DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

摘要

The invention relates to a hand-held operating device for operating an industrial robot, the device including a graphical operator interface having a touch-sensitive display for displaying at least one virtual operating element, which represents a function for operating the robot, and which can be operated by touching the operating element with a finger of an operating person or a pen, a control unit for controlling the graphical operator interface and for communicating with a robot controller, a haptic mark associated with at least one virtual operating element and designed as a guide, which haptic mark is arranged in a display frame; that surrounds the touch-sensitive display at least in some areas and/or is arranged in frame segments of the display frame and by means of which haptic mark the finger of an operating person or the pin can be guided in the direction of the at least one operating element.

主权项

1. A device (10) in the form of a manual operating device for operating an industrial robot (12), comprising
a graphic operator interface (18) with a touch-sensitive display (20) such as a touch display or touchscreen surrounded by a display frame (34) for displaying at least one virtual operating element (22.1 . . . 22.n, 24.1 . . . 24.n) that represents a function for operating the industrial robot (12) and that can be operated by touch with a finger of an operator or with a pen, a control unit (30) for controlling the graphic operator interface (18) and for communicating with a robot control (16), and a mark (40.1 . . . 40.n, 42.1 . . . 42.n) associated with the at least one virtual operating element (22.1 . . . 22.n, 24.1 . . . 24.n), haptically designed as a guide and that is arranged in a display frame (34) surrounding the touch-sensitive display (20) at least in areas and/or is arranged in frame sections (36, 38, 50, 52, 56) by which mark the finger of an operator or the pen can be guided in the direction of the at least one operating element, characterized in that a plurality of virtual operating elements (22.1 . . . 22.n; 24.1 . . . 24.n) are arranged along the display frame (34) and adjacent to it, and that each virtual operating element (22.1 . . . 22.n; 24.1 . . . 24.n) is associated with a haptic mark (40.1 . . . 40.n; 42.1 . . . 42.n) in or on the display frame (34).