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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Toshinari Tamura, Gotenba, JP;
Hidenori Kurebayashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Atsushi Aizawa, Fuefuki, JP;
Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Katsumi Fujimoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Toshinari Tamura, Gotenba, JP;
Hidenori Kurebayashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Atsushi Aizawa, Fuefuki, JP;
Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Katsumi Fujimoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Fanuc Ltd, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A sealing device provided to a joint section of a robot. The sealing device includes overlapped seal portions having a multi-stage configuration, provided for a driving mechanism incorporated into the joint section. The overlapped seal portions include a first seal portion including a first contact seal element sealing a first inter-member gap defined adjacent to a lubricant retaining section provided in the driving mechanism; and a second seal portion arranged outside the first seal portion and including a second contact seal element sealing a second inter-member gap defined in a circumferential wall of the joint section, the circumferential wall defining an accommodation space for accommodating the driving mechanism.