Parallel link robot

US8973459B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8973459-B2
Application numberUS-201313756640-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 1, 2013
Priority dateFeb 3, 2012
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A parallel link robot includes a first arm including a first joint portion; a second arm including a second joint portion swingably engaging with the first joint portion, the second arm being connected to the first arm to make up a link mechanism; and a biasing mechanism unit which biases the second joint portion toward the first joint portion. The biasing mechanism unit includes a connection member attached to the second arm and the connection member includes a locking portion configured to lock the connection member to the second arm.

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What is claimed is: 1. A parallel link robot, comprising: a first arm including a first joint portion; a second arm including a second joint portion swingably engaging with the first joint portion, the second arm being connected to the first arm to make up a link mechanism; and a biasing mechanism unit which biases the second joint portion toward the first joint portion, wherein the biasing mechanism unit includes a connection member attached to the second arm, the connectio…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8973459B2 cover?
A parallel link robot includes a first arm including a first joint portion; a second arm including a second joint portion swingably engaging with the first joint portion, the second arm being connected to the first arm to make up a link mechanism; and a biasing mechanism unit which biases the second joint portion toward the first joint portion. The biasing mechanism unit includes a connection m…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25J17/0266. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).