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Joint driving structure for industrial robot

US5669269A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 21, 1995
Grant dateSep 23, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20317
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A joint driving structure for an industrial robot includes a first arm having a box-like end portion, a second arm having a box-like end portion, and a bearing between the end portion of the first arm and the end portion of the second arm. A driving motor is disposed at the end portion of the second arm, the driving motor having a rotational shaft, and a reduction gear mechanism coupled to the rotational shaft and operable to rotationally drive the second arm. The driving motor has a fixing portion, the driving motor further having an opposite-to-load side bracket fixed to the fixing portion of the driving motor. The reduction gear mechanism has a fixing portion fixed to the fixing portion of the drive motor, the reduction gear mechanism having an output portion fixed to the end portion of the first arm.

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