Joint For Industrial Robots
OwnerTorgny Brogardh, Ove Kullborg +1inventors
InventorsTorgny Brogardh, Ove Kullborg, Ove Ode
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Abstract
The invention relates to a joint having a male unit and a female unit. The external surface of the male unit is of complementary shape to the internal surface of the female unit. The units cooperate and have shapes allowing rotational movement in at least one degree of freedom of the male unit within the female unit. The female unit has two socket parts. According to the invention biasing means is provided for biasing each of the socket parts towards the male unit.
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A parallel kinematics robot comprising joints, at least one of the joints comprising a male unit, and a female unit, the external surface of the male unit being of complementary shape to the internal surface of the female unit for cooperation therewith and having a shape allowing rotational movement in at least one degree of freedom of the male unit within the female unit, the female unit comprising at least two socket parts and a biasing means is provided for biasing each of the socket parts towards the male unit, said at least one of the Joints further having a solid bearing layer provided between the male unit and the female unit.
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