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Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2020
Applicant:

Foster-miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

John R. Lawson, Petersham, MA (US);

Robert E. Overman, Acton, MA (US);

Wesley Bird, Haverhill, MA (US);

Stephen Putnam, Littleton, MA (US);

Dominick Freeman, Brighton, MA (US);

Timothy J. Mason, Uxbridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 18/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); F16H 35/10 (2006.01); F16H 48/22 (2006.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/102 (2013.01); F16H 1/203 (2013.01); F16H 35/10 (2013.01); F16H 48/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive module for rotating a first robot arm member relative to a second robot arm member comprising a motor, a gear head driven by the motor, a pinion driven by the gear head and a slip clutch including an input section with integral gear teeth driven by the pinon, and an output section configured to be coupled to the second robot arm member. A housing is disposed at least about the pinion and slip clutch and configured to be coupled to the first robot arm member.


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