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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Karl-Erik Forslund, Västeråas, SE;
Leif Tellden, Västeråas, SE;
ABB AB, Vasteras, SE;
Abstract
An industrial robot including a hollow arm pan ( ) rotatable around its longitudinal axis (A) through which a cable set ( ) is drawn through and connected to a robot unit ( ) rotatable around an axis (A). The arm part and the robot unit are arranged for both rotation and bending relative to one another. The cable set ( ) is guided and supported by a supporting means ( ) rotatably arranged within arm part ( ) so that the bending movement is accommodated by the part of the cable that is located between the supporting means ( ) and the robot unit ( ) and the rotational movement is accommodated by the part of the cable set that is located within the arm part ( ) before the supporting means ( ) when viewed from the power source (D).