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US 10,335,943 · App. 15/493,785 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Robot arm mechanism

Inventor: Woo-Keun Yoon (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Life Robotics Inc.
B25J9/06B25J9/047B25J18/02B25J18/06Y10S901/15
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,335,943
App. No.
15/493,785
Filed
Apr 21, 2017
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3658
USPC
74/490.01
Abstract

A robot arm mechanism has a plurality of joints. Of the plural joints, a first joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a first axis, a second joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a second axis, and a third joint is a linear motion joint that moves along a third axis. The second axis is perpendicular to the first axis and is a first distance away from the first axis. The third axis is perpendicular to the second axis and is a second distance away from the second axis.

Claims (20)

1. A robot arm mechanism including a plurality of joints, wherein

the plurality of joints include a first joint, a second joint, a third joint, a fourth joint, a fifth joint and a sixth joint,

the first joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a first axis,

the second joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a second axis,

the third joint is a linear motion joint that moves along a third axis,

the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis and is a first distance away from the first axis, and

the third axis is perpendicular to the second axis and is a second distance away from the second axis,

the fourth joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a fourth axis that substantially matches the third axis,

the fifth joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a fifth axis perpendicular to the fourth axis,

the sixth joint is a rotational joint that rotates on a sixth axis perpendicular to the fourth axis and the fifth axis, and

the first to sixth joints are arranged in order from the base,

wherein the first distance is different from the second distance,

wherein a distance between the fifth axis and the sixth axis is different from a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and

wherein the robot arm mechanism prevents or eliminates singular point postures.

2. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first distance is longer than the second distance.

3. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first distance is shorter than the second distance.

4. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the second axis is away from the first axis in a direction perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis.

5. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the third axis is away from the second axis in a direction perpendicular to the second axis and the third axis.

6. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the fifth axis and the sixth axis is shorter than the difference between the first distance and the second distance.

7. The robot arm mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the fifth axis and the sixth axis is longer than the difference between the first distance and the second distance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2023
From: LIFE ROBOTICS INC.
To: FANUC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065299/0751 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2017
From: YOON, WOO-KEUN
To: LIFE ROBOTICS INC.
Reel/Frame 042092/0904 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-217856 · Oct 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2015080037 · Oct 23, 2015
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