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US 2022/0024027 A1Published application
Robot fixture for mounting a robot manipulator on a tabletop
AssigneeFranka Emika GmbH
InventorsTobias Ende, Martin Kulzer
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AssigneeFranka Emika GmbH
InventorsTobias Ende, Martin Kulzer
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A robot fixture to secure a robot manipulator to a tabletop, including a base unit having an interface to secure the robot manipulator on the base unit, wherein the base unit introduces, over a surface, a weight force of the robot manipulator to an upper face of the tabletop, wherein a first end of a clamping arm is arranged on an end face of the base unit and the clamping arm has a first portion leading away from the base unit and a second portion extending parallel to the base unit, such that, when mounting the base unit on the tabletop, the second portion extends under the tabletop, and a clamping slide, which is movable relative to the clamping arm in the direction of the base unit, is arranged on a second end of the clamping arm, and, on an end of the clamping slide facing the base unit, a cushion is arranged on the clamping slide, wherein the cushion is mounted about at least one axis in a torque-free manner relative to the clamping slide and wherein the cushion presses the robot fixture against a lower face of the tabletop.
A robot fixture to secure a robot manipulator to a tabletop, comprising a base mounting unit having a robot manipulator interface for securing the robot manipulator on the base mounting unit, wherein the base mounting unit introduces, over a surface, a weight force of the robot manipulator to an upper face of the tabletop, wherein a first end of a clamping arm is arranged on an end face of the base mounting unit and the clamping arm has a first arm portion leading away from the base mounting unit and a second arm portion extending parallel to the base mounting unit, so that when mounting the base mounting unit on the tabletop, the second arm portion extends under the tabletop, and wherein a clamping slide, which is movable relative to the clamping arm in the direction of the base mounting unit, is arranged on a second end of the clamping arm, and, on an end of the clamping slide facing away from the base mounting unit, a support cushion is arranged on the clamping slide, wherein the support cushion is mounted about at least one axis in a torque-free manner relative to the clamping slide and the support cushion presses the robot fixture against a lower face of the tabletop.
A method of mounting a robot manipulator on a tabletop by means of a robot fixture, wherein the robot fixture has a base mounting unit having a robot manipulator interface and wherein the base mounting unit introduces, over a surface, the weight of the robot manipulator to an upper face of the tabletop, wherein a first end of a clamping arm is arranged on an end face of the base mounting unit and the clamping arm has a first arm portion leading away from the base mounting unit and a second arm portion extending parallel to the base mounting unit, and wherein a clamping slide, which is movable relative to the clamping arm in the direction of the base mounting unit, is arranged on a second end of the clamping arm, and, on an end of the clamping slide facing the base mounting unit, a support cushion is arranged about at least one axis in a torque-free manner on the clamping slide, the method comprising:
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