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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
May. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl Lorenz, Redwood City, CA (US);
John H Sutton, San Carlos, CA (US);
William J Stone, III, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cybeq Systems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4147446 ; 4147443 ; 414225 ; 414416 ; 414D / ;
Abstract
A robotic handling system is described that includes a support column aligned along a vertically aligned Z axis with a dual-wand assembly rotatably mounted atop the support column and defining a `reach` or R axis. Drive motor/encoder assemblies are mounted adjacent the support column for raising or lowering the dual-wand assembly along the Z axis and mounted within the support column for slewing the dual-wand assembly to any selected .theta. angle within the range of operation under the control of a stored program processor.