Industrial robot equipped with a cable extending means
US4969795A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20311
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An industrial robot (10) comprising a cylindrical fixed robot body (14), a swivel body (26) mounted on the fixed robot body (14), a robot arm mechanism (60, 64) pivotally joined to the swivel body (26), and a robot wrist (66) connected to the robot arm mechanism is provided with a cable guide member (30). The cable guide member (30) is extended along the outside of the fixed robot body (14) and has a lower end pivotally joined to the fixed robot body (14) by a lower bearing member (42) and an upper end pivotally joined to the swivel body (26) by an upper bearing member (40). The cables (50) of the industrial robot (10) extending from the lower end of the fixed robot body (14) are held by cable holding section (32) formed in the middle portion of the cable guide member (30) and are extended from the upper end of the cable holding member (30) through the swivel body (26) toward the robot arm mechanism.
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