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US 11,090,803 B2Granted
Horizontal articulated robot
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorRyosuke Teranaka
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Abstract
A horizontal articulated robot includes a support unit, a movable unit provided in the support unit, from which an end effector is detachable, and a control unit that controls the movable unit, wherein the control unit is provided in the support unit and the end effector is connected to the control unit.
Claims9
A horizontal articulated robot comprising:
- a support unit;
- a first arm attached to the support unit rotatably about a first rotation axis;
- a second arm attached to the first arm rotatably about a second rotation axis;
- an actuation unit provided on the second arm, the actuation unit having a longitudinal aperture;
- a pipe having a tube shape, the pipe connecting the support unit to the second arm, the pipe connecting the second arm along the second rotation axis;
- a hand attached to the actuation unit;
- a control board configured to output a control signal to the hand,
- a first cable having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the control board, the first cable extending through the pipe and entering the second arm along the second rotation axis;
- a first connector provided on the second arm, a face of a housing of the first connector being flush with a face of a housing of the second arm, the second end of the first cable being connected to the first connector;
- a second cable having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the hand;
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- a second connector provided on the second end of the second cable,
- wherein the control board is provided inside of the support unit,
- the first cable is passed through the inside of the support unit, the pipe, and the second arm,
- the second cable is passed through the longitudinal aperture, and
- the second connector is directly connected to the first connector such that the first cable and the second cable are connected by the first connector and the second connector, and a portion of the second connector is disposed within a recess in the first connector.
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