Laser machining robot system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10870168-B2
Application number	US-201816012145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2018
Priority date	Jul 4, 2017
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

A laser machining robot system that simplifies programming of a scanner operation is provided. A laser machining robot system includes a robot controller that controls a robot that performs remote laser machining and a scanner controller that controls a scanner. The robot controller includes: a machining information input unit that inputs machining information; a G-code generation unit that generates a G-code program using the machining information; and a G-code communication unit that transmits the G-code program to the scanner controller. The scanner controller includes a scanner program processing unit that applies the G-code program as a scanner operation program for operating the scanner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laser machining robot system comprising:
a robot controller that controls a robot that performs remote laser machining; and
a scanner controller that controls a scanner, wherein the robot controller includes:
a first memory; and
a first processor, wherein the first processor executes a program stored in the first memory to perform operations comprising:
inputting machining information which includes parameters unique to a machining target shape when performing the remote laser machining;
generating a G-code program using the machining information; and
transmitting the G-code program to the scanner controller, and the scanner controller includes:
a second memory; and
a second processor, wherein the second processor executes a program stored in the second memory to perform scanner operations comprising:
applying the G-code program as a scanner operation program for operating the scanner.

2. The laser machining robot system according to claim 1 , wherein
the robot controller further includes a storage unit that stores a template program, and
a G-code generation unit generates the G-code program by editing the template program stored in the storage unit using the machining information.

3. The laser machining robot system according to claim 1 , wherein
the robot controller further includes a robot program processing unit that executes a robot operation program for operating the robot, and
the robot program processing unit selects the scanner operation program included in the scanner controller and activates the scanner operation program selected.

4. A laser machining robot system comprising:
a robot controller that controls a robot that performs remote laser machining; and
a scanner controller that controls a scanner, wherein the robot controller includes:
a first memory; and
a first processor, wherein the first processor executes a program stored in the first memory to perform controller operations comprising:
inputting machining information which includes parameters unique to a machining target shape when performing the remote laser machining; and
transmitting the machining information to the scanner controller, and the scanner controller includes:
a second memory; and
a second processor, wherein the second processor executes a program stored in the second memory to perform operations comprising:
generating a G-code program using the machining information; and
applying the G-code program as a scanner operation program for operating the scanner.

5. The laser machining robot system according to claim 4 , wherein
the scanner controller further includes a storage unit that stores a template program, and
a G-code generation unit generates the G-code program by editing the template program stored in the storage unit using the machining information.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Aoki Toshimichi
• Hatada Masanobu
• Matsumoto Takayoshi

Classifications

• B23K26/28 Primary

  of curved planar seams · CPC title

• B23K26/0622

  by shaping pulses · CPC title

• B23K26/048

  by controlling the distance between laser head and workpiece · CPC title

• B23K26/0648

  comprising lenses · CPC title

• B23K26/082

  Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to the laser head · CPC title