Patent · US Expired

Robot joint

US4738576A · kind A · utility

18Cited by

6References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Mantec Gesellschaft fur Automatisierungs-und Handhabungssysteme MbH · DE

Inventors

Manfred Eberle · Erlangen, DE
Robert Kleemann · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 1986
Grant date	Apr 19, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2006

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB25J9/102
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robot joint includes an electric drive motor and step-down transmission ilt into the robot joint housing. The output of the transmission drives a gear to which a mounting flange is coupled. A first part of the robot is coupled to the housing and a second robot part is coupled to the mounting flange. The mounting flange is supported axially and radially in the housing by bearings. The bearings preferably include a conical-roller bearing for providing radial and axial support and a needle bearing for providing axial support. Both bearings are maintained under pretension by a spring, thereby providing a robot joint which is free of play.

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