Controller for machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10624231-B2
Application number	US-201816217884-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2018
Priority date	Dec 27, 2017
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

A controller, capable of maintaining proper humidity for a machine, and including a housing; a sensor in the housing; a fan that blows air in the housing; a window openable and closable relative to an opening in the housing; a tank with an opening part at a neighboring position of the opening and storing a liquid containing water; a pipe having a part extending in the housing, and connected to the tank to pass the liquid; and a humidity controller that controls humidity in the housing. If humidity sensed by the sensor is lower than a predetermined value, the humidity controller opens the window, and operates the fan to take moisture from the tank into the housing. If the humidity is higher than the predetermined value, the humidity controller closes the window, and operates the fan to feed an atmosphere in the housing toward the part of the pipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller for a machine comprising:
a housing;
a humidity sensor housed in the housing;
a fan attached to the housing and blowing air in the housing;
a first window formed to be openable and closable relative to a first opening formed at the housing;
a tank with an opening part located at a neighboring position of the first opening and storing a liquid containing water;
a pipe having a part extending in the housing, and being connected to the tank to let the liquid pass through; and
a panel controller configured to perform the following operations to control humidity in the housing;
if a humidity sensed by the humidity sensor is lower than a predetermined value, the panel controller opens the first window, and operates the fan so as to take moisture generated from the tank into the housing, and
if the humidity sensed by the humidity sensor is higher than the predetermined value, the panel controller closes the first window, and operates the fan so as to feed an atmosphere in the housing toward the part of the pipe.

2. The controller for a machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor housed in the housing; and
a second window formed to be openable and closable relative to a second opening formed at the housing, wherein
if a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than a predetermined value, the panel controller opens the second window, and operates the fan so as to discharge an atmosphere in the housing.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Fujimoto Taisei

Classifications

• F24F11/30

  for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring · CPC title

• G05D23/1917

  using digital means · CPC title

• H05K7/20 Primary

  Modifications to facilitate cooling, ventilating, or heating · CPC title

• G05D27/00

  Simultaneous control of variables covered by two or more of main groups G05D1/00 - G05D25/00 · CPC title

• F24F2110/20

  Humidity · CPC title