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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kotaro Sekine, Azumino, JP;
Ryosuke Teranaka, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01); H02P 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/0004 (2013.01); H02P 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes a robot housing containing a robot control apparatus that controls the robot having a motor, a brake that brakes the motor by short-circuiting between power lines for supplying electric power to the motor, and a conversion element that converts a current generated by braking of the motor by the brake into heat, wherein the conversion element is attached to the robot housing.