ROBOT WITH ROTATION MECHANISM

• US 20120266713A1
• Filed: 07/03/2012
• Published: 10/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: FENG, YONG
• Granted Patent: US 8,516,919 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 74/490.05
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 17/0266 comprising more than two actuating or connecting rods
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/0051 with kinematics chains of the type rotary-universal-universal or rotary-spherical-spherical, e.g. Delta type manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20305 Robotic arm
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20329 Joint between elements

Abstract

A robot includes a base a movable platform, a plurality of control arms, a first actuator, a plurality of second actuators, and a rotation mechanism. The plurality of control arms are rotatably connected to the base and the movable platform respectively. The second actuators are configured to respectively drive the control arms to swing. The rotation mechanism includes a shaft rotated by the first actuator. The shaft is rotatable relative to the base and the movable platform is positioned around at least two axes. The at least two axes include two axes substantially perpendicular to each other. The shaft is slidable relative to the base.

Claims

1. A robot comprising:

a base;

a movable platform;

a plurality of control arms rotatably connected to the base and the movable platform, respectively;

a first actuator;

a plurality of second actuators to respectively drive the control arms to swing; and

a rotation mechanism, comprising;

a flange rotated by the first actuator;

the flange mounted on the base;

a shaft extending along a first axis, one end of the shaft rotatably connected to the movable platform;

a first swing member rotatably connected to and received in the flange around a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis; and

a second swing member rotatably connected to and received in the first swing member around a third axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;

wherein the shaft extends through the flange, the first swing member, and the second swing member; and

the shaft is non-rotatably and slidably received in the second swing member.

2. The robot of claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism further comprises two first pivots and two second pivots;

the flange defines two first shaft holes aligned with the second axis, the first swing member defines two second shaft holes aligned with the second axis, each first pivot is received in one first shaft hole and one second shaft hole to rotatably connect the shaft with the first swing member;

the first swing member defines two pivot holes aligned with the third axis, the second swing member defines two third shaft holes aligned with the third axis, each second pivot is received in one pivot hole and one third shaft hole to rotatably connect the second swing member with the first swing member.

3. The robot of claim 2, wherein the flange defines a first receiving hole to receive the first swing member, the first swing member defines a second receiving hole to receive the second swing member, and the second swing member defines a third receiving hole to receive the shaft.

4. The robot of claim 2, wherein each of the first pivots and the second pivots comprises a latching portion and a rotating portion smaller than the latching portion;

the rotation mechanism further comprises two first tubes and two second tubes;

the first tubes are rotatably sleeved on the rotating portions of the first pivots, and the second tubes are rotatably sleeved on the rotating portions of the second pivots.

5. The robot of claim 4, wherein the flange defines two locking holes with axes parallel to the first axis, the first swing member defines four receiving holes parallel to the first axis;

the rotation mechanism further comprises a plurality of locking members;

two locking members engage the locking holes and resist the latching portions of the first pivots, two locking members engage two receiving holes and resist the first tubes, two locking members engage another two receiving holes and resist the latching portions of the second pivots.

6. The robot of claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism further comprises a sleeve fixed in the second swing member, and the shaft is non-rotatably and slidably received in the sleeve.

7. The robot of claim 1, wherein the robot further comprises a gear to transmit movement from the first actuator to the flange.

8. A robot comprising:

a base;

a movable platform;

a plurality of control arms rotatably connected to the base and the movable platform respectively;

a first actuator;

a plurality of second actuators to respectively drive the control arms to swing; and

a rotation mechanism comprising a shaft rotated by the first actuator, the shaft being rotatable relative to the base and the movable platform around at least two axes, the at least two axes comprising two axes substantially perpendicular to each other;

the shaft being slidable relative to the base.

9. The robot of claim 8, wherein the rotation mechanism further comprises a flange rotatably mounted on the base, the flange is located between the shaft and the first actuator, and the shaft is slidably received in the flange.