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US 9,751,218 B2Granted
Robot
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTetsuya Kawase, Shingo Hoshino
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Abstract
A robot according to an aspect of the invention includes an enclosure having an opening formed therein, a lid section that is provided on the enclosure in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of the opening, an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached, and a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure.
Claims4
A robot comprising:
- an enclosure having an opening formed therein;
- a lid section that is provided on the enclosure in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of the opening;
- an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached;
- and
- a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure,
- wherein the holding mechanism includes a cutout formed in the lid section and an engaging portion that constitutes the opening and engages with the cutout, and
- the holding mechanism further includes a sandwiching portion that sandwiches the lid section in a position shifted from the engaging portion toward the lid section when the cutout and the engaging portion engage with each other.
4 more elements
A robot comprising:
- a movable member;
- a base that supports the movable member;
- a lid section that is provided on an enclosure of the base in a detachable manner and blocks at least part of an opening formed in the enclosure;
- an attachment and detachment section which is provided on the lid section on the side facing the opening of the enclosure and to and from which a replaceable part is attached and detached;
- and
- a holding mechanism that allows the enclosure of the base to hold the lid section when the lid section is detached from the enclosure of the base,
- wherein the holding mechanism includes a cutout formed in the lid section, an engaging portion that constitutes the opening and engages with the cutout, and a sandwiching portion that sandwiches the lid section in a position shifted from the engaging portion toward the lid section when the cutout and the engaging portion engage with each other,
- the lid section is a rectangular flat plate in a plan view, and
- the cutout is inclined to one side of the outer shape of the lid section.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.