Cable laying arrangement for the robot arm unit of an industrial robot
US5375480A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20317
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An industrial robot is provided with a cable laying arm (20) extended on one side of a robot trunk (12) so as to form a dual arm structure in combination with a structural arm (18) extended on the other side of the robot trunk (12). A bundle (58) of cables capable of being detachably connected to the robot unit is extended in the cable housing element (50) of the cable laying arm (20) so that the cables including power supply cables and signal transmission cables are not exposed to the outside. The whole cable housing element (50) can be readily removed from the robot trunk (12) together with the bundle (58) of cables, in case any one of the cables is disconnected, to permit repair of the disconnected cable.
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