Patents by Inventor Gou Inaba

Gou Inaba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250100138
    Abstract: A teaching device for an industrial machine includes a program creation unit that generates a program creation screen for creating a program for the industrial machine; a comment setting unit that accepts a setting for comments relating to instructions that make up the program; and a comment display switching unit that switches between display and non-display of a set comment on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Shuya SANO, Shunta OZAKI, Gou INABA
  • Patent number: 12138800
    Abstract: A program generation device includes a display; at least one memory configured to store an operation symbol including information in relation to an operation command of a robot, and an auxiliary symbol including information in relation to a control command for adding an operation of the robot or for correcting the operation of the robot defined by at least one operation symbol; and at least one processor configured to obtain information in relation to setting of at least one of the operation symbol or the auxiliary symbol, and cause the display to display the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol so as to align the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol in order of operations of the robot based on the obtained information in relation to setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kurihara, Gou Inaba
  • Publication number: 20240300103
    Abstract: In the present invention, robot commands are displayed together in order to facilitate the understanding of the flow of robot commands. This robot teaching device comprises: a display unit; an edit screen image control unit for displaying, on the display unit, an edit screen image for editing a robot program that teaches how to move a robot; and a wizard control unit that, when a robot command is added to the robot program in the edit screen image, displays at least a wizard for setting a parameter value of the robot command on the display unit. The robot command added in the edit screen image may be a representative command associated with the addition of at least one other robot command besides the aforementioned robot command, and the representative command may be deleted from the robot program after the wizard has ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Shunta OZAKI, Gou INABA, Yuusuke KURIHARA
  • Patent number: 12042937
    Abstract: To generate an easy-to-understand program for a robot in a simple way. A robot programming device performs programming using an operation unit block. The robot programming device includes a display control unit that displays a programming region and an advanced setting region on a display unit. The programming region is a region for programming for running the robot by setting an operation unit block defined for each operation unit of the robot. The advanced setting region is a region for making setting relating to the operation unit block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gou Inaba
  • Publication number: 20240198520
    Abstract: A robot teaching system includes a controller via which an operation program for operating a robot is editable, and an operation device that has a teaching button into which teaching content can be inputted and that is configured to connected to at least the controller, the controller effectively switching a teaching operation performed by the teaching button and editing the operation program on the basis of the teaching content inputted in the teaching button when a prescribed teaching command is added to the operation program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Shintaro NIIMURA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20240165811
    Abstract: Conventionally, it was necessary for an operator with specialized knowledge to set safety parameters for a safety function one at a time from the beginning, so there was a demand to simplify operations for setting safety parameters. This device is provided with a parameter setting unit which sets safety parameters for ensuring the safety of an operation by an industrial machine, a storage unit which stores samples of safety parameters prepared in advance, an input receiving unit which receives input for selecting a sample stored in the storage unit, and an import unit which reads out the selected sample from the storage unit and imports this to the parameter setting unit. The parameter setting unit sets the imported sample as the new safety parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Nao OOSHIMA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20240001543
    Abstract: A display unit of this robot control device displays thereon an operation program that includes a direct training operation command prior to recording of positional information of a training point. When a worker starts a direct training operation by selecting a direct training operation command, a training point setting unit sets up a training point on the basis of the position and posture of a robot that have been acquired during a period when the worker was moving constituent members of the robot. A command generation unit generates a robot operation command in which the positional information of the training point set up by the training point setting unit is recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Shintaro NIIMURA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230330852
    Abstract: A program generation device includes a display; at least one memory configured to store an operation symbol including information in relation to an operation command of a robot, and an auxiliary symbol including information in relation to a control command for adding an operation of the robot or for correcting the operation of the robot defined by at least one operation symbol; and at least one processor configured to obtain information in relation to setting of at least one of the operation symbol or the auxiliary symbol, and cause the display to display the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol so as to align the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol in order of operations of the robot based on the obtained information in relation to setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Yuusuke KURIHARA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230278216
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a robot control device capable of efficiently adjusting a parameter. This robot control device comprises: a first application unit that applies a setting parameter to a first safety parameter for verification in a verification mode; a first update unit that updates, on the basis of the first safety parameter, first safety information related to the robot in a verification function in the verification mode; a copy unit that copies the setting parameter; a second application unit that, after switching from the verification mode to the safety mode by a switch unit, applies the setting parameter copied by the copy unit to a second safety parameter; and a second update unit that updates, on the basis of the second safety parameter, second safety information related to the robot in a safety function in the safety mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Taketo ITAGAKI, Gou INABA
  • Patent number: 11724392
    Abstract: A program generation device includes a display; at least one memory configured to store an operation symbol including information in relation to an operation command of a robot, and an auxiliary symbol including information in relation to a control command for adding an operation of the robot or for correcting the operation of the robot defined by at least one operation symbol; and at least one processor configured to obtain information in relation to setting of at least one of the operation symbol or the auxiliary symbol, and cause the display to display the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol so as to align the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol in order of operations of the robot based on the obtained information in relation to setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kurihara, Gou Inaba
  • Publication number: 20230249358
    Abstract: A robot control system including a robot controller configured to control a robot, two operation devices configured to manually operate the robot, the first operation device being connected to the robot controller. Each of the operation devices has a request switch configured to switch between a request state in which an operation right for the robot is requested and a non-request state in which the operation right is not requested, and the robot controller is configured to start providing the operation right to one of the operation devices only when the request switch of the one of the operation devices is in the request state and the request switch of the other of the operation devices is in the non-request state, and keep the operation right granted until the request switch of the one of the operation devices is switched to the non-request state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nao OOSHIMA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230244220
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an manipulation feeling and improve ease of use in a teaching device for industrial machines, including robots and machine tools, in order to accurately designate a manipulation amount without performing manipulation by an erroneous manipulation amount during display of a rotary dial on a touch-panel-equipped device and during control of machinery. This purpose can be achieved by a touch-panel-type teaching device, wherein a rotary dial to which graduations are applied with respect to prescribed manipulation rotation amounts is displayed on a touch-panel-type display screen, an operation amount for the industrial machinery is designated by the rotation manipulation amount of the rotary dial, and a sound effect or vibration is emitted each time the rotary dial is rotationally manipulated by a rotation amount corresponding to one graduation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUMOTO, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230226700
    Abstract: A control system (10) includes: a manual operating device (1) that generates an operation signal in accordance with rotation of a dial (11) by an operator; a machine tool controller (4) and a robot controller (5) that are connected in such a manner as to be communicable with each other and that control a machine tool (6) and a robot (7), respectively, based on the operation signal; and an operational-target setting unit (2, 3) that sets an operational target for the manual operating device (1) selectively between the machine tool (6) and the robot (7). The manual operating device (1) is connected to one of the controllers (4, 5) and inputs the operation signal to the one of the controllers. When the operational-target setting unit (2, 3) sets the operational target as a control target (6) or (7) to be controlled by the other of the controllers (4, 5), the one of the controllers (4, 5) transmits the operation signal or a signal based on the operation signal to the other of the controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUMOTO, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230211499
    Abstract: Provided are a robot system, a robot control device, a control method, and a program which make it possible to more simply teach a robot action. The robot system comprises: a feature point teaching unit which causes a storage unit to store the position of a feature point that has been taught using lead-through; an input accepting unit which accepts the input of an angle value of a tool with respect to a workpiece W; a posture determining unit which determines the posture of the tool on the basis of the angle value of the tool; and a program generating unit which generates a robot program for a robot on the basis of the position of the feature point and the posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki WAKABAYASHI, Toshihiro NISHIMURA, Shigeo YOSHIDA, Gou INABA
  • Publication number: 20230099469
    Abstract: A robot programming device including a storage unit configured to store two or more types of programming elements each graphically representing a function constituting a control program for a robot, an input unit configured to receive an operation by a user, and a program generator configured to generate the control program when the programming elements stored in the storage unit are selected and arranged by using the input unit. The programming elements include at least one editable programming element in which the function can be edited with a character string input that is input by using the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gou INABA, Tomoyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230088295
    Abstract: A program generation device includes a display; at least one memory configured to store an operation symbol including information in relation to an operation command of a robot, and an auxiliary symbol including information in relation to a control command for adding an operation of the robot or for correcting the operation of the robot defined by at least one operation symbol; and at least one processor configured to obtain information in relation to setting of at least one of the operation symbol or the auxiliary symbol, and cause the display to display the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol so as to align the operation symbol and the auxiliary symbol in order of operations of the robot based on the obtained information in relation to setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yuusuke KURIHARA, Gou INABA
  • Patent number: 11541536
    Abstract: A display part of a mobile terminal displays an operation program. The operation program includes an operation icon indicating an operation of a robot or an operation tool, and an auxiliary icon having a shape sandwiching the operation icon. The auxiliary icon indicates control of adding an operation of the robot apparatus. The display part is configured to display a screen configured to set setting information related to the operation of the robot apparatus in such a manner that as operator is enabled to set the setting information. The display part displays the operation icon and the auxiliary icon so as to align the operation icon and the auxiliary icon in order of the operations of the robot apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Kurihara, Gou Inaba
  • Patent number: 11518025
    Abstract: A robot teaching device capable of simplifying a work involved in teaching a robot. The robot teaching device includes a position data storing section configured to store target position data for a robot; an operation instruction storing section configured to store an operation instruction for arranging the robot at a target position, the operation instruction not including the target position data; and a position data writing section configured to acquire current position data of the robot when the operation instruction is input, the position data writing section further configured to write, to the position data storing section, the current position data as the target position data together with a unique identifier, in which the identifier of the target position data is automatically given to the operation instruction being input to teach an operation to the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gou Inaba, Tomoyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11235463
    Abstract: A robot system that can perform cooperative work in accordance with an action of a person. A robot system according to the present disclosure includes a robot, a detection apparatus detecting a work object and detecting a predetermined action of a worker with respect to the work object, and a robot controller causing the robot to execute a predetermined work on the work object detected by the detection apparatus when the detection apparatus detects the predetermined action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gou Inaba
  • Publication number: 20210170591
    Abstract: A display part of a mobile terminal displays an operation program. The operation program includes an operation icon indicating an operation of a robot or an operation tool, and an auxiliary icon having a shape sandwiching the operation icon. The auxiliary icon indicates control of adding an operation of the robot apparatus. The display part is configured to display a screen configured to set setting information related to the operation of the robot apparatus in such a manner that as operator is enabled to set the setting information. The display part displays the operation icon and the auxiliary icon so as to align the operation icon and the auxiliary icon in order of the operations of the robot apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Yuusuke KURIHARA, Gou INABA