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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2010
Satoshi Sueyoshi, Fukuoka, JP;
Kentaro Tanaka, Fukuoka, JP;
Tomohiro Matsuo, Fukuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A transfer robot includes a hand section on which an object is placed; a horizontal arm mechanism connected to the hand section, the horizontal arm mechanism including at least two rotary joints, the horizontal arm mechanism extending and contracting so as to move the hand section along one direction, the horizontal arm mechanism being disposed so as to face in an axial direction; and a lift mechanism including a link mechanism that moves the horizontal arm mechanism up and down, wherein the lift mechanism includes at least two sets of link mechanisms disposed on a base member, and wherein the horizontal arm mechanism is disposed between parts of the lift mechanism when the horizontal arm mechanism is moved to a lowest position.