
a lifting mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a lifting operation of lifting the whole of the target bag body, and
wherein the turning mechanism is adjusted according to the position suggestion data under control of the pickup control unit in such a manner that the turning direction relative to each of the plurality of bag bodies is substantially identical between the plurality of bag bodies.

5. A pickup device comprising:
a transfer device that holds a target bag body among a plurality of bag bodies by a conveying device while the plurality of bag bodies are conveyed, and lifts a whole of the target bag body after lifting a part of the target bag body; and
a pickup control unit that obtains position suggestion data indicating a position of the target bag body, and controls the transfer device on a basis of the position suggestion data,
wherein the pickup control unit moves the transfer device according to the position suggestion data, and makes the transfer device liftably hold the target bag body,
wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data indicating an orientation of the target bag body in addition to the position of the target bag body, and
wherein the pickup control unit controls the transfer device according to the orientation of the target bag body indicated by the position suggestion data in such a manner that a turning direction which is a direction in which the transfer device lifts the part of the target bag body is adjusted.

6. The pickup device according to claim 5 , wherein the transfer device includes:
a holding unit that liftably holds each of the plurality of bag bodies;
a turning mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a turning operation of lifting the part of the target bag body; and
a lifting mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a lifting operation of lifting the whole of the target bag body,
wherein the pickup control unit adjusts the turning mechanism according to the position suggestion data in such a manner that the turning direction relative to each of the plurality of bag bodies is substantially identical between the plurality of bag bodies.

7. The pickup device according to claim 6 , wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data on a basis of photographed image data of the plurality of bag bodies, the photographed image data being obtained by an imaging device.

8. The pickup device according to claim 6 , wherein the lifting mechanism has a parallel link robot.

9. The pickup device according to claim 8 , wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data on a basis of photographed image data of the plurality of bag bodies, the photographed image data being obtained by an imaging device.

10. The pickup device according to claim 5 , wherein the transfer device includes:
a holding unit that liftably holds each of the plurality of bag bodies;
a turning mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a turning operation of lifting the part of the target bag body; and
a lifting mechanism that makes the holding unit perform a lifting operation of lifting the whole of the target bag body, and
wherein the lifting mechanism includes:
a guiding shaft;
a moving body that is fixedly attached to the turning mechanism and slidably attached to the guiding shaft, and moves together with the turning mechanism along the guiding shaft, and
an elastic part that biases the moving body toward one end portion of the guiding shaft.

11. The pickup device according to claim 10 , wherein the lifting mechanism has a parallel link robot.

12. The pickup device according to claim 10 , wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data on a basis of photographed image data of the plurality of bag bodies, the photographed image data being obtained by an imaging device.

13. The pickup device according to claim 11 , wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data on a basis of photographed image data of the plurality of bag bodies, the photographed image data being obtained by an imaging device.

14. The pickup device according to claim 5 , wherein the pickup control unit obtains the position suggestion data on a basis of photographed image data of the plurality of bag bodies, the photographed image data being obtained by an imaging device.

15. A pickup device comprising:
a transfer device that holds a target bag body among a plurality of bag bodies by a conveying device while the plurality of bag bodies are conveyed, and lifts a whole of the target bag body after lifting a part of the target bag body; and
a pickup control unit that obtains position suggestion data indicating a position of the target bag body, and controls the transfer device on a basis of the position suggestion data,
wherein the target bag body extends in a long side direction and a short side direction, and wherein the target bag body has a bag mouth portion on one side in the long side direction, and
wherein the pickup control unit moves the transfer device according to the position suggestion data, and makes the transfer device liftably hold a hold position of the target bag b

Assignees

• Toyo Jidoki Kk

Inventors

• Morino Manabu

Classifications

• B65H2553/42

  Cameras · CPC title

• B65H2301/51212

  perpendicularly to the direction of displacement of handled material, e.g. forming a loop · CPC title

• B65H5/10

  Reciprocating or oscillating grippers {, e.g. suction or gripper tables} · CPC title

• B65H2513/42

  Route, path · CPC title

• B65H2513/41

  Direction of movement · CPC title