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Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomohisa Iwazaki, Shimosuwa, JP;

Yutaka Arakawa, Hara, JP;

Mitsuru Toyama, Azumino, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 17/025 (2013.01); B25J 18/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A robot arm includes a distal end unit having a gripping part and a first supporting part that supports the gripping part, a first drive unit that, with an axis along a direction in which the gripping part and the first supporting part are arranged as a first axis, pivots the gripping part about a first pivot axis along the first axis relative to the first supporting part, a second supporting part that supports the first supporting part, and a second drive unit that, with an axis orthogonal to the first axis as a second axis, pivots the distal end unit about a second pivot axis along the second axis relative to the second supporting part, wherein the first drive unit includes a piezoelectric motor, and the second pivot axis crosses the distal end unit.


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