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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanori Suzuki, Hitachi, JP;
Yoshiaki Ichikawa, Hitachi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Iwatsuka, Hitachi, JP;
Norihiko Ozaki, Mito, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414730 ; 414735 ; 901 15 ; 901 26 ; 901 28 ;
Abstract
A manipulator suitable for tasks in remote places which are not easily accessible to operators comprises an arm composed of a series of arm modules each having an articulate and an address decoder and being constructed by the arm modules of an identical construction to attain an easy maintenance and high flexibility of the manipulator. The operation of the arm modules is controlled a control system which has a plurality of articulate angular-position commanding circuits and a time-sharing control circuit.