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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ntn Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B25J 9/0048 (2013.01); B25J 9/1623 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53 (2015.01);
Abstract
The method for initially setting a position of an origin of an actuator includes a first step of setting a distal end posture being a posture of a distal end side link hub relative to a proximal end side link hub of a link actuator to a specified posture; a second step of applying a preload, which is a force that causes the distal end posture to be changed, to the link actuator having the distal end posture being the specified posture; and a third step of storing an amount of operation of each actuator in a state where the preload is applied to the link actuator, wherein the stored amount of operation is set as the position of the origin of the actuator.