Multi axis robot wrist and method of operation

US7870807B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Durr Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas Hezel · Asperg, DE
• Bernd Leiensetter · Ilsfeld, DE
• Frank Herre · Oberriexingen, DE
• Bekim Maxharraj · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2006
• Grant date: Jan 18, 2011
• Expiry date: Aug 24, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/2036
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A robot wrist for a painting robot has several wrist sections that can be rotated relative to one another, an internal conduit that passes through the wrist sections, a flexible hose carried in the internal conduit and having a hose drive operating on the hose to achieve positive rotation of the hose in the internal conduit corresponding to the rotation of the wrist sections.