Parallel robot
AssigneesToyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha, Masaru Uchiyama, Francois Pierrot
InventorsOsamu Toyama, Masaru Uchiyama, Francois Pierrot
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Abstract
A parallel robot comprises a base, three set of arm assemblies disposed on the base at a predetermined spacing, and a bracket member which is supported by the arm assemblies and to which an end effector is attached. Each of the arm assemblies comprises a pair of motors mounted on the base to face each other with a predetermined clearance and a pair of arms which are supported by the motors to be swung, respectively. Each of the arms comprises a first arm portion and a second arm portion. The first arm portion and the second arm portion of each arm are connected with each other through a first joint means, and the second arm portion of each arm is connected with the bracket through a second joint means.
Claims5
A parallel robot comprising:
- a base;
- three arm assemblies disposed on said base at a predetermined spacing to surround the center of said base;
- and
- a bracket member connected to said three arm assemblies to support an end effector, wherein
- each of said arm assemblies comprises:
- a pair of motors mounted on said base to face each other with a predetermined clearance;
- a pair of first arm portions supported by said pair of motors to be swung;
- and
- a pair of second arm portions, one ends of said second arm portions being connected with said first arm portions through first joint means and the other ends of said second arm portions being connected to said bracket through second joint means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.