Joint device and robot apparatus
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorWataru AMEMIYA
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Abstract
A joint device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with an output shaft pivotally supported by a first link and connected to a second link, a rotary drive source provided in the first link, a first transmission mechanism that transmits the rotational force of the rotary drive source to the output shaft, a braking shaft provided in the first link, a second transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the output shaft to the braking shaft separately and independently from the first transmission mechanism, and a brake that brakes the rotation of the braking shaft.
Claims9
A joint device for coupling a first link to a second link of a robot, comprising:
- an output shaft pivotally supported by the first link and connected to the second link;
- a rotary drive source provided in the first link;
- a first transmission mechanism configured to transmit a rotational force of the rotary drive source to the output shaft;
- a braking shaft provided in the first link;
- a second transmission mechanism configured to transmit a rotational force of the output shaft to the braking shaft separately and independently from the first transmission mechanism;
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- a brake configured to brake rotation of the braking shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.