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Method and system for stopping of axes of an industrial robot

US9943968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

KUKA Roboter GmbH · DE

Inventors

Torsten Geiler · Augsburg, DE
Richard Rudolf · Augsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 2015
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/02
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method or a system for the dependable stopping of axes of an industrial robot. The industrial robot comprises a control device (501, 502), power electronics (201, 202, 203) and a DC source (300), as well as at least one axis (700), which is assigned to an electric motor (100) and to a mechanical brake (600). In order to stop the axis a direct current is supplied by the DC source in at least one motor phase of the motor, which generates a braking torque.

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