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| 8181552 | Driving apparatus and robot having the same A driving apparatus includes a driving unit, a driven unit separated from the driving unit at a separation space so as not to contact the driving unit, and rotated by rotary force generated from the driving unit, a cable connecting the driving unit and the driven un... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8161838 | Method and apparatus for reducing at least one friction force opposing an axial force exerted through an actuator element Actuator elements such as cables or push rods in an instrument are used for manipulating an end effector or distal end of the instrument. Each actuator element extends within a tubular housing and either the tubular housing is axially rotated about the actuator elem... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8100031 | Multi-linked device having a reinforcing member A steerable multi-linked device may include a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. At least one of the first multi-linked mechanism and the second multi-linked mechanism may include a first link, a plurality of intermediate links, a seco... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069747 | Robotic arms with coaxially mounted helical spring means A robotic arm comprising a plurality of segments, each comprising articulated links, and means for causing each segment to bend so the arm can follow a serpentine path. A helical spring is provided coaxially with the arm to urge the links to an initial datum positio... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8020468 | Belt tension adjustment apparatus and robot arm having the same A belt tension adjustment apparatus and a robot arm having the belt tension adjustment apparatus are disclosed. The belt tension adjustment apparatus includes a tension measurement part for measuring tension of a belt running on an endless track, a tension adjustmen... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7938038 | Joint structure of robot A joint structure of a robot for moving an assembly 51 to be connected to a robot link with respect to the robot link, the joint structure includes a first motor 10 for causing the assembly a longitudinal swing motion, a second motor 20 for caus... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7628093 | Three-axis robotic joint with human-based form factors A robotic joint configured as a 3-axis joint configured with a shoulder or other human joint form factor. The joint includes a first link made up of a block attaching to a torso and a stationary electric actuator assembly mounted to the block. A second link is conne... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7367245 | Joint structure and robot arm A joint structure includes a rotating guide pulley, a fixed guide, and a rotating guide pulley. The rotating guide pulley is coaxial with a rotating shaft of a revolute joint, and is arranged so as to be rotatable about the rotating shaft. The fixed guide is arrange... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367772 | Light weight parallel manipulators using active/passive cables The present invention provides parallel, cable based robotic manipulators, for use in different applications such as ultra high-speed robots or positioning devices with between three to six degrees of freedom. The manipulators provide more options for the number of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367771 | Light weight parallel manipulators using active/passive cables The present invention provides parallel, cable based robotic manipulators, for use in different applications such as ultra high-speed robots or positioning devices with between three to six degrees of freedom. The manipulators provide more options for the number of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7336012 | Motor, robot, substrate loader, and exposure apparatus An apparatus that reduces vibration generation and magnetic leakage, wherein the apparatus is a motor, an articulated serial robot that has a motor built in, a substrate loader that includes the articulated robot, and a related exposure apparatus equipped with the s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311489 | Device for mounting of a turnable implement A drive of mounting a rotating implement to a crane arm or similar, comprises a rotator located between the crane arm and the unit that at one end is pivot-mounted to the implement for rotating the same relative to the crane arm and slewing around a first pivot axis... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281447 | Articulated mechanism comprising a cable reduction gear for use in a robot arm A link with a transmission cable (14) between a driving pulley (15) and a driven pulley (22) causing a mobile unit (5) to rotate, has two strands (23, 24) connecting the driven pulley (22) with idle pulleys (17, 18) w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258521 | Chain-driven robotic arm A robotic arm for transporting products in a product storage and dispensing system is disclosed. The robotic arm broadly includes a base operable to couple the arm to the dispensing system; a sprocket coupled with the base; an extendible arm segment coupled with the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240580 | Single degree of freedom axis positioner A single degree of freedom positioner resistant to axial and rotational motion on two axes, and to rotation around a third axis, but permitting axial movement along the third axis. The axes are orthogonally related. The positioner is characterized by support of a st... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7209344 | Computer controlled display device The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192241 | Substrate conveyer robot A substrate conveyer robot inserts and removes a substrate to and from a an arbitrarily positioned container. A base is rotatably driven by a first motor which defines a pivotal center. A first spindle is rotated by a second motor independent of rotation of the base... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188544 | Industrial robot An industrial delta robot with an arm system rotatable in space and including a base section, a moveable plate, several multi-jointed pull rods and a telescopic axle arranged between the base section and the moveable plate, opposite ends of the pull rods and of the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172385 | Light weight parallel manipulators using active/passive cables The present invention provides parallel, cable based robotic manipulators, for use in different applications such as ultra high-speed robots or positioning devices with between three to six degrees of freedom. The manipulators provide more options for the number of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156865 | Irradiation apparatus and system, especially for photodynamic therapy To allow optimum adaptation of irradiation equipment, especially irradiation equipment for photodynamic therapy, to the individual anatomy of a patient, an irradiation head (1) is provided with a plate-shaped middle section (2) and plate-shaped lateral... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111696 | Legged mobile robot In a legged mobile robot (10) having a motor (42) that rotates the ankle joint (26R (26L)) about a right-and-left axis of the robot (26RY (26LY)) and a speed reducer (58) that reduces speed of an output of the motor, ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7098572 | Apparatus to control displacement of a body spaced-apart from a surface An apparatus to control displacement of a body spaced-apart from a surface includes a flexure system having a first flexure member defining a first axis of rotation and a second flexure member defining a second axis of rotation. A body is coupled to the flexure syst... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096983 | Biped robot The height from floor surface contact ends of leg linkages 2 to shoulder joints of a biped robot 1 when the biped robot is in an upright posture is defined to be a value falling within a range (Havg±½σ) set based on an averaged value Havg obtained b... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040456 | Elevator car drive and support belt having a twisted orientation An elevator system includes a roller arrangement and a belt for supporting an elevator car. The roller arrangement has two rollers with approximately parallel axes of rotation and structured circumferential surfaces engaging a complementary structured surface of the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013750 | Unit set for robot A unit for constructing a robot with units, wherein a joint unit comprises joint means and is organized in a joint casing having a surface profile of a dice-like cube, or a uniaxial cylindrical body, or an orthogonal dual-axis cylinder-like cubic with a uniform join... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6955518 | Transfer device The invention relates to a transfer device including a guiding mechanism, a slide which can move on the guiding mechanism, a plunger which can move on the slide, and first, second and third drive wheel sections which are provided on the slide in such a way that they... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932263 | Vehicle framing system for plurality of vehicle body styles An apparatus and method for randomly interchanging up to four pairs of side framing gates at a framing station of a vehicle assembly line while maintaining a predetermined build cycle time interval of the assembly line. The system employs first and second carousels ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6840127 | Tendon link mechanism with six degrees of freedom A computer-controlled parallel-leg mechanism, with three pairs of remotely-actuated tendon legs, provides accurate six-degrees-of-freedom motion and positioning for a tool platform. Leg pair termination at a common point with three degrees of pivoting freedom is pro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6732609 | Moving apparatus and displacing apparatus An apparatus for displacing two displaceable members, including a first member, a second member which is supported by the first member such that the second member is displaceable relative to the first member, a third member which is supported by the second member su... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6688189 | Robot Provided is a robot comprising a telescopic-drive mechanism which does not contaminate works in a purified environment such as a clean room, is easy to handle, and requires no cover for covering the telescopic-drive mechanism. A robot comprises: an up-dow... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6668678 | Manipulator A manipulator is provided whose drive transmission is carried out by using flexible tubes into which wire cables are inserted, drive portions are disposed at an appointed portion other than the manipulator, and respective joints are operated by the respec... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634851 | Workpiece handling robot A wafer handling robot is disclosed for transporting workpieces such as semiconductor wafers and flat panel displays between process tools and/or workpiece storage locations within a wafer fab. The robot includes a base comprising a rigid backbone for pro... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626630 | Cartesian robot A two axis, two drive mechanism, two belt design Cartesian robot wherein each axis is independently controlled and all applied forces are along the centerline of the robot structure. This unique design allows for the use of a low cost control system since... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6547510 | Substrate transport apparatus with coaxial drive shafts and dual independent scara arms A substrate transport apparatus having a drive section and a movable arm assembly connected to the drive section. The drive section has a coaxial drive shaft assembly with independently rotatable drive shafts. The movable arm assembly has two scara arms. ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6484601 | Bellows actuation device, specially for robotic manipulator, and method to operate said device An actuation device uses, for the active element, a flexible bellows operated by a pressurized fluid (usually, but not necessarily, at a pressure higher than the ambient one). The bellows is housed, for the most part of its length, inside a cylindrical ca... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464448 | Substrate transport apparatus A substrate transport apparatus comprising a drive section and an articulated arm assembly. The articulated arm assembly is pivotably mounted to the drive section. The arm assembly has a first end connected to the drive section and a second end opposite t... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6408224 | Rotary articulated robot and method of control thereof In a rotary articulated robot having at least a plurality of offset rotary joints in which a drive arm and driven arm are driven in rotation about an offset rotary axis inclined with respect to the arm axis, a hollow rotary shaft that is driven in rotatio... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6354167 | Scara type robot with counterbalanced arms A SCARA type robot with counterbalanced arms and tilting base. This apparatus enables accurate planar movement of a probe. Weak or flexible foundations or footings do not affect positioning accuracy of the probe. Positioning accuracy, relative to the move... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6324934 | Robot arm A robot arm comprises a first and a second link, the first link having a proximal end and a distal end and the second link having a proximal and a distal end. A fixed pulley, with circumferential surfaces concentric with the first pivot axis is mounted at... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6220813 | Workpiece transfer apparatus and method for transfer die systems and the like A workpiece transfer apparatus includes a support member and first and second control shafts. The control shafts are rotatably supported by the support member in a spaced-apart configuration. A workpiece support is operably connected to the first and seco... | 04/24/2001 |
