Articulated robot with two forearms

• US 5,197,346 A
• Filed: 01/29/1992
• Issued: 03/30/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Comau SPA (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Comau SPA (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Zona, Mauro, Bettinardi, Marco
• Primary Examiner(s): Herrmann, Allan D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TROUSDELL, WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US07/827,754
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 74/479, 901/15, 901/23, 901/25, 901/26, 901/28, 901/29, 901/8
• US Class Current: 74/490.03
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 18/025 telescopic
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/0084 comprising a plurality of manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/042 comprising an articulated arm
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20317 including electric motor

Abstract

An articulated robot has an arm and two forearms which are articulated to the arm about the same axis and controlled by an independent means.

Claims

1. An articulated robot including an arm having a distal end, a first forearm which is articulated to the arm about an articulation axis and is intended to have an articulated wrist, and means for rotating the first forearm relative to the arm, said robot including a second forearm which is articulated to the arm about the same articulation axis as the first forearm and means for rotating the second forearm which are independent of the means for rotating the first forearm, wherein the distal end of the arm supports for rotation a structure which is fixed to the second forearm and also rigidly supports an electric motor for rotating the first forearm.

2. A robot according to claim 1, wherein the first and second forearms are articulated on opposite sides of the distal end of the arm.

3. A robot according to claim 1, wherein the second forearm has a telescopic structure.

4. A robot according to claim 3, wherein said robot includes an electric motor which controls extension of the telescopic structure of the second forearm by means of a male-and-female thread system.

5. A robot according to claim 4, wherein the means for rotating the second forearm include a transmission shaft disposed coaxially in the arm and connected to the second forearm by a pair of bevel gears.

6. A robot according to claim 5, wherein an output shaft of the electric motor is connected to the first forearm by an epicyclic reduction unit.