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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Daniel Wäppling, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
Guido Favot, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
Michael Fors, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
Daniel Wäppling, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
Guido Favot, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
Michael Fors, Väster{dot over (a)}s, SE;
ABB Technology Ltd, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
An industrial robot device includes a swivel with an attachment mechanism for the attachment of a tool. The attachment mechanism includes at least two different attachment devices for two different kinds of tools. A first attachment device includes a positioning mechanism defining a certain angular position of an attached tool relative to the swivel. A second attachment device is arranged for allowing an arbitrary angular position of an attached tool relative to the swivel. Also contemplated is an industrial robot that is provided with the invented device and to a method for manipulating objects.