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US5669269A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Joint driving structure for industrial robot

Assignee: Yaskawa Electric Corp
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Filing: 1994-10-26
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Granted: 1997-09-23
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Expires: 2014-10-26
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Abstract

Abstract A joint driving structure for an industrial robot includes a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, and a bearing between the end portion of the first arm and the end portion of the second arm. A driving motor is disposed at the end portion of the second arm, the driving motor having a rotational shaft, and a reduction gear mechanism coupled to the rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive the second arm. The driving motor has a fixing portion, the driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to the fixing portion of the driving motor. The reduction gear mechanism has a fixing portion fixed to the fixing portion of the drive motor, the reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to the end portion of the first arm.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kuniaki Katamine
  • 👤 Shigeo Matsushita

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J17/00; B25J19/00; B25J19/0025; B25J19/0029; B25J17/02; B25J17/0241; B25J9/00; B25J9/10; B25J9/102; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/131; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20305; Y10T74/20311; Y10T74/20317

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 283 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said box-like end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, and a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, said power cable having one portion which extends continuously from inside of said first arm, through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, through said internal space of said housing section, and into the inside of said second arm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 283 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said box-like end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, and a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, said power cable having one portion which extends continuously from inside of said first arm, through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, through said internal space of said housing section, and into the inside of said second arm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 278 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, a motor lead connected to said motor, said motor lead extending through said box-like end portion of said second arm to the inside of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, and a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said boxlike end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, said motor lead leading to said power cable inside said second arm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 278 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, a motor lead connected to said motor, said motor lead extending through said box-like end portion of said second arm to the inside of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, and a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said boxlike end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, said motor lead leading to said power cable inside said second arm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 278 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, an electromagnetic brake fixed to said opposite-to-load side bracket, and a brake lead connected to said electromagnetic brake and passing through said space portion of said box-like end portion of said first arm into the inside of said first arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 278 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, an electromagnetic brake fixed to said opposite-to-load side bracket, and a brake lead connected to said electromagnetic brake and passing through said space portion of said box-like end portion of said first arm into the inside of said first arm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 294 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, and further comprising a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, a rotation detector mounted on said opposite-to-load side bracket, and a rotation detector lead connected to said rotation detector, said rotation detector lead extending through said box-like end portion of said second arm to the inside of said second arm, said rotation detector lead leading to said power cable inside said second arm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 294 words
A joint driving structure for an industrial robot comprising a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, a bearing between said boxlike end portion of said first arm and said box-like end portion of said second arm, a driving motor disposed at the box-like end portion of said second arm, said driving motor having a rotational shaft, a reduction gear mechanism coupled to said rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive said second arm, said driving motor having a fixing portion, said driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to said fixing portion of said driving motor, said reduction gear mechanism having a fixing portion fixed to said fixing portion of said drive motor, said reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to said box-like end portion of said first arm, said box-like end portion of said first arm having a space portion passing into the inside of said first arm, and further comprising a housing section on said box-like end portion of said second arm, said housing section supporting said bearing, said housing section having an internal space extending into said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm, a power cable extending between said first arm and said second arm, said cable passing through said space portion in said box-like end portion of said first arm and through said internal space of said housing section, a rotation detector mounted on said opposite-to-load side bracket, and a rotation detector lead connected to said rotation detector, said rotation detector lead extending through said box-like end portion of said second arm to the inside of said second arm, said rotation detector lead leading to said power cable inside said second arm.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2000-09-22 2001-03-24 2001-09-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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