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Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1987

Filed:

Apr. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:

Tatenori Jinriki, Funabashi, JP;

Fusaaki Kozawa, Ibaraki, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74479 ; 414735 ; 901 28 ;
Abstract

Disclosed is a wrist mechanism for an industrial robot which includes a first wrist member disposed rotatably at the tip of a robot arm and a second wrist member movable relative to this first wrist member. The movement of the second wrist member relative to the first wrist member is effected not in a bending mode in which the angle of intersection between the members is variable but in a rotating mode in which the second wrist member becomes rotatable. The transmission of the rotational power to the second wrist member is effected through a universal joint. With this arrangement, such backlashes as are conventionally found in the engagement between gears can be reduced, and the mechanical burden on the universal joint can also be reduced.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Jinriki, Tatenori. (1987). Wrist mechanism for industrial robot (U.S. Patent No. 4696202). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4696202

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