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Patent No.:

US 10580682 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2018

Material-handling robot with multiple end-effectors

Applicant:

Persimmon Technologies, Corp., Wakefield, MA (US);

Inventors:

Martin Hosek, Lowell, MA (US);

Scott Wilkas, Lexington, MA (US);

Jacob Lipcon, Arlington, MA (US);

Assignee:

Persimmon Technologies, Corp., Wakefield, MA (US);

Attorney:

Harrington & Smith

Primary Examiner:

Ronald P Jarrett

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68707 (2013.01); B25J 9/0021 (2013.01); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/042 (2013.01); B25J 9/043 (2013.01); B25J 9/046 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01); B25J 11/0095 (2013.01); B25J 17/02 (2013.01); H01L 21/67742 (2013.01); H01L 21/67766 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/15 (2013.01); Y10S 901/16 (2013.01); Y10S 901/19 (2013.01); Y10S 901/29 (2013.01); Y10S 901/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus including a robot drive having motors and coaxial drive shafts connected to the motors; and a robot arm connected to the robot drive. The robot arm includes two upper arms, a first set of forearms connected to a first one of the upper arms, a second set of forearms connected to a second one of the upper arms and end effectors connected to respective ones of the forearms. The first and second upper arms are connected to respective first and second ones of the coaxial drive shafts. The first set of the forearms is mounted on the first upper arm and connected to a third one of the coaxial drive shafts by respective first and second drive belt assemblies. The second set of the forearms is mounted to the second upper arm and connected to a fourth one of the coaxial drive shafts by respective third and fourth drive belt assemblies.

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