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Robot arm assembly

US8176808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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107References

24Claims

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Assignee

Foster-Miller, Inc. · US

Inventors

Allan T. Fisk · Needham, US
Jonathan Hastie · Halifax, US
Hans Hug · Weston, US
Lance Lynn Andrus · Upton, US
Michael Thomas Johnson · Minneapolis, US
David Hoadley · Lexington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2007
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20329
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A robot arm assembly a base unit with a shoulder assembly rotatably disposed on the base unit. A lower robot arm is pivotably attached to the shoulder assembly. An upper robot arm is pivotably attached to the lower robot arm. The base unit includes a first motor which rotates a main shaft fixed to the shoulder assembly to rotate the shoulder. A second motor in the base unit rotates a second shaft in the shoulder assembly extending through the main shaft to pivot the lower robot arm with respect to the shoulder.

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