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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Ichiro Okumura, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Ichiro Okumura, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to this invention, there is provided a manipulator which can be suitably used as a compact manipulator apparatus which manipulates a minute target object. A manipulator of this invention includes, for example, a plurality of arm members whose attitudes can be changed and a manipulation target object manipulating hand mounted on the plurality of arm members through a connecting portion. Rotation of the hand or similar motion is caused by changing the attitudes of the plurality of arm members.