Robot arm
US6526331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robot arm which allows the two hands to be brought together in front of the chest. In a robot arm comprising a shoulder joint attached to a body so as to be rotatable around a laterally extending axial line, an upper arm attached to the shoulder joint so as to be rotatable around an axial line perpendicular to the laterally extending axial line, a forearm attached to the upper arm via an elbow joint, and a hand attached to a free end of the forearm, the elbow joint is attached to the upper arm so as to be rotatable around a longitudinal axial line of the upper arm.
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