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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Kuka Roboter Gmbh, Augsburg, DE;
Rainer Krumbacher, Rettenbach, DE;
Andre Reekers, Augsburg, DE;
KUKA Deutschland GmbH, Augsburg, DE;
Abstract
An industrial robot includes a robot arm with multiple elements connected via joints, one element of which is designed as a linkage and another designed as an arm extension. The arm extension is mounted on one side of the linkage in a pivotal manner about a rotational axis by one of the joints and supports at least two other elements which form hand elements of the robot arm. An arm extension drive on the arm extension pivots the arm extension relative to the linkage, and a first hand element drive on the arm extension moves one of the hand elements relative to the arm extension. A motor shaft of the arm extension drive on the arm extension is offset from and runs parallel to the rotational axis, and a motor shaft of the first hand element drive on the arm extension is perpendicular to and spaced from the rotational axis.