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Manipulator

Assignee: ABB AB
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Filing: 1996-02-22
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Granted: 1998-10-21
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Expires: 2016-02-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ove Kullborg
  • 👤 Einar Myklebust

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 20:53
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J9/00; B25J9/10; B25J9/12; B25J13/00; B25J19/00; B25J19/0008; B25J19/0016; B25J19/0054; B25J9/02; B25J9/04; B25J9/046; B25J9/047; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20305; Y10T74/20317

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 76 words
Manipulator, for example an industrial robot, which manipulator comprises a plurality of drive means (1) for moving the manipulator in its plurality of degrees of freedom, each drive means (1) comprising at least one electric driving motor (2), which is supplied and controlled via a rectifier (6) and a drive device (7), characterized in that at least one of said drive devices (7) is arranged on the manipulator, preferably adjacent to its associated drive means (1).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 18 words
Manipulator according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one rectifier (6) is arranged on the manipulator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
Manipulator according to claim 2, characterized in that each of the rectifiers arranged on the manipulator is provided for supplying only one or only a group of drive devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
Manipulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one drive device (7) and/or at least one rectifier is mounted on the manipulator in a manner adapted for heat dissipation to the manipulator structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 52 words
Manipulator according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one drive means (1) comprises a reduction gear (3) connected to the driving motor and that the associated drive device (7) and/or the associated rectifier is mounted, for heat dissipation, on the gear housing surrounding the reduction gear (3).

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