Robot Linear Drive Heat Transfer
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a movable arm;
a robot drive connected to the movable arm, where the robot drive comprises a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path, where the first drive comprises a rotary drive which comprises a rotational axis, where the linear drive comprises a base movably mounted on a slide, where the first drive is mounted on the base, and where the linear drive is configured to move the base on the slide in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotary drive; and
a heat transfer system comprising a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member, where the first heat transfer member travels with the base, and where the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm; and a heat transfer system. The robot drive includes a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path. The heat transfer system includes a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member. The first heat transfer member travels with the base, and the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm, where the robot drive comprises a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path, where the first drive comprises a rotary drive which comprises a rotational axis, where the linear drive comprises a base movably mounted on a slide, where the first drive is mounted on the base, and where the linear drive is configured to move the base on the slide in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotary drive; and a heat transfer system comprising a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member, where the first heat transfer member travels with the base, and where the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm, where the robot drive comprises a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path, where the first drive comprises a rotary drive which comprises a rotational axis, where the linear drive comprises a base movably mounted on a slide, where the first drive is connected to the base, and where the linear drive is configured to move the base in a direction orthogonal to the rotational axis of the rotary drive; and a heat transfer system comprising a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member, where the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide; and an inductive coupling configured to provide an electrical power connection and/or a communication connection to the robot drive, where the inductive coupling comprises a first inductive coupling component on the base and a second inductive coupling component, where the first inductive coupling component moves relative to the second inductive coupling component as the base moves relative to the slide. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm, where the robot drive comprises a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path, where the first drive comprises a rotary drive which comprises a rotational axis, where the linear drive comprises a base movable located on a slide, where the first drive is connected to the base, and where the linear drive is configured to move the base in a direct orthogonal to the rotational axis of the rotary drive; and a heat transfer system comprising a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member, where the first heat transfer member travels with the base, where the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide, where the heat transfer system further comprises at least one enclosure at least partially surrounding at least one heat generating component of the robot drive, where the at least one enclosure is configured to transfer heat from the at least one heat generating component to the first heat transfer member. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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