Yaskawa Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki Seisakusho

Hideharu Zenpo

Takeo Suzuki

Yoshihiro Yurita

Itsuro Matsumoto

The present invention discloses a cable support which can assure smooth operation of an industrial robot. The cable support is substantially characterized by having a movable support on one end of an operating arm and an auxiliary support on the wrist-side end of the arm respectively, wherein the movable support consists of a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted on the operating arm, a slanted resilient support arm having the proximal end thereof rotatably mounted on the first rotary shaft, and a cable holder tiltably mounted on a second rotary shaft mounted on the slanted resilient support arm and the auxiliary support consists of a third rotary shaft mounted on the operating arm and a cable clamp rotatably mounted on the second rotary shaft.

Cable support of a robot

The present invention discloses a cable support which can assure smooth operation of an industrial robot. The cable support is substantially characterized by having a movable support on one end of an operating arm and an auxiliary support on the wrist-side end of the arm respectively, wherein the movable support consists of a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted on the operating arm and a cable holder tiltably mounted on the first rotary shaft and the auxiliary support consists of a second rotary shaft mounted on the operating arm and a cable clamp rotatably mounted on the second rotary shaft.

In an arm operating device of an industrial robot, two chains are laid over the driving wheel provided in the supporting arm and the driven wheel provided in the bending arm, respectively, and are coupled through rigid transmission rods and a tension device to each other, and one of the transmission rods is rectangular in section, and is slightly pushed inwardly by a guide provided on the supporting arm, whereby the device operates positively and smoothly with being free from vibrations, and chain elongation and twist.

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