# US 9,751,219 B2 · Umbilical member clamping device for clamping umbilical members via elastic body

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- Number: US 9,751,219 B2
- Document ID: US9751219B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/840,215
- Filed: 2015-08-31
- Published: 2016-03-10
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-05
- Assignees: Fanuc Corporation
- Applicants: Fanuc Corporation
- Inventors: Eiji Kono; Hidenori Kurebayashi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751219B2

## CPC

- B25J 19/0025: {Means for supplying energy to the end effector}
- F16L 3/1016: {the members being joined by means of two screws}
- F16L 3/1222: {the member having the form of a closed ring, e.g. used for the function of two adjacent pipe sections}
- F16L 3/23: for a bundle of pipes or a plurality of pipes placed side by side in contact with each other (F16L3/237 takes precedence)
- Y10S 901/23: Electric motor
- 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})
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

An umbilical member clamping device includes a base member attached to a body of a robot, an elastic body provided so as to surround a periphery of an umbilical member bundle including umbilical members, a clamp member secured to the base member so as to press the umbilical member bundle to the base member via the elastic body, and an insert member inserted to a corner portion of a space which receives the umbilical member bundle and which is defined by the clamp member and the base member when the clamp member is secured to the base member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An umbilical member clamping device configured to attach a plurality of umbilical members to an industrial robot, comprising:
a base member configured to be attached to a body of the robot;
an elastic body configured so as to surround a periphery of an umbilical member bundle including the umbilical members;
a clamp member secured to the base member and configured so as to press the umbilical member bundle to the base member via the elastic body; and
a plurality of insert members inserted to a respective corner portion of a space which is configured to receive the umbilical member bundle and which is defined by the clamp member and the base member when the clamp member is secured to the base member, each of the insert members having a first side with a shape corresponding to a shape of the clamp member and a second side having an arc shape corresponding to a shape of the elastic body, the insert members being spaced so as not to contact each other, each of the insert members configured to allow a surface of the elastic body surrounding the umbilical members to contact a surface of the clamp member;
wherein the first side of each of the plurality of insert members comprises a first surface perpendicular to a second surface to define a corner; and
wherein the elastic body is provided in a form of a sheet which is configured to wind around the umbilical member bundle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The umbilical member clamping device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body has a hollow cylindrical shape.