Direct acting extensible and retractable arm mechanism, and robot arm provided with direct acting extensible and retractable arm mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9248576
APP PUB NO 20130068061A1
SERIAL NO

13699800

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A robot arm (50) of the present invention includes, as a direct acting extensible/retractable joint (J3), an arm section (2) constituted by an upper structure group (20) and a lower structure group (21). Groups (20) and (21), having an arrangement in which structures are connected in series, partially engage so as to form a direct rigid combined structure, and are separated so as to release the rigid structure. An arm length can be adjusted arbitrarily. Section (2) can have a plane surface having no gap to prevent entry of a finger/dust. Separation of Groups (20) and (21) allows an upper structure (22) and a lower structure (23) to rotate around their rotational axes, to realize compact storage inside a robot arm supporting member (1). It is thus possible to prevent significantly entry of a finger/dust, and provide a compact direct acting extensible and retractable arm mechanism.

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FANUC CORPORATION3580 SHIBOKUSA AZA-KOMANBA OSHINO-MURA MINAMITSURU-GUN YAMANASHI 4010597 ?4010597

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Yoon, Woo-Keun Tsukuba, JP 46 301

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