Patent Publication Number: US-11648705-B2

Title: Wood processing system

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a wood processing system for processing wood. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Conventionally, wood such as columns and beams constituting wooden houses have been processed mainly by manual work at construction sites, but in recent years, in order to reduce the construction period and labor costs, a precut method of processing wood by machine tools installed in factories, etc. prior to site construction has been carried out. 
     As described in Patent Document 1, there is a wood processing system for performing the precut method described above, which includes a plurality of process-specific processing machines including a cutting machine, an intermediate processing machine, a wood processing machine, and the like, which are arranged in process order from an upstream side of the wood processing line, and a plurality of line conveyors which are arranged on an upstream side and a downstream side of the processing machines and connect the processing machines in series in order to carry wood into and out of the processing machines. The wood processing system processes wood into a desired shape by performing necessary processing sequentially from a processing machine arranged on the upstream side of the wood processing line. 
     Further, as described in Patent Document 2, there is a wood processing system including a plurality of benches arranged to draw an arc in a top view, a plurality of manipulator-type multi-articulated robots arranged inside and outside the arc for processing wood placed on the benches, a rotary tool attached to a distal end portion of each articulated robot, a gripping device attached to the distal end portion of each articulated robot for conveying wood (work), and a tool replacement table for replacing the rotary tool and the gripping device. The wood processing system processes the wood into a desired shape by assigning roles to the plurality of multi-articulated robots for gripping, conveying, diagonal hole processing, curved surface cutting processing, and curved surface polishing processing of the wood. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Document 1: JP2015-102918A 
     Patent Document 2: JP2007-152502A 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     However, in the wood processing system described in Patent Document 1, since the number of types of processing that can be performed by each processing machine is small and each processing machine has a low degree of freedom, it may be difficult to process wood into a complicated shape or to cope with multi-product small-quantity production. Further, in the wood processing system described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to include the plurality of processing machines and the plurality of line conveyors, there is a possibility that the system is enlarged, complicated, and expensive. 
     In addition, in the wood processing system described in Patent Document 2, the plurality of benches are arranged to draw an arc in a top view. Therefore, when the wood to be processed is long, it may be difficult to perform processing with the wood placed on the benches. Further, in the wood processing system described in Patent Document 2, when the wood to be processed is long, all the wood does not fall within the movable range of the multi-articulated robot. For this reason, it is necessary to move the wood a plurality of times by the multi-articulated robot when processing the wood, and thus there is a possibility that the wood cannot be efficiently processed. 
     In view of the above-described circumstances, it is an object of at least one embodiment of the present invention to provide a wood processing system capable of coping with multi-product small-quantity production, efficiently processing wood including long wood, and preventing increase in size, complexity, and cost of the system. 
     Solution to Problem 
     (1) A wood processing system according to at least one embodiment of the present invention includes a wood conveying device having a longitudinal direction along one direction in the horizontal direction and being capable of conveying wood along the longitudinal direction; a multi-axis processing machine arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, the multi-axis processing machine including a spindle capable of being attached with a first tool, and a spindle moving device having two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another and two or more rotational axes for moving the spindle; and at least one multi-articulated robot arranged along the wood conveying device on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, the at least one multi-articulated robot including a wrist capable of being attached with a tool unit including a second tool, and an arm having six or more rotational axes for moving the wrist. 
     According to the configuration described above as (1), the multi-axis processing machine includes the spindle capable of being attached with the first tool, and the spindle moving device having two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another and two or more rotational axes for moving spindle. Accordingly, the first tool attached to the spindle can be moved relative to the wood by the spindle moving along the two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another and rotating about the two or more rotational axes. The multi-articulated robot includes the wrist capable of being attached with the tool unit including the second tool and the arm having the six or more rotational axes for moving the wrist. Accordingly, the tool unit including the second tool attached to the wrist can be moved relative to the wood by rotating the wrist about the six or more rotational axes. Therefore, the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot described above can perform various types of processing by replacing the tools, and can process the wood into a complicated shape. Therefore, it is possible to cope with multi-product small-quantity production. 
     In general, the multi-axis processing machine has an advantage that the absolute positioning accuracy is higher than that of the multi-articulated robot in which stiffness is low, deflection occurs, and slight errors between joints are accumulated. In general, the multi-articulated robot has an advantage that the degree of freedom of the position and posture of the tool is higher than that of the multi-axis processing machine. Since the wood processing system includes both the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot, the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot can share roles, for example, as causing the multi-axis processing machine having high rigidity and absolute positioning accuracy to perform cutting or drilling. Thus, it is possible to perform processing utilizing the advantages of the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot described above. 
     The wood processing system includes the wood conveying device capable of conveying the wood along the longitudinal direction, the multi-axis processing machine is arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, and the multi-articulated robot is arranged on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device along the wood conveying device. The multi-axis processing machine is capable of performing various processing by replacing the first tool, and the multi-articulated robot is capable of performing various processing by replacing the second tool or the tool unit. The wood processing system described above can prevent increase in size, complexity, and cost of the system. Further, since the wood including long wood conveyed by the wood conveying device can be processed by the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot, the wood processing system can efficiently process the wood including long wood. 
     (2) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as (1), the at least one multi-articulated robot includes a first multi-articulated robot and a second multi-articulated robot arranged on a side opposite to the first multi-articulated robot across the wood conveying device. 
     According to the configuration described above as (2), in the wood processing system, since the first multi-articulated robot and the second multi-articulated robot are arranged with the wood conveying device interposed therebetween, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system. Further, since the first multi-articulated robot and the second multi-articulated robot are arranged with the wood conveying device interposed therebetween, it is possible to prevent a wrist and an arm of the first multi-articulated robot or the second multi-articulated robot from being in unstable posture when processing the wood conveyed by the wood conveying device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent decrease in processing accuracy of the wood by the first multi-articulated robot or the second multi-articulated robot. 
     (3) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as (1) or (2), the wood processing system further includes a multi-articulated robot conveying device capable of conveying the at least one multi-articulated robot along the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device. 
     According to the configuration described above as (3), since the multi-articulated robot conveying device can convey the multi-articulated robot along the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, it is possible to widen the range in which the wood can be processed by the multi-articulated robot. Therefore, the wood processing system can reduce the number of times of conveying the wood by the wood conveying device, and can efficiently process the wood even if the wood to be processed is long wood. 
     (4) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (3), the wood processing system further includes a photographing unit capable of photographing the wood, and an image processing unit detecting positional coordinates of the wood by image-processing a photographed image photographed by the photographing unit. 
     According to the configuration described above as (4), since the positional coordinates of the wood can be detected by image-processing the photographed image of the wood photographed by the photographing unit by the image processing unit, the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot can process the wood based on the detected position coordinates of the wood and the position and shape of the wood determined by the positional coordinates. Therefore, the wood processing system can improve the processing accuracy of the wood. 
     (5) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as (4), the image processing unit is configured to be capable of detecting at least one of a grain and a knot of the wood by image-processing the photographed image, and at least one of the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot performs a processing operation in accordance with a position of the grain or the knot of the wood. 
     According to the configuration described above as (5), the image processing unit can detect the grain or the knot of the wood by image-processing the photographed image of the wood photographed by the photographing unit. Then, the multi-axis processing machine or the multi-articulated robot can perform a processing operation in accordance with the position of the grain or the knot of the wood. The processing operation in accordance with the position of the grain or knot includes, for example, changing the position of the wood to be cut and changing the feed speed of the tool. The wood processing system described above can improve the quality of the product to be formed by processing the wood. 
     (6) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (5), the wood conveying device includes a travelling rail extended along the longitudinal direction, and a bench arranged on the travelling rail and being capable of supporting the wood and reciprocating along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail. 
     According to the configuration described above as (6), the wood conveying device includes the travelling rail extended along the longitudinal direction, and the bench arranged on the travelling rail and capable of supporting the wood. Since the bench can reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail, the wood can be caused to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail. Therefore, since the wood can be moved between the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot by the wood conveying device, it is possible to subdivide the role sharing of the processing of the wood between the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot. Therefore, since the multi-axis processing machine and the multi-articulated robot can perform appropriate processing, it is possible to improve the quality of the product. 
     (7) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as (6), the two or more linear axes of the spindle moving device include a horizontal linear axis extended along the horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, and a vertical linear axis extended along the vertical direction. 
     According to the configuration described above as (7), the two or more linear axes of the multi-axis processing machine include the horizontal linear axis extended along the horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, and the vertical linear axis extended along the vertical direction. Then, in the wood conveying device, the bench can reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail. Accordingly, the wood processing system including the multi-axis processing machine and the wood conveying device can move the spindle relative to the wood with respect to the three or more linear axes and the two or more rotational axes. Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of processing the wood by the multi-axis processing machine. 
     (8) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (7), the multi-axis processing machine further includes a pair of columns erected along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device as being apart from each other across the wood conveying device, and the spindle moving device of the multi-axis processing machine includes a cross rail supported by the pair of columns as being extended over the pair of columns, and a spindle supporting portion supporting the spindle as being supported by the cross rail. 
     According to the configuration described above as (8), the multi-axis processing machine includes the pair of columns. The spindle moving device includes the cross rail which is supported by the pair of columns as being extended over the pair of columns, and the spindle supporting portion supporting the spindle and supported by the cross rail. Thus, the spindle is supported by the spindle moving device and the pair of columns to be movable relative to the wood. Further, since the pair of columns are erected apart from each other across the wood conveying device along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device, the rigidity of the multi-axis processing machine can be improved as compared with the case of supporting with one column. The multi-axis processing machine described above can widen the movable range of the spindle and the processing range of the wood by the spindle, and thus can process long wood. Further, since the pair of columns are arranged across the wood conveying device along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device and the space in the horizontal direction can be effectively utilized, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system. 
     (9) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (8), the multi-articulated robot further includes a robot base to be placed on a grounding surface, and the arm supports the wrist as being supported by the robot base. 
     According to the configuration described above as (9), the multi-articulated robot includes the robot base placed on a grounding surface, and the arm of the multi-articulated robot is supported by the robot base and supports the wrist. Thus, the wrist is supported by the arm and the robot base to be movable relative to the wood. 
     (10) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (9), the wood processing system further includes a tool replacing unit capable of replacing the first tool as including a first tool magazine capable of accommodating the first tool. 
     According to the configuration described above as (10), since the wood processing system includes the tool replacing unit capable of replacing the first tool as including the first tool magazine capable of accommodating the first tool, the multi-axis processing machine facilitates replacing the first tool and enables to efficiently process the wood. 
     (11) In some embodiments, in the configuration described above as any one of (1) to (10), the wood processing system further includes a second tool magazine capable of accommodating the second tool. 
     According to the configuration described above as (11), since the wood processing system includes the second tool magazine capable of accommodating the second tool, the multi-articulated robot facilitates replacing the second tool and enables to efficiently process the wood. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a wood processing system capable of coping with multi-product small-quantity production, efficiently processing wood including long wood, and preventing increase in size, complexity, and cost of the system. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a wood processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG.  2    is a schematic perspective view of a wood conveying device and a multi-axis processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG.  3    is a schematic perspective view of a multi-articulated robot according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG.  4    is a schematic perspective view for explaining a tool unit attached to a wrist of the multi-articulated robot illustrated in  FIG.  3   . 
         FIG.  5    is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a wood processing system according to another embodiment of the present invention as a schematic configuration diagram of the wood processing system including a plurality of multi-articulated robots and a multi-articulated robot conveying device. 
         FIG.  6    is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a wood processing system according to another embodiment of the present invention as a schematic configuration diagram of the wood processing system including a multi-articulated robot conveying device for conveying a plurality of articulated robots and a photographing unit. 
         FIG.  7    is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a control unit in a wood processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG.  8    is a diagram for explaining a grain and a knot of wood detected by an image processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention as a schematic perspective view of the wood photographed by a photographing unit. 
         FIG.  9    is a schematic perspective view for explaining a second tool magazine capable of accommodating a second tool in another embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is intended, however, that unless particularly identified, dimensions, materials, shapes, relative positions and the like of components described in the embodiments shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. 
     For example, an expression of relative or absolute arrangement such as “in a direction”, “along a direction”, “parallel”, “perpendicular”, “centered”, “concentric” and “coaxial” shall not be construed as indicating only the arrangement in a strict literal sense, but also includes a state where the arrangement is relatively displaced by a tolerance, or by an angle or a distance whereby it is possible to achieve the same function. 
     For example, an expression of an equal state such as “same”, “equal” and “uniform” shall not be construed as indicating only the state in which the feature is strictly equal, but also includes a state in which there is a tolerance or a difference that can still achieve the same function. 
     Further, for example, an expression of a shape such as a rectangular shape or a cylindrical shape shall not be construed as only the geometrically strict shape, but also includes a shape with unevenness or chamfered corners within the range in which the same effect can be achieved. 
     On the other hand, an expression such as “comprise”, “include”, “have”, “contain” and “constitute” are not intended to be exclusive of other components. 
       FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6    are schematic configuration diagrams for illustrating a wood processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG.  5    is a schematic configuration diagram of a wood processing system including a plurality of multi-articulated robots and a multi-articulated robot conveying device.  FIG.  6    is a schematic configuration diagram of a wood processing system including a multi-articulated robot conveying device for conveying the plurality of multi-articulated robots and a photographing unit. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   , the wood processing system  1  according to some embodiments includes a wood conveying device  3  having a longitudinal direction along one direction in the horizontal direction, a multi-axis processing machine  4  arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , and at least one multi-articulated robot  5  arranged along the wood conveying device  3  on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 . 
     A machine coordinate system having a predetermined position as an origin is set in each of the wood conveying device  3 , the multi-axis processing machine  4 , the multi-articulated robot  5 , and the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  to be described later. That is, an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis perpendicular to one another in the machine coordinate system are determined in advance. Hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  (vertical direction in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   ) is defined as the Y-axis, and a horizontal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  (horizontal direction in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   ) is defined as the X-axis. A vertical direction, that is, a direction perpendicular to the X-axis and the Y-axis is defined as the Z-axis. 
     The wood conveying device  3  is configured to be capable of conveying the wood  2  along the longitudinal direction (Y-axis) of the wood conveying device  3  as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6   . Here,  FIG.  2    is a schematic perspective view of a wood conveying device and a multi-axis processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wood conveying device  3  includes a travelling rail  31  extended along the longitudinal direction and a bench  32  arranged on the travelling rail  31  and being capable of reciprocating along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail  31 , as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6   . Further, the travelling rail  31  is installed on a floor surface  10 . The bench  32  is configured to support the wood  2 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6   , the bench  32  supports the wood  2  by securing the wood  2  with four L-shaped wood supporting members  9  secured to the top surface of the bench  32 . The wood conveying device  3  further includes a drive unit including a linear servomotor (not illustrated). By driving the linear servomotor by the drive unit, the wood conveying device  3  can cause the bench  32  to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail  31 . 
     Arrows in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6    illustrate a direction in which the wood  2  is carried in, and the wood  2  is carried in from above or below in the drawings. The wood  2  includes a woody material which is a material in which wood is artificially reconstituted. More specifically, the wood  2  includes veneer, veneer laminated wood, laminated wood, solid wood, plywood, composite wood having a layered combination of the above, or jointly-bonded wood. Incidentally, the wood  2  may be elongated wood (square wood) having a longitudinal direction along the Y-axis as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 , and  5   , a curved material as illustrated in  FIG.  6   , or a material having another shape such as a round member or a plate-shaped member. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the multi-axis processing machine  4  includes a spindle  41  capable of being attached with a first tool  6 , and a spindle moving device  42  having two or more linear axes (a first linear axis  421  and a second linear axis  422 ) perpendicular to one another and two or more rotational axes (a first rotational axis  423  and a second rotational axis  424 ) for moving the spindle  41 . In the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above, the spindle  41  moves along the two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another, and rotates about two or more rotational axes, so that the first tool  6  attached to the spindle  41  can be moved relative to the wood  2  conveyed by the wood conveying device  3 , and the first tool  6  can be brought into contact with an arbitrary point of the wood  2  at an arbitrary angle. 
     More specifically, the spindle moving device  42  further includes a drive unit including two or more linear servomotors (not illustrated), and the drive unit can drive the linear servomotors to move the spindle  41  relative to the wood  2  along the two or more linear axes. 
     Further, the spindle moving device  42  includes a drive unit including two or more servomotors (not illustrated), and the drive unit can drive the servomotors to rotate the spindle  41  relative to the wood  2  about two or more rotational axes. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the two or more rotational axes of the spindle moving device  42  includes a C-axis rotating about the Z-axis and a B-axis rotating about the Y-axis. 
     The first tool  6  includes a machining tool such as an end mill, a drill, a milling cutter, and a cutting tool, and a polishing tool such as a grindstone. The first tool  6  attached to the spindle  41  moves relative to the wood  2  together with the spindle  41  and processes the wood  2  while rotating together with the spindle  41 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  3  and  4   , the multi-articulated robot  5  includes a wrist  56  capable of being attached with a tool unit  7  including a second tool  71 , and an arm  50  having six or more rotational axes for moving the wrist  56 . Here,  FIG.  3    is a schematic perspective view of a multi-articulated robot in an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG.  4    is a schematic perspective view for explaining the tool unit attached to the wrist of the multi-articulated robot illustrated in  FIG.  3   . When the wrist  56  rotates about the six or more rotational axes, the multi-articulated robot  5  can move the tool unit  7  including the second tool  71  attached to the wrist  56  relative to the wood  2  conveyed by the wood conveying device  3 , and the second tool  71  can be brought into contact with an arbitrary point of the wood  2  at an arbitrary angle. 
     More specifically, the multi-articulated robot  5  further includes a drive unit including six or more servomotors (not illustrated), and the drive unit can drive the servomotors to move the wrist  56  relative to the wood  2  about the six or more rotational axes. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the tool unit  7  includes the second tool  71 , the spindle  72  capable of being attached with the second tool  71 , a drive unit  73  including a motor for rotationally driving the spindle  72 , and a holder  74  which is configured to support the spindle  72  and the drive unit  73  and to be capable of being attached to the wrist  56 . The second tool  71  includes a machining tool such as an end mill, a drill, a milling cutter, and a cutting tool, and a polishing tool such as a grindstone. The second tool  71  attached to the spindle  72  moves together with the wrist  56  relative to the wood  2 , and is driven by the drive unit  73  to process the wood  2  while rotating together with the spindle  72 . 
     As described above, the wood processing system  1  according to some embodiments includes the wood conveying device  3  described above, the multi-axis processing machine  4  including the spindle  41  and the spindle moving device  42  described above, and the multi-articulated robot  5  including the wrist  56  and the arm  50  described above, as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   . 
     According to the above configuration, as illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the multi-axis processing machine  4  includes the spindle  41  capable of being attached with the first tool  6 , and the spindle moving device  42  having two or more linear axes (the first linear axis  421  and the second linear axis  422 ) perpendicular to one another and two or more rotational axes (the first rotational axis  423  and the second rotational axis  424 ) for moving the spindle  41 . Accordingly, the first tool  6  attached to the spindle  41  can be moved relative to the wood  2  by the spindle  41  moving along the two or more linear axes perpendicular to one another and rotating about the two or more rotational axes. As illustrated in  FIGS.  3  and  4   , the multi-articulated robot  5  includes the wrist  56  capable of being attached with the tool unit  7  including the second tool  71  and the arm  50  having the six or more rotational axes (a first rotational axis  501  to a sixth rotational axis  506 ) for moving the wrist  56 . Accordingly, the tool unit  7  including the second tool  71  attached to the wrist  56  can be moved relative to the wood  2  by rotating the wrist  56  about the six or more rotational axes. Therefore, the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  described above can perform various types of processing by replacing the tools (the first tool  6 , the second tool  71 , and the tool unit  7 ), and can process the wood  2  into a complicated shape. Therefore, it is possible to cope with multi-product small-quantity production. 
     In general, the multi-axis processing machine  4  has an advantage that the absolute positioning accuracy is higher than that of the multi-articulated robot  5  in which stiffness is low, deflection occurs, and slight errors between joints are accumulated. In general, the multi-articulated robot  5  has an advantage that the degree of freedom of the position and posture of the tool is higher than that of the multi-axis processing machine  4 . Since the wood processing system  1  includes both the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 , the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can share roles, for example, as causing the multi-axis processing machine  4  having high rigidity and absolute positioning accuracy to perform cutting or drilling. Thus, it is possible to perform processing utilizing the advantages of the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  described above. 
     The wood processing system  1  includes the wood conveying device  3  capable of conveying the wood  2  along the longitudinal direction, the multi-axis processing machine  4  is arranged on one side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , and the multi-articulated robot  5  is arranged on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  along the wood conveying device  3 . The multi-axis processing machine  4  is capable of performing various processing by replacing the first tool  6 , and the multi-articulated robot  5  is capable of performing various processing by replacing the second tool  71  or the tool unit  7 . The wood processing system  1  described above can prevent increase in size, complexity, and cost of the system. Further, since the wood  2  including long wood conveyed by the wood conveying device  3  can be processed by the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 , the wood processing system  1  can efficiently process the wood  2  including long wood. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , at least one multi-articulated robot  5  described above includes a first multi-articulated robot  5 A and a second multi-articulated robot  5 B arranged on a side opposite to the first multi-articulated robot  5 A across the wood conveying device  3 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the first multi-articulated robot  5 A is arranged on one side (the left side in the drawing) in the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  away from the wood conveying device  3 , and the second multi-articulated robot  5 B is arranged on the other side (the right side in the drawing) in the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  away from the wood conveying device  3 . 
     According to the above configuration, in the wood processing system  1 , since the first multi-articulated robot  5 A and the second multi-articulated robot  5 B are arranged with the wood conveying device  3  interposed therebetween, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system  1 . Further, since the first multi-articulated robot  5 A and the second multi-articulated robot  5 B are arranged with the wood conveying device  3  interposed therebetween, it is possible to prevent the wrist  56  and the arm  50  of the first multi-articulated robot  5 A or the second multi-articulated robot  5 B from being in unstable posture when processing the wood  2  conveyed by the wood conveying device  3 . Therefore, it is possible to prevent decrease in processing accuracy of the wood  2  by the first multi-articulated robot  5 A or the second multi-articulated robot  5 B. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the wood processing system  1  described above further includes a multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  capable of conveying at least one multi-articulated robot  5  along the longitudinal direction (Y-axis) of the wood conveying device  3 . As illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  includes a robot conveying rail  151  extended along the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  and arranged side by side with the travelling rail  31 , and a robot conveying table  152  arranged on the robot conveying rail  151  and being capable of reciprocating along the longitudinal direction of the robot conveying rail  151 . Further, the robot conveying rail  151  is installed on the floor surface  10 . The robot conveying table  152  is configured to be capable of securing the multi-articulated robot  5  on an upper surface  153  thereof. 
     The multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  further includes a drive unit including a linear servomotor (not illustrated). By driving the linear servomotor by the drive device, the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  can cause the robot conveying table  152  to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the robot conveying rail  151 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  5   , in the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15 , one robot conveying table  152  is arranged on one robot conveying rail  151 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6   , in the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15 , two robot conveying tables  152  are arranged on one robot conveying rail  151 . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  can convey the multi-articulated robot  5  along the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , it is possible to widen the range in which the wood  2  can be processed by the multi-articulated robot  5 . Therefore, the wood processing system  1  can reduce the number of times of conveying the wood  2  by the wood conveying device  3 , and can efficiently process the wood  2  even if the wood  2  to be processed is long wood. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the wood processing system  1  described above includes a photographing unit  16  capable of photographing the wood  2  and an image processing unit  84 . The photographing unit  16  photographs the wood  2  and generates a photographed image. Further, the image processing unit  84  is configured to be capable of detecting position coordinates of the wood  2  by performing image processing such as edge detection in which the boundary of the wood  2  is found from the density change, for example, on the photographed image photographed by the photographing unit  16 . As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the plurality of photographing units  16  are arranged at positions away from the travelling rail  31  in the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  as being apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 . As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , some of the plurality of photographing units  16  are arranged on a side (the left side in the drawing) opposite to the travelling rail  31  across the first multi-articulated robot  5 A, and some of the plurality of photographing units  16  are arranged on a side (the right side in the drawing) opposite to the travelling rail  31  across the second multi-articulated robot  5 B or the robot conveying rail  151 . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the positional coordinates of the wood  2  can be detected by image-processing the photographed image of the wood  2  photographed by the photographing unit  16  by the image processing unit  84 , the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can process the wood  2  based on the detected position coordinates of the wood  2  and the position and shape of the wood  2  determined by the positional coordinates. Therefore, the wood processing system  1  can improve the processing accuracy of the wood  2 . 
     In some embodiments, the image processing unit  84  described above is configured to detect at least one of a grain  21  and a knot  22  of the wood  2  as illustrated in  FIG.  8    by image-processing the photographed image of the wood  2  photographed by the photographing unit  16 . Here,  FIG.  8    is a diagram for explaining a grain and a knot of wood detected by the image processing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic perspective view of wood photographed by the photographing unit. At least one of the above-described multi-axis processing machine  4  and the above-described multi-articulated robot  5  is configured to perform a processing operation in accordance with a position of the grain  21  or the knot  22  of the wood  2 . In  FIG.  8   , one-dot chain lines illustrate the cutting positions of the wood  2 . Here, for example, when performing cutting perpendicular to the grain  21  as illustrated in  FIG.  8   , the feed speed of the tools (the first tool  6  and the second tool  71 ) may be changed compared to the case of cutting along the grain  21 . In this case, it is possible to improve the processing quality of the cut surface. Further, if the position of the hole to be formed and the position of the knot  22  overlap each other in a process after the cutting process when the wood  2  is cut at a cutting position, the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the multi-articulated robot  5  shifts the cutting position of the wood  2  upward or downward in the drawing so that the position of the hole to be formed and the position of the knot  22  do not overlap each other. In this case, since it is possible to prevent forming of an unexpectedly shaped hole to be caused by punching the knot  22 , the quality of the processed product can be improved. 
     According to the above-described configuration, the image processing unit  84  can detect the grain  21  or the knot  22  of the wood  2  by image-processing the photographed image of the wood  2  photographed by the photographing unit  16 . Then, the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the multi-articulated robot  5  can perform a processing operation in accordance with the position of the grain  21  or the knot  22  of the wood  2 . The processing operation in accordance with the position of the grain  21  or knot  22  includes, for example, changing the position of the wood  2  to be cut and changing the feed speed of the tool (the first tool  6  and the second tool  71 ). The wood processing system  1  described above can improve the quality of the product to be formed by processing the wood  2 . 
     In some embodiments, the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above further includes a first control unit  47  for controlling the components constituting the multi-axis processing machine  4 , as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   . Further, the multi-articulated robot  5  described above further includes a controller  58  for controlling components constituting the multi-articulated robot  5 , as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   . The wood processing system  1  further includes a second control unit  8  (controller) for controlling the wood conveying device  3 , the multi-axis processing machine  4 , and the multi-articulated robot  5  as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5   , and,  6 . The first control unit  47  and the controller  58  include an input-output unit (input-output interface), a storage unit (ROM, RAM), a microcomputer including the arithmetic unit (CPU), and the like. Here, the general configuration and control thereof will be omitted. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   , the second control unit  8  is electrically connected to the wood conveying device  3 , the first control unit  47  of the multi-axis processing machine  4 , and the controller  58  of the multi-articulated robot  5  and is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving signals therebetween. Further, in the embodiment illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the second control unit  8  is electrically connected to the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15  (not illustrated) and is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving signals therebetween. In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the second control unit  8  is electrically connected to each photographing unit  16  and is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving signals therebetween. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  7   , the second control unit  8  includes an input-output unit  81 , a storage unit  82 , an arithmetic unit  83 , and the image processing unit  84  described above. In other words, the above-described functions to be performed by the image processing unit  84  are configured to be realized by the second control unit  8 . Here,  FIG.  7    is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a control unit in a wood processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The input-output unit  81 , the storage unit  82 , the arithmetic unit  83 , and the image processing unit  84  of the second control unit  8  are electrically connected to a bus  85 , and are configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving signals therebetween. 
     The input-output unit  81  (input-output interface) of the second control unit  8  receives various information from the components (such as the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 ) used in the wood processing system  1 , and outputs various information based on the calculation result and the like to the respective components. The storage unit  82  (ROM, RAM) is configured to be capable of storing the input various information, various programs and operation results necessary for control implementation, and the like. The arithmetic unit  83  (CPU) performs arithmetic processing based on the various information described above. The second control unit  8  includes a microcomputer including the input-output unit  81 , the storage unit  82 , and the arithmetic unit  83 . Here, the general configuration and control will be omitted as appropriate. 
     The storage unit  82  of the second control unit  8  stores wood information data  821 , wood conveying device information data  822 , multi-axis processing machine information data  823 , and multi-articulated robot information data  824 , as illustrated in  FIG.  7   . The wood information data  821  includes information of the wood  2 , such as position, posture, shape, and material of the wood  2 , and processing information for processing the wood  2  such as a processing pass. The wood conveying device information data  822  includes positional information of the bench  32  of the wood conveying device  3 . The multi-axis processing machine information data  823  includes information of the first tool  6  such as the position and posture, dimensions, and cutting conditions of the first tool  6 , and information of the multi-axis processing machine  4  such as the position and posture of the spindle  41  and the spindle moving device  42 . The multi-articulated robot information data  824  includes information of the second tool  71  such as the position and posture, dimensions, and cutting conditions of the tool unit  7  including the second tool  71 , and information of the multi-articulated robot  5  such as the position and posture of the wrist  56  and the arm  50 . 
     The second control unit  8  controls the operation of the wood conveying device  3 , the multi-axis processing machine  4 , and the multi-articulated robot  5  based on the wood information data  821 , the wood conveying device information data  822 , the multi-axis processing machine information data  823 , and the multi-articulated robot information data  824  stored in the storage unit  82 . Further, the second control unit  8  determines the role sharing of the processing of the wood  2  between the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  based on the wood information data  821 , the wood conveying device information data  822 , the multi-axis processing machine information data  823 , and the multi-articulated robot information data  824  stored in the storage unit  82 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6   , the wood conveying device  3  described above includes the travelling rail  31  described above and the bench  32  described above. 
     According to the above-described configuration, the wood conveying device  3  includes the travelling rail  31  extended along the longitudinal direction, and the bench  32  arranged on the travelling rail  31  and capable of supporting the wood  2 . Since the bench  32  can reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail  31 , the wood  2  can be caused to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail  31 . Therefore, since the wood  2  can be moved between the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  by the wood conveying device  3 , it is possible to subdivide the role sharing of the processing of the wood  2  between the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 . Therefore, since the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can perform appropriate processing, it is possible to improve the quality of the product. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the two or more linear axes of the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above includes the first linear axis  421  (horizontal linear axis) extended along the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , and the second linear axis  422  (vertical linear axis) extended along the vertical direction (Z-axis). Further, the wood conveying device  3  described above is capable of reciprocating along the longitudinal direction of the travelling rail  31  on the bench  32  described above, as illustrated in  FIG.  2   . 
     According to the above configuration, the two or more linear axes of the multi-axis processing machine  4  include the first linear axis  421  (horizontal linear axis) extended along the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , and the second linear axis  422  (vertical linear axis) extended along the vertical direction (Z-axis). Then, in the wood conveying device  3 , the bench  32  can reciprocate along the longitudinal direction (Y-axis) of the travelling rail  31 . Accordingly, the wood processing system  1  including the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the wood conveying device  3  can move the spindle  41  relative to the wood  2  with respect to the three or more linear axes including the Y-axis and the two or more rotational axes of the wood conveying device  3 . Therefore, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of processing the wood  2  by the multi-axis processing machine  4 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  5 , and  6   , the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above further includes a pair of columns  43 ,  44  apart from each other across the wood conveying device  3  along the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  as being erected on the floor surface  10 . As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the spindle moving device  42  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above includes a cross rail  45  which is supported by the pair of columns  43 ,  44  as being extended over the pair of columns  43 ,  44 , and a spindle supporting portion  46  supporting the spindle  41  and supported by the cross rail  45 . 
     In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the spindle supporting portion  46  has the above-described first linear axis  421  and the above-described second linear axis  422 , and is configured to be capable of reciprocating along the first linear axis  421  and the second linear axis  422  with respect to the cross rail  45 . In another embodiment, the cross rail  45  may include at least one of the above-described first linear axis  421  and the above-described second linear axis  422 , and may be configured to be capable of reciprocating along the first linear axis  421  or the second linear axis  422  with respect to the pair of columns  43 ,  44 . The spindle supporting portion  46  has the above-described first rotational axis  423  and the above-described second rotational axis  424 , the spindle  41  is configured to be capable of rotating about the C-axis or B-axis. 
     According to the above configuration, the multi-axis processing machine  4  includes the pair of columns  43 ,  44 . The spindle moving device  42  includes the cross rail  45  which is supported by the pair of columns  43 ,  44  as being extended over the pair of columns  43 ,  44 , and the spindle supporting portion  46  supporting the spindle  41  and supported by the cross rail  45 . Thus, the spindle  41  is supported by the spindle moving device  42  and the pair of columns  43 ,  44  to be movable relative to the wood  2 . Further, since the pair of columns  43 ,  44  are erected apart from each other across the wood conveying device  3  along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 , the rigidity of the multi-axis processing machine  4  can be improved as compared with the case of supporting with one column  43 ,  44 . The multi-axis processing machine  4  described above can widen the movable range of the spindle  41  and the processing range of the wood  2  by the spindle  41 , and thus can process long wood  2 . Further, since the pair of columns  43 ,  44  are arranged across the wood conveying device  3  along the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3  and the space in the horizontal direction can be effectively utilized, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system  1 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the multi-articulated robot  5  described above further includes a robot base  57  to be placed on an installation surface (a floor surface  10  or an upper surface  153  of the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15 ). Then, the arm  50  of the multi-articulated robot  5  is supported by the robot base  57  and is adapted to support the wrist  56 . In other words, as illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the multi-articulated robot  5  includes the robot base  57 , the arm  50  described above axially supported by the robot base  57 , and the wrist  56  described above axially supported by the arm  50 . As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the arm  50  includes a first arm  51 , a second arm  52 , a third arm  53 , a fourth arm  54  and a fifth arm  55  in order from the robot base  57  side. 
     The first arm  51  is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the robot base  57 . The first arm  51  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about a first rotational axis  501  arranged between the first arm  51  and the robot base  57 . 
     The second arm  52  is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the first arm  51  at the other side thereof in the axial direction. The second arm  52  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about the second rotational axis  502  arranged between the first arm  51  and the second arm  52 , thereby changing an angle formed by the axial direction of the first arm  51  and the axial direction of the second arm  52 . 
     The third arm  53  is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the second arm  52  at the other side thereof in the axial direction. The third arm  53  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about the third rotational axis  503  arranged between the second arm  52  and the third arm  53 , thereby changing an angle formed by the axial direction of the second arm  52  and the axial direction of the third arm  53 . The fourth arm  54 , the axial direction of which is along the axial direction of the third arm  53 , is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the third arm  53  at the other side thereof in the axial direction. The fourth arm  54  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about the fourth rotational axis  504  arranged between the third arm  53  and the fourth arm  54 . 
     The fifth arm  55  is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the fourth arm  54  at the other side thereof in the axial direction. The fifth arm  55  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about the fifth rotational axis  505  arranged between the fourth arm  54  and the fifth arm  55 , thereby changing an angle formed by the axial direction of the fourth arm  54  and the axial direction of the fifth arm  55 . The wrist  56 , the axial direction of which is along the axial direction of the fifth arm  55 , is axially supported, at one side thereof in the axial direction, by the fifth arm  55  at the other side thereof in the axial direction. The wrist  56  is driven by a drive unit including a servomotor (not illustrated) to rotate about the sixth rotational axis  506  arranged between the fifth arm  55  and the wrist  56 . 
     According to the above configuration, the multi-articulated robot  5  includes the robot base  57  placed on a grounding surface (the floor surface  10  or the upper surface  153  of the multi-articulated robot conveying device  15 ), and the arm  50  of the multi-articulated robot  5  is supported by the robot base  57  and supports the wrist  56 . Thus, the wrist  56  is supported by the arm  50  and the robot base  57  to be movable relative to the wood  2 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   , the wood processing system  1  described above further includes a tool replacing unit  11  capable of replacing the first tool  6  as including a first tool magazine  12  capable of accommodating the first tool  6 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   , the tool replacing unit  11  includes the first tool magazine  12  and a tool changer  13  having a detaching-attaching mechanism capable of causing the first tool  6  to be detachably attachable to the spindle  41  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the first tool magazine  12 . Since the first tool magazine  12  has the same configuration as a second tool magazine  14  illustrated in  FIG.  9    to be described later, description thereof will be omitted. The tool changer  13  includes a drive source such as a motor (not illustrated) and an actuator, including a tool grip portion (not illustrated) and the like, being operated by the drive source, so that the first tool  6  can be attached to the spindle  41  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the first tool magazine  12 , and the first tool  6  can be detached from the spindle  41  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the first tool magazine  12 . Here, if the first tool magazine  12  is located within the movable range of the spindle  41  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the first tool  6  can be attached directly to the spindle  41  from the first tool magazine  12 , the first tool magazine  12  may not be included in the tool replacing unit  11 . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the wood processing system  1  includes the tool replacing unit  11  capable of replacing the first tool  6  as including the first tool magazine  12  capable of accommodating the first tool  6 , the multi-axis processing machine  4  facilitates replacing the first tool  6  and enables to efficiently process the wood  2 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 ,  6 , and  9   , the wood processing system  1  described above further includes the second tool magazine  14  capable of accommodating a second tool  71 . Here,  FIG.  9    is a schematic perspective view for explaining a second tool magazine capable of accommodating a second tool in another embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in  FIG.  9   , the second tool magazine  14  includes a plate-shaped rack  141  having a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of locking portions  142  arranged as being apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the rack  141 . As illustrated in  FIG.  9   , a semi-arc-shaped notch is formed at each of the locking portions  142 , so that the second tool  71  is locked to the notch. The second tool magazine  14  is located within the movable range of the multi-articulated robot  5 , as illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  5 , and  6   . 
     According to the above-described configuration, since the wood processing system  1  includes the second tool magazine  14  capable of accommodating the second tool  71 , the multi-articulated robot  5  facilitates replacing the second tool  71  and enables to efficiently process the wood  2 . 
     Here, the product to be formed by processing the wood  2  described above may be a column or a beam constituting a wooden house, or may be a fixture material such as a head jamb, furniture, a woodworking craft, or the like. Thus, the above-described processing of the wood  2  includes not only cutting processing and formation of joints, holes, grooves, and the like, but also processing for the purpose of decoration. 
     In some embodiments described above, the wood conveying device  3  described above is configured to be capable of conveying the wood  2  along the longitudinal direction, but may be configured to convey the wood  2  not only along the longitudinal direction but also along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In other words, the wood conveying device  3  may include a drive unit including a linear servomotor (not illustrated) for conveying the wood  2  along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. In this case, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of processing the wood  2  by the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 . 
     In some embodiments described above, the drive units in the wood conveying device  3 , the multi-axis processing machine  4 , and the multi-articulated robot  5  each include a servomotor in which a rotation detector is incorporated therein. However, the drive units may each include a motor other than the servomotor. For example, the drive unit may include a ball screw mechanism and a motor that rotates a screw shaft of the ball screw mechanism. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIG.  4   , a load sensor  17  detecting a load is arranged between the wrist  56  of the multi-articulated robot  5  and the holder  74  of the tool unit  7 . In this case, by detecting the cutting resistance and the like of the wood  2  at the time of processing of the wood  2  by the load sensor  17 , it is possible to adjust the feeding speed of the second tool  71  in accordance with the cutting resistance of the wood  2  and the like, so that the accuracy of processing by the multi-articulated robot  5  can be improved. 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the wood processing system  1  described above further includes a processed product storage  18  for placing the wood  2  processed by the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 . The multi-articulated robot  5  is configured to be capable of being attached with a conveying jig for conveying the wood  2  to the wrist  56 . The processed product storage  18  is extended along the longitudinal direction (Y-axis) of the wood conveying device  3  and is arranged at a position away from the travelling rail  31  in the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   , the processed product storage  18  is arranged on a side opposite to the travelling rail  31  across the multi-articulated robot  5  and the robot conveying rail  151 . In this case, since the wood  2  can be carried into the wood conveying device  3  while the multi-articulated robot  5  is carrying the processed wood  2  to the processed product storage  18 , workability can be improved. Further, since the processed product storage  18  is arranged on the side opposite to the travelling rail  31  across the multi-articulated robot  5  and the robot conveying rail  151 , it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system  1 . 
     In some embodiments, as illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the wood processing system  1  described above further includes a mounting hardware storage  19  for placing mounting hardware. The mounting hardware is for joining the wood  2  to other wood  2 , and is fixed to the wood  2  by a fixing member such as a screw. As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the mounting hardware storage  19  is arranged at a position away from the travelling rail  31  in the horizontal direction (X-axis) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wood conveying device  3 . In the embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the mounting hardware storage  19  is arranged on the side opposite to the travelling rail  31  across the multi-articulated robot  5  and the robot conveying rail  151 . Further, the second tool  71  includes a mounting tool for securing mounting hardware, such as a screwdriver bit, to the wood  2 . In this case, the mounting hardware can be attached to the wood  2  by the multi-articulated robot  5 . Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a work space for performing the work of attaching the mounting hardware, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system  1 . 
     In some embodiments, the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above and the multi-articulated robot  5  described above are arranged at positions where movable ranges thereof do not overlap with each other. In this case, since the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  does not interfere and operations thereof are not restricted, it is possible to improve the workability of each of the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5 . 
     In some other embodiments, the multi-axis processing machine  4  described above and the multi-articulated robot  5  described above are arranged at positions where the movable ranges thereof overlap with each other. In this case, since the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can be arranged at close positions, the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can be caused to simultaneously perform processing, and the number of times of movement of the wood  2  by the wood conveying device  3  can be reduced. Further, since the multi-axis processing machine  4  and the multi-articulated robot  5  can be arranged at close positions, it is possible to prevent increase in size of the wood processing system  1 . Further, instead of the tool changer  13  of the tool replacing unit  11 , the multi-articulated robot  5  may attach or detach the first tool  6  to or from the spindle  41  of the multi-axis processing machine  4  or the first tool magazine  12 . In this case, it is possible to prevent complication of the wood processing system  1 . 
     Further, in some embodiments described above, when there is a risk of interference between the above-described multi-axis processing machine  4  and the above-described multi-articulated robot  5 , the above-described second control unit  8  may perform a simulation before the operation of the above-described multi-axis processing machine  4  and the above-described multi-articulated robot  5  to confirm that there is no interference, and then, operate the above-described multi-axis processing machine  4  and the above-described multi-articulated robot  5 . 
     Not limited to the embodiments described above, the present invention includes modifications of the embodiments and appropriate combinations thereof. 
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           1  Wood processing system 
           2  Wood 
           21  Grain 
           22  Knot 
           3  Wood conveying device 
           31  Travelling rail 
           32  Bench 
           4  Multi-axis processing machine 
           41  Spindle 
           42  Spindle moving device 
           421  First linear axis 
           422  Second linear axis 
           423  First rotational axis 
           424  Second rotational axis 
           43 ,  44  Column 
           45  Cross rail 
           46  Spindle supporting portion 
           47  First control unit 
           5  Multi-articulated robot 
           5 A First multi-articulated robot 
           5 B Second multi-articulated robot 
           50  Arm 
           501  First rotational axis 
           502  Second rotational axis 
           503  Third rotational axis 
           504  Fourth rotational axis 
           505  Fifth rotational axis 
           506  Sixth rotational axis 
           51  First arm 
           52  Second arm 
           53  Third arm 
           54  Fourth arm 
           55  Fifth arm 
           56  Wrist 
           57  Robot base 
           58  Controller 
           6  First tool 
           7  Tool unit 
           71  Second tool 
           72  Spindle 
           73  Drive unit 
           74  Holder 
           8  Second control unit 
           81  Input-output unit 
           82  Storage unit 
           821  Wood information data 
           822  Wood conveying device information data 
           823  Multi-axis processing machine information data 
           824  Multi-articulated robot information data 
           83  Arithmetic unit 
           84  Image processing unit 
           85  Bus 
           9  Wood supporting member 
           10  Floor surface 
           11  Tool replacing unit 
           12  First tool magazine 
           13  Tool changer 
           14  Second tool magazine 
           141  Rack 
           142  Locking portion 
           15  Multi-articulated robot conveying device 
           151  Robot conveying rail 
           152  Robot conveying table 
           153  Upper surface 
           16  Photographing unit 
           17  Load sensor 
           18  Processed product storage 
           19  Mounting hardware storage