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Robot arm drive module

US11498208B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Foster-Miller, Inc. · US

Inventors

John Lawson · Petersham, US
Robert Overman · Naperville, US
Wesley Bird · Haverhill, US
Stephen Putnam · Littleton, US
Dominick FREEMAN · Watertown, US
Timothy J. Mason · Uxbridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2020
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H1/125
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive module for rotating a first robot arm member relative to a second robot arm member comprising a motor, a gear head driven by the motor, a pinion driven by the gear head and a slip clutch including an input section with integral gear teeth driven by the pinon, and an output section configured to be coupled to the second robot arm member. A housing is disposed at least about the pinion and slip clutch and configured to be coupled to the first robot arm member.

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