Robot with plurality of belts and intermediate pulley

US9028197B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9028197-B2
Application numberUS-201313739271-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 11, 2013
Priority dateFeb 1, 2012
Publication dateMay 12, 2015
Grant dateMay 12, 2015

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Abstract

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A robot includes an arm having a base end portion rotatably installed through a joint part and a tip end portion in which an output shaft is installed; and a drive mechanism arranged within the arm and configured to drive the output shaft at a reduced speed. The drive mechanism includes a motor having a motor shaft, a driving pulley attached to the motor shaft, a driven pulley attached to the output shaft, at least one intermediate pulley provided between the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a plurality of belts for operatively interconnecting the driving pulley and the driven pulley through the intermediate pulley.

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What is claimed is: 1. A robot, comprising: an arm having a base end portion rotatably installed through a joint part and a tip end portion in which one or more hand pivot shafts configured to rotatably support a hand unit are installed; and one or more drive mechanisms, each being arranged within the arm and configured to drive the hand pivot shaft at a reduced speed, wherein each drive mechanism includes a motor having a motor shaft, a driving pulley attached to the motor sh…

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  • B25J9/043Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B25J18/04Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9028197B2 cover?
A robot includes an arm having a base end portion rotatably installed through a joint part and a tip end portion in which an output shaft is installed; and a drive mechanism arranged within the arm and configured to drive the output shaft at a reduced speed. The drive mechanism includes a motor having a motor shaft, a driving pulley attached to the motor shaft, a driven pulley attached to the o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B25J9/043. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 12 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).