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US 2012/0266720 A1Published application
Drive apparatus and robot
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
InventorsTakenori OKA, Masato Itou, Yusuke Kinoshita, Manabu Okahisa
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Abstract
This drive apparatus includes a first rotation mechanism portion including a first driven gear portion rotated by a first drive gear portion rotating about a first axis and a second rotation mechanism portion including a second driven gear portion rotated by a second drive gear portion rotating about the first axis.
Claims20
A drive apparatus comprising:
- a first rotation mechanism portion including a first drive gear portion rotating about a first axis and a first driven gear portion rotated about a second axis by the first drive gear portion;
- and
- a second rotation mechanism portion including a second drive gear portion rotating about the first axis, arranged inside or outside the first drive gear portion and a second driven gear portion meshing with the second drive gear portion, rotated about the second axis by the second drive gear portion, arranged inside or outside the first driven gear portion.
A robot comprising:
- an arm;
- and
- a joint provided on one end portion of the arm, wherein
- the joint has:
- a first rotation mechanism portion including a first drive gear portion rotating about a first axis and a first driven gear portion rotated about a second axis by the first drive gear portion, and
- a second rotation mechanism portion including a second drive gear portion rotating about the first axis, arranged inside or outside the first drive gear portion and a second driven gear portion meshing with the second drive gear portion, rotated about the second axis by the second drive gear portion, arranged inside or outside the first driven gear portion.
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