Managing structure for umbilical member of industrial robot

Details Managing structure for umbilical member of industrial robot Managing structure for umbilical member of industrial robot

2005-05-18

2008-09-02

Underwood, Donald (Department: 3652)

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Vertically swinging load support

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07419351

ABSTRACT:
A managing structure for an umbilical member of an industrial robot, the umbilical member being for supplying air and electric energy to a work tool attached to an end of a wrist of the robot, in which the umbilical member is properly moved and interference between the umbilical member and a peripheral object or a forearm of the robot is prevented. The umbilical member elastically contacts a guide surface of a guide plate attached to a second wrist element of the robot without widely projecting from the robot. The umbilical member is guided such that the extending direction of the umbilical member generally coincides with the longitudinal direction of the guide plate before the umbilical member is connected to the work tool. The thickness of the guide plate may be gradually reduced or constant toward a free end of the guide plate. The rotational motion about a third axis of the work tool by a final axis of the robot is converted to the rotational motion about a fourth axis via a transmission, so as to rotate the work tool. Even when the work tool is rotated, the umbilical member is properly moved. The work tool may also be rotated about the third axis.

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