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US 2012/0328404 A1Published application
Industrial robot having a protection device
AssigneeGuedel Group AG
InventorsThomas Froelich, Doriano Perucca
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AssigneeGuedel Group AG
InventorsThomas Froelich, Doriano Perucca
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The invention relates to an industrial robot, comprising a movable carriage (2, 22, 42, 52-1, 52-2), on which a working device (3.1, 23.1, 43.1) is vertically movably supported and can be lowered from a first area above a safety plane to a second area below the safety plane. A protection device is arranged in the safety plane and, in a first position, prevents the working device (3.1, 23.1, 43.1) from lowering from the first area to the second area. In a second position of the protection device, the working device (3.1, 23.1, 43.1) is able to lower to the second area. The protection device is attached to the movable carriage (2, 22, 42, 52-I, 52-2) and associated with the working device (3.1, 23.1, 43.1) such that the protection of persons and machines is ensured using a simple design.
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An industrial robot having a movable carriage, on which a working device is mounted so it is vertically movable and can be lowered from a first region located above a safety level into a second region located below the safety level, wherein a safety device can be positioned in a first location in the safety level in such a manner that the working device is prevented from being lowered into the second region, and wherein the safety device is movable into a second location, to allow the working device to be lowered from the first region into the second region, wherein the safety device is attached to the movable carriage and is assigned to the working device, characterized in that a suspension, on which the safety device is mounted so it is rotatable on a rotational axis, is arranged on the carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.