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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Nidec Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Haruhiro Tsuneta, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuyoshi Yasukawa, Kyoto, JP;
NIDEC CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An articulated robot includes a lumbar portion including a first joint that rotates about a first axis which is a vertical axis and rotating about the first axis, a second joint connected to the lumbar portion and rotating about a second axis parallel to a horizontal plane, a first arm connected to the second joint and rotating about the second axis, a third joint connected to the first arm and rotating about a third axis parallel to the second axis, and a second arm connected to the third joint and rotating about the third axis. When the first arm extends parallel to the first axis, a clearance through which the second arm rotating about the third axis can pass in a planar area between the second axis and the third axis is provided between the second arm and the first arm and between the second arm and the lumbar portion.