ROBOT ARM MECHANISM - LIFE ROBOTICS INC

Title:

ROBOT ARM MECHANISM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/195105

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

In order to design durability among components in accordance with the workload and expense of maintenance, the robot arm mechanism pertaining to the present embodiment is provided with an arm part (2) capable of changing states between a rigid state and a bent state, a support part (30) for supporting the arm part (2) in the rigid state, an accommodating part (11a) for accommodating the arm part (2) in the bent state, and a conveyance part (50) for sending the arm part (2) forward from the support part (11a), bringing back the arm part (2) rearward to the support part (30), and conveying the arm part (2) between the support part (30) and the accommodating part (11a). The support part (30) is provided with a plurality of rollers for holding the arm part (2) securely therebetween and supporting the arm part (2) so that the arm part (2) can move forward and backward, and the plurality of rollers have the same or lower surface hardness and/or strength than the arm part (2).

Inventors:

YOON WOO-KEUN (JP)
KURIHARA SHINJI (JP)
SANO HIKARU (JP)
KAWAGUCHI MASATERU (JP)
TAKASE SOSUKE (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2016/066693

Publication Date:

December 08, 2016

Filing Date:

June 03, 2016

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

LIFE ROBOTICS INC (JP)

International Classes:

B25J18/02; F16C13/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2011152265A1	2011-12-08
WO2016098814A1	2016-06-23

Foreign References:

JPH06320472A	1994-11-22
JP2006298020A	2006-11-02
JPS616427A	1986-01-13
JP2001300883A	2001-10-30
JP2013007372A	2013-01-10
JP2014139482A	2014-07-31

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