Robot, control device, and robot system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsHidekatsu MIYASAKA, Sho NAKANO
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Abstract
In a robot, each of a first flexible member and a second flexible member has a portion fixed to an n-th arm, a portion that is fixed to an (n+1)-th arm, and a portion that is positioned between the n-th arm and the (n+1)-th arm and is wound around a member in a folded state. The portion of the first flexible member that is fixed to the n-th arm is positioned on the member side from the portion of the second flexible member that is fixed to the n-th arm. The portion of the second flexible member that is fixed to the (n+1)-th arm is positioned on the member side from the portion of the first flexible member that is fixed to the (n+1)-th arm.
Claims20
A robot comprising:
- an n-th arm (n is an integer of 1 or larger);
- an (n+1)-th arm that is rotatably provided on the n-th arm;
- a member provided between the n-th arm and the (n+1)-th arm;
- a first flexible member that has at least one of wiring and a tube cluster;
- and
- a second flexible member that has at least one of wiring and a tube cluster,
- wherein each of the first flexible member and the second flexible member has a portion fixed to the n-th arm, a portion fixed to the (n+1)-th arm, and a portion that is positioned between the n-th arm and the (n+1)-th arm and is wound around the member in a folded state,
- wherein the portion of the first flexible member that is fixed to the n-th arm is positioned on the member side from the portion of the second flexible member that is fixed to the n-th arm, and
- wherein the portion of the second flexible member that is fixed to the (n+1)-th arm is positioned on the member side from the portion of the first flexible member that is fixed to the (n+1)-th arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.