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US 2014/0360306 A1Published application
Parallel robot, robot system, and assembly method for transfer system
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
InventorsNobuhiko MIHARA, Takashi SANADA
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Abstract
A parallel robot includes a base casing, a plurality of arms, and an end unit. The base casing contains a plurality of actuators. Each of the arms is coupled to one of the actuators. The end unit is coupled to the plurality of arms. A communication hole for allowing piping and/or wiring to continue is formed in the base casing at its side facing the end unit.
Claims18
A parallel robot, comprising:
- a base casing containing a plurality of actuators;
- a plurality of arms, each of the arms being coupled to one of the actuators;
- and
- an end unit coupled to the plurality of arms,
- wherein a communication hole for allowing at least one of piping and wiring to continue is formed in the base casing at a side thereof facing the end unit.
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An assembly method for a transfer system, the method comprising:
- installing a parallel robot, the parallel robot comprising:
- a base casing containing a plurality of actuators;
- a plurality of arms, each of the arms being coupled to one of the actuators;
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- an end unit coupled to the plurality of arms,
- the base casing having a communication hole for allowing at least one of piping and wiring to continue formed therein at a side thereof facing the end unit;
- routing at least one of a hose and a cable through the communication hole;
- attaching an end effector to the end unit;
- and
- coupling at least one of the hose and the cable to the end effector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.