US4479754A
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Industrial robot
Assignee: Fanuc Corp
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Filing: 1982-07-02
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Granted: 1984-10-30
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Expires: 2002-07-02
Abstract
Abstract An industrial robot, mountable on a machine tool for carrying a workpiece to a spindle of the machine tool, and having an arm, one end of which is equipped with a wrist having a gripping device for gripping a workpiece. The robot further includes a main body having first and second rods with perpendicular spanning plates movably mounted on the machine tool rotatably connected to the second rod, first driving means provided on the main body for moving the arm axially of the spindle on the machine tool, and second driving means for allowing movement axially of the spindle for rotating the arm in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle, with the other end of the arm serving as the center of rotation about the first rod.
Inventors
- 👤 Hajimu Inaba
- 👤 Shigemi Inagaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 08:19
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J9/00; B25J9/10; B25J9/1005; B25J9/101; B23; B23Q; B23Q1/00; B23Q1/25; B23Q1/44; B23Q1/48; B23Q1/4876; B23Q1/488; B23Q7/00; B23Q7/04; B23Q7/048; B25J11/00; B25J18/00; B25J19/00; B25J19/0091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An industrial robot mounted on a machine tool for servicing said machine tool, comprising: a spindle on the machine tool; an arm having first and second ends and equipped at the first end thereof with a wrist and gripping means for gripping an object; a main body for being mounted on the machine tool, the main body having a first rod about which said arm rotates; first driving means provided on said main body for moving said arm and said first rod axially of the spindle on the machine tool; second driving means for rotating said arm in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle, with the second end of the arm serving as the center of rotation; and a second rod and a pair of spanning plates spanning and interconnecting said first rod and said second rod, said pair of spanning plates being moved by said first driving means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An industrial robot mounted on a machine tool for servicing said machine tool, comprising: a spindle on the machine tool; an arm having first and second ends and equipped at the first end thereof with a wrist and gripping means for gripping an object; a main body for being mounted on the machine tool, the main body having a first rod about which said arm rotates; first driving means provided on said main body for moving said arm and said first rod axially of the spindle on the machine tool; second driving means for rotating said arm in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle, with the second end of the arm serving as the center of rotation; and a second rod and a pair of spanning plates spanning and interconnecting said first rod and said second rod, said pair of spanning plates being moved by said first driving means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An industrial robot according to claim 1, wherein the first rod serves as the center of rotation of said arm, and said second driving means is rotatably provided on the second rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An industrial robot according to claim 1, wherein said second rod is mounted on said main body via bearings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
163 words
An industrial robot mounted on a machine tool for servicing said machine tool, comprising: a spindle on the machine tool; an arm having first and second ends and equipped at the first end thereof with a wrist and gripping means for gripping an object; a main body for being mounted on the machine tool; first driving means provided on said main body for moving said arm axially of the spindle on the machine tool; second driving means for rotating said arm in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle, with the second end of the arm serving as the center of rotation; and angle adjusting means provided between said wrist and said arm for changing the angle defined by the longitudinal axis of said arm and the rotational axis of said wrist, wherein the angle adjusting means includes an arcuate guide slot and a nut located in the slot which can be loosened and retightened to enable adjustment of the angle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
163 words
An industrial robot mounted on a machine tool for servicing said machine tool, comprising: a spindle on the machine tool; an arm having first and second ends and equipped at the first end thereof with a wrist and gripping means for gripping an object; a main body for being mounted on the machine tool; first driving means provided on said main body for moving said arm axially of the spindle on the machine tool; second driving means for rotating said arm in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the spindle, with the second end of the arm serving as the center of rotation; and angle adjusting means provided between said wrist and said arm for changing the angle defined by the longitudinal axis of said arm and the rotational axis of said wrist, wherein the angle adjusting means includes an arcuate guide slot and a nut located in the slot which can be loosened and retightened to enable adjustment of the angle.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-10-30 | 1988-04-30 | 1988-10-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-10-30 | 1992-04-30 | 1992-10-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-10-30 | 1996-04-30 | 1996-10-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |