Robot system and a method for manufacturing subjected-to-operation specimen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9346047-B2
Application number	US-201414468339-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	Aug 29, 2013
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A robot system includes a robot that includes arms each including multiple joints, a controller configured to control an operation of the robot, and a tip stocker configured to supply a tip box with a pipette tip attached to and detached from a pipette with an operation of the robot. In addition, the tip stocker includes a movable member configured to be movable in accordance with an operation of the robot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot system, comprising:
a robot including an arm;
a feeder configured to supply a pallet among a plurality of pallets to a tip box, the feeder comprising:
a chamber in which the plurality of pallets are to be stacked in a vertical direction:
a slide lever configured to slide into the chamber in the vertical direction so as to push the pallet out of the chamber and supply the pallet to the tip box provided under the plurality of pallets;
a moving member configured to move into and out of an opening through which the pallet is pushed out of the chamber; and
a rotatable lever configured to move the moving member into and out of the opening by performing a rotational operation; and

a controller configured to control the arm of the robot to slide the slide lever into the chamber in the vertical direction and controls the arm of the robot to rotate the rotatable lever.

2. The robot system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the robot is configured to hold the box at an end of the arm, and
wherein the controller controls the arm of the robot so that the robot turns the box held at the end of the arm upside down or tilts the box held at the end of the arm.

3. The robot system according to claim 1 , further comprising a cabinet that houses the robot and the feeder and that includes an openable-closable door at a portion close to the feeder.

4. The robot system according to claim 3 , further comprising an air-flow adjusting device to adjust air flow of an internal space of the cabinet.

5. The robot system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the robot includes:
another arm being separate from the arm; and
a trunk supporting the arm and the another arm at portions on two sides.

Assignees

• Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho Kk

Inventors

• Miyauchi Kohei

Classifications

• B65G59/063

  comprising lifting means · CPC title

• G01N35/0099 Primary

  comprising robots or similar manipulators (robots per se B25J) · CPC title

• Y10S901/41

  Tool · CPC title

• G01N35/10

  Devices for transferring samples {or any liquids} to, in, or from, the analysis apparatus, e.g. suction devices, injection devices {(G01N35/0099 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10S901/02

  Arm motion controller · CPC title