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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Kitakyushu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B25J 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/042 (2013.01); B25J 18/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot includes an articulated arm; and a base unit to which the articulated arm is operably coupled. The base unit includes: a rotating portion; an actuator mounted on the rotating portion and configured to rotate the rotating portion about a first axis; an arm connector attached to a first portion of the rotating portion. The articulated arm is connected to the arm connector to swing about a second axis; and a rib straddling the actuator and connecting the arm connector to a second portion of the rotating portion. The actuator is located between the first portion and the second portion of the rotating portion.