Joint structure capable of optimizing margin of length of umbilical member, and industrial robot having the joint structure
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsToshihiko Inoue, Shunsuke Abiko
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Abstract
A joint structure capable of optimizing a margin of length of an umbilical member corresponding to a motion range of a forearm, and an industrial robot having the joint structure. At an upper section (near the forearm) of an upper arm, a frame constituting the upper arm has an opening through which the umbilical member can be inserted, and the umbilical member 28 inserted from the opening into a space (or containing section) within the upper arm. By virtue of such a containing section, even when the motion range of the forearm is changed, an operator can adjust (optimize) the margin of length of the umbilical member required for the motion of the forearm.
Claims5
A joint structure of an industrial robot, the industrial robot comprising:
- an upper arm;
- a forearm having a forearm base rotatably connected to the upper arm;
- and
- an umbilical member extending from a lateral side of the upper arm and introduced to a lateral side of the forearm base,
- wherein a motion range of the forearm relative to the upper arm is variable,
- wherein the umbilical member has a margin of length corresponding to the motion range of the forearm, between the lateral side of the upper and the lateral side of the forearm base, and
- wherein the umbilical member has a length portion for adjusting the margin of length corresponding to a change in the motion range of the forearm, the length portion being contained in or held by the upper arm or the forearm base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.