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Einar Myklebust

Ove Kullborg

An industrial robot comprises a manipulator body structure having a plurality of drive mechanisms for driving the various movements of the robot, and control equipment for controlling and driving the drive mechanisms. Each drive mechanism comprises an electric driving motor and reduction gear. Each control equipment comprises a rectifier and a drive device operatively connected to each driving motor. Each of the drive devices is mounted only on selected areas of the body structure other than the motors, and each of the drive devices is spaced a predetermined distance from its respective motor to which it is operatively connected. The robot body structure thereby functions to absorb the waste heat generated by the drive devices, to spread the waste heat therethroughout, and to transfer the waste heat solely by convection to the ambient air.

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Västerås, Sweden

Einar Myklebust