Robot hand and robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446525-B2
Application number	US-201514613266-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2015
Priority date	Jun 28, 2011
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A robot hand includes a first bit, a second bit, a first holding member, and a second holding member. The second bit holds a microtube between the first bit and the second bit. The first holding member is disposed on the first bit. The second holding member is disposed on the second bit. The second holding member holds a vessel between the first holding member and the second holding member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot hand comprising:
a first bit extending in a first direction;
a second bit extending in the first direction to hold a microtube between the first bit and the second bit;
a first holding member disposed on the first bit and extending from the first bit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a second holding member disposed on the second bit and extending from the second bit in the second direction to hold a vessel between the first holding member and the second holding member.

2. The robot hand according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first holding member includes a first rod-shaped member and a second rod-shaped member, and
wherein the second holding member includes a third rod-shaped member and a fourth rod-shaped member.

3. The robot hand according to claim 2 , wherein a first distal end of the first rod-shaped member, a second distal end of the second rod-shaped member, a third distal end of the third rod-shaped member, and a fourth distal end of the fourth rod-shaped member are provided to be on a same imaginary plane.

4. The robot hand according to claim 1 , wherein the first holding member and the second holding member are to move from an open side to a bottom side of the vessel, to be positioned so as to surround an outer periphery of the vessel before holding the vessel.

5. The robot hand according to claim 4 , wherein in holding the vessel, the first holding member and the second holding member are to contact with an outer peripheral surface of the vessel.

6. The robot hand according to claim 5 , wherein the first holding member and the second holding member are to contact with an outer periphery of a bottom portion of the vessel.

7. The robot hand according to claim 1 , further comprising a gripper having a first distal end and a second distal end opposite to the first distal end in the first direction, the first distal end of the gripper being connected to a robot arm, wherein
the first bit and the second bit are connected to the second distal end of the gripper.

8. The robot hand according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move toward each other in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

9. The robot hand according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move linearly toward and away from each other along an axis extending in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

10. A robot comprising:
a robot hand comprising:
a first bit extending in a first direction;
a second bit extending in the first direction to hold a microtube between the first bit and the second bit;
a first holding member disposed on the first bit and extending from the first bit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a second holding member disposed on the second bit and extending from the second bit in the second direction to hold a vessel between the first holding member and the second holding member.

11. The robot according to claim 10 , further comprising a gripper having a first distal end and a second distal end opposite to the first distal end in the first direction, the first distal end of the gripper being connected to a robot arm, wherein
the first bit and the second bit are connected to the second distal end of the gripper.

12. The robot according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move toward each other in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

13. The robot according to claim 10 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move linearly toward and away from each other along an axis extending in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

14. A robot comprising:
a first robot hand;
a second robot hand to pass a vessel between the first robot hand and the second robot hand; and
each of the first robot hand and the second robot hand comprising:
a first bit extending in a first direction;
a second bit extending in the first direction to hold a microtube between the first bit and the second bit;
a first holding member disposed on the first bit and extending from the first bit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a second holding member disposed on the second bit and extending from the second bit in the second direction to hold the vessel between the first holding member and the second holding member,

a manner of holding the vessel is changed in passing the vessel between the first holding member and the second holding member.

15. The robot according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a first arm to which the first robot hand is attached and which has at least six or more degrees of freedom; and
a second arm to which the second robot hand is attached and which has at least six or more degrees of freedom.

16. The robot according to claim 14 , further comprising a gripper having a first distal end and a second distal end opposite to the first distal end in the first direction, the first distal end of the gripper being connected to a robot arm, wherein
the first bit and the second bit are connected to the second distal end of the gripper.

17. The robot according to claim 14 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move toward each other in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

18. The robot according to claim 14 ,
wherein the first bit and the second bit are configured to move linearly toward and away from each other along an axis extending in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.

Assignees

• Yaskawa Electric Corp

Inventors

• Umeno Makoto

Classifications

• B25J15/0033 Primary

  with gripping surfaces having special shapes · CPC title

• G01N35/0099

  comprising robots or similar manipulators (robots per se B25J) · CPC title

• B25J15/0038 Primary

  Cylindrical gripping surfaces · CPC title

• B25J18/00

  Arms · CPC title

• G01N2035/0405

  manipulating closing or opening means, e.g. stoppers, screw caps, lids or covers · CPC title