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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Atsushi Sugahara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideichi Nakamoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takashi Yoshimi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Sugahara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideichi Nakamoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takashi Yoshimi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A manipulator includes an end effector, a support member that supports the end effector, and a fixing member provided to the support member and made of a tube-shaped flexible film with a space therein. In the manipulator, a fluid is supplied to the space of the fixing member to inflate the fixing member so that a flexible cover for covering the end effector is fixed to the support member. Accordingly, cleanness of the end effector is restored.