Articulated welding robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11400538-B2
Application number	US-201816476672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2018
Priority date	Feb 1, 2017
Publication date	Aug 2, 2022
Grant date	Aug 2, 2022

Abstract

Provided is an articulated welding robot that includes an articulated arm in which a plurality of arm parts are linked via a drive shaft. A welding wire is disposed along the articulated arm. In at least one of the arm parts a depression is formed that forms a hollow on the inner side of the arm. At least a portion of the welding wire is accommodated in the depression.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An articulated welding robot, comprising:
an articulated arm in which a plurality of arm parts are linked via drive shafts, wherein
a welding wire inserted through a conduit cable is disposed along at least any of the arm parts,
a depression hollowed toward an arm axial center is formed in at least a part of an arm outer periphery of the at least any of the arm parts,
at least a part of the conduit cable is accommodated the depression,
the conduit cable is disposed on an outside of the arm outer periphery at a proximal end side of the at least any of the arm parts and is curved from the outside of the arm outer periphery into an inside of the depression, and
a support member configured to support the conduit cable is provided on an inclined surface at a proximal end side end portion of the depression, the support member being configured to introduce the conduit cable from the proximal end side of the at least any of the arm parts to the depression with respect to the arm axial center.

2. The articulated welding robot according to claim 1 , wherein
a drive shaft for rotating the arm part in which the depression is formed about the arm axial center is connected to the arm part, and
a bottom surface of the depression is formed at a depth from the arm outer periphery of the arm part to the arm axial center.

3. The articulated welding robot according to claim 1 , wherein the depression is formed along the arm axial center.

4. The articulated welding robot according to claim 1 , wherein an opposed-side depression hollowed toward the arm axial center is formed on an opposite side of a forming side of the depression on the arm outer periphery in the arm part in which the depression is formed.

5. The articulated welding robot according to claim 3 , wherein an opposed-side depression hollowed toward the arm axial center is formed on an opposite side of a forming side of the depression on the arm outer periphery in the arm part in which the depression is formed.

6. The articulated welding robot according to claim 1 , wherein the conduit cable is inserted through one composite cable containing at least any of a gas hose for supplying shielding gas, a cooling water hose for circulating cooling water, and a power cable for supplying a welding current.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Sakurai Yasuharu
• SHIKA Yuki
• Murakami Motoaki
• IGARASHI Taichi
• Minato Tatsuji

Classifications

• B23K9/133 Primary

  Means for feeding electrodes, e.g. drums, rolls, motors · CPC title

• B23K31/02

  relating to soldering or welding · CPC title

• B23K9/121 Primary

  Devices for the automatic supply of at least two electrodes one after the other · CPC title

• B23K9/12 Primary

  Automatic feeding or moving of electrodes or work for spot or seam welding or cutting · CPC title

• B23K11/31

  Electrode holders {and actuating devices therefor} · CPC title