Material or article handling – Horizontally swinging load support – Swinging about pivot
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-08
2006-08-08
Underwood, Donald W. (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Horizontally swinging load support
Swinging about pivot
C901S015000, C901S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07086822
ABSTRACT:
An SCARA type robot comprises: an arm unit (14), whose one end is linked to a base (11) so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane, and which is capable of horizontally bending and stretching; wrist portions (15a, 15b) which are linked to the other end of the arm unit so as to be pivotable in a horizontal plane, and to which finger portions (16a, 16b) to hold a tabular object (7) are fixed; and a driving means for the arm unit and the wrist portions, wherein the driving means can independently turn a pivotable portion which links the wrist portions and the arm unit, a pivotable portion which bends and stretches the arm unit, and a pivotable portion which links the arm unit and the base, so that the finger portions holding the tabular object can be moved along a plurality of nearly straight through routes which are virtually parallel to each other, and can cause at least one of the pivotable portions to make one turn or more. The SCARA type robot further comprises stoppers (21a, 21b) which limit the turn of the pivotable portions capable of making one turn or more to a prescribed pivotable angle after one turn is made. By this constitution, it is made possible to move the finger portions which are fixed to the wrist portions and hold the tabular object in the nearly vertical direction in relation to a front entrance of a target instrument, and to prevent a wiring and piping in the body and the arms from being twisted off due to the excessive turning.
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Dickstein , Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, LLP
RORZE Corporation
Underwood Donald W.
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