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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Wataru Amemiya, Yamanashi, JP;
Kuniyasu Matsumoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Kousuke Imasaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Moriaki Oonishi, Yamanashi, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A robot apparatus includes a base, a strut unit, and a linear expansion mechanismrotatably supported on the strut unit. The linear expansion mechanism includes: a plurality of cylindrical bodies assembled in series to each other; a block train including a plurality of blocks coupled to each other in a row, the block at the leading end being connected to the cylindrical body at the leading end; and a housing part that houses the block train along an arc-shaped trajectory, the housing part being arranged below the cylindrical body at the trailing end and above the strut unit.