Protection arrangement for industrial robotics
US4661038A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S248/90
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A protection arrangement for industrial robotics and other applications reacts to torsion moments and pressure forces in addition to bending moments and traction forces acting upon the flange of the industrial robotics. In the protection arrangement, a protection flange (1) is pulled or held in compression against pins (6) arranged on a divided circle with the tie rod (2) by means of springs (3). On the left end of the tie rod (2) an activating element (10) has been arranged, pressed against a sliding member (12) and/or activating levers (17) by means of spring (11). Upon shifting the activating element (10), a switch (13) is activated for deactivating the industrial robots. This protection arrangement provides mechanical protection for the gripper in addition to the conventional fuse electrical protection for the activating drives.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.