# US 9,751,218 B2 · Robot

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- Number: US 9,751,218 B2
- Document ID: US9751218B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/515,808
- Filed: 2014-10-16
- Published: 2015-04-30
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-10-28
- Assignees: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicants: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Inventors: Tetsuya Kawase; Shingo Hoshino
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751218B2

## CPC

- B25J 19/0025: {Means for supplying energy to the end effector}
- B25J 9/0009: {Constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases}
- B25J 19/005: {using batteries, e.g. as a back-up power source}
- Y10T 74/20305: Robotic arm
- B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50})
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1,
wherein the replaceable part is a battery.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The robot according to claim 1, further comprising:
a movable member; and
a base that supports the movable member,
wherein the base includes the enclosure, and
the lid section is provided on the enclosure of the base.

### Claim 4

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.