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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:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fanuc Ltd., Yamanashi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7447 / ; 7447 / ; 745005 ; 901 28 ; 901 15 ; 901 43 ; 285274 ;
Abstract
A wrist mechanism comprising a pipe 52 extended in relation to a front .alpha.-axis among the three axes of motion (.alpha.-axis, .beta.-axis, .gamma.-axis) of a wrist, on a center axis A--A of turning motion through the center of an .alpha.-axis reduction gear, a universal pipe coupling 61 provided in relation to a .beta.-axis on the center axis B--B of motion, a pipe 51 having one end connected to the pipe 52 and the other end connected to the pipe coupling 61, and a hose 4 extended along a support arm 3 and connected through the pipe coupling 61 to the pipe 51. The wrist mechanism is incorporated into a robot for work in which a fluid is used, such as an application of an adhesive and sealant.