Kyb Corporation

Kayaba Industry Company, Ltd.

The Ritsumeikan Trust

Kyb-ys Co., Ltd.

Yasushi Saitou

Sadayuki Kamikura

Takashi Asa

Sang-Ho Hyon

Hiroshi Murota

Shunichi Sugimoto

Yuji Fukuzawa

Takumi Katayama

A module robot includes a first link, a second link movably linked to the first link, and a fluid pressure cylinder configured to move the first link and the second link relative to each other, wherein the first link has a cylinder block in which a cylinder chamber of the fluid pressure cylinder is formed.

Modular robot

A coupling structure for coupling a first member and a second member includes a rod-shaped part configured to be received across a first hole formed in the first member and a second hole formed in the second member. The rod-shaped part has a first insertion portion configured to be inserted into the first hole of the first member, and a second insertion portion configured to be inserted into the second hole of the second member. The coupling structure further includes a fixing configuration, the fixing configuration being configured to fix the first insertion portion and the first member by applying an external force to the first insertion portion, and the fixing configuration being configured to fix the second insertion portion and the second member by applying an external force to the second insertion portion.

Coupling structure

A stay damper comprises a cylinder () in which a gas is charged, a piston rod () which projects under a pressure of the gas in the cylinder (), and a stopper () which locks contraction of the piston rod () in an elongated position. The stopper () displaces between a lock position which locks contraction of the piston rod () and a release position which permits contraction of the piston rod () according to directional operation forces applied by an operator. The stopper () comprises a restricting member () which holds the stopper () in the lock position when it is in the lock position and holds the stopper () in the release position when it is in the release position. Since the locking operation of the stopper () is performed manually, the releasing operation thereof is easily understood by the operator.

Stay damper

A gas spring () comprises a piston rod () projecting from an open end of a cylinder () so as to be able to elongate and contract axially, and a dust seal () which is in contact with the piston rod () to prevent dust from invading the cylinder (). By fitting a seal protecting member () to the open end of the cylinder () to shield the dust seal () from exposure to the outside of the cylinder (), protection of the dust seal () from deterioration and damage is enhanced.

Gas spring

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Nagano, Japan

Yasushi Saitou