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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Torgny Brogårdh, Västerås, SE;
Torgny Brogårdh, Västerås, SE;
ABB AB, Västerås, SE;
Abstract
An industrial robot for movement of an object in space comprising a platform arranged for carrying the object, a first arm arranged for influencing the platform in a first movement and comprising a first actuator and two links, each of which comprises an outer joint arranged in the platform and an inner joint arranged in the first actuator, a second arm arranged for influencing the platform in a second movement and comprising a second actuator and two links, each of which comprises an outer joint arranged in the platform and an inner joint arranged in the second actuator, and a third arm arranged for influencing the platform in a third movement and comprising a third actuator and a link, which comprises an outer joint arranged in the platform and an inner joint arranged in the third actuator. The first actuator comprises a first motor, a first path arranged in a first plane and a first carriage linearly movable along the first path, whereby the two inner joints are displaceable in parallel, the second actuator comprises a second motor, a second path arranged in a second plane and a second carriage linearly movable along the second path, whereby the two inner joints are displaceable in parallel, and the third actuator comprises a third motor, a third path arranged in a third plane and a third carriage linearly movable along the third path, whereby the inner joint is linearly displaceable.