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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2010
Joachim Markert, Augsburg, DE;
Joachim Markert, Augsburg, DE;
KUKA Roboter GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a manipulator () comprising a plurality of members () connected to each other by joints (A-A) that can be adjusted by drives (M-M), and a counterweight device () associated with one of the joints (A-A) and comprising a rod () coupled to a first member () connected to the joint (A-A) on one side and connected to a spring device () supported on a seat () on the other side, said seat being coupled to a second member () connected to the joint (A-A) by means of at least one bearing arrangement (), comprising a first bearing component () and a second bearing component () connected to the second member (). The seat () is connected to the first bearing component () by means of at least one cantilevered arm ().