Manipulator using plane pulse motor
US5248923A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20317
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to obtain a manipulator using a plane pulse motor showing advantageous features such that even in a case where a moment of force is applied to the manipulator in a falling direction, the moment can be sustained by magnetic attraction caused by the pulse motor, the weight of the manipulator is reduced, the degree of freedom of the movement can be increased, and a rotating mechanism for a tool itself is eliminated; a plurality of movable members are provided on a stator of the plane pulse motor, a rotatable shaft is provided on each movable member so as to extend vertically, the rotatable shafts are connected with each other through a connecting member, a required tool is secured to the connecting member, and the movements of the movable members are made controllable in a manner correlated with each other. The manipulator using the plane pulse motor of the aforementioned construction is most adapted to be used in combination with an industrial robot and the like.
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