Title:
連続動作ロボット操作装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004534665
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A continuous motion robotic device including a first robotic arm, a second robotic arm, a third robotic arm, and a drive system. The robotic arms are coaxially arranged, each including an end effector for performing useful work on an object and can continuously rotate a full 360. The drive system commonly controls the three robotic arms and defines a central axis about which the device rotates. The device is capable of high-speed operation in that the robotic arms are sequentially presented to various work environment stations via rotation about the central axis. In one preferred embodiment, each of the robotic arms provides three degrees of freedom. In another preferred embodiment, each robotic arm includes at least a first primary joint and a second primary joint, with the first primary joints being coupled and the second primary joints being coupled. Alternatively, the primary joints are decoupled.
Inventors:
Corrigan, Thomas Earl.
Application Number:
JP2003512006A
Publication Date:
November 18, 2004
Filing Date:
June 03, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
International Classes:
B65G29/00; B65G47/84; B25J9/06; (IPC1-7): B25J9/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Masaya Nishiyama
Jun Tsuruta
Tetsuro Shimada
Masaya Nishiyama