Material or article handling – Horizontally swinging load support – Swinging about pivot
Patent
1990-06-12
1992-02-04
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Horizontally swinging load support
Swinging about pivot
4147445, 4147446, 414799, 901 18, B25J 900
Patent
active
050855565
ABSTRACT:
An industrial robot apparatus for palletizing or depalletizing loads onto or from a pallet, having a robot body, a slider supported on the robot body and movable in a first direction, a mechanism for moving the slider, a first arm provided on one end of the slider and rotatable parallel to a plane perpendicular to the first direction, a first motor for rotating the first arm, a second arm provided on a distal end of the first arm, rotatable parallel to the perpendicular plane and substantially extendible and retractable, a second motor for rotating the second arm, an extension/retraction mechanism for substantially extending and retracting the second arm, a wrist provided on a distal end of the second arm, rotatable parallel to the perpendicular plane and used to hold a load; and a third motor for rotating the wrist.
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Eller James
Mitsubishi Denki K.K.
Werner Frank E.
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