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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171818 | Industrial robot having electric cable connecting movable body and fixed body thereof A robot comprises a fixed body, a movable body, and a flat-shaped cable. The fixed body is at least unmovable in a vertical direction. The movable body is movably connected to the fixed body in a predetermined movable range in the vertical direction and has an end t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8136422 | Articulated robot A multi-joint robot for loading/unloading a work into/from a cassette, which includes a hand part holding the work, an arm part rotatably holding the hand part, a link mechanism rotatably holding the base end side of the arm part and moving so that the moving route ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079285 | Robot A robot includes a work tool, an arm, a cable, and a third member. The work tool is configured to perform a predetermined work with respect to a workpiece. The work tool is attached to the wrist. The arm supports the wrist and is rotatable around a rotational axis. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7334304 | Machine tool In order to improve a machine tool for machining a workpiece by a relative movement between the workpiece and a tool, comprising a first receiving device for the workpiece or the tool, a compound slide system with a second receiving device for the tool or the workpi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7284459 | Remote center of rotation positioning device A system for positioning an object about a remote center of rotation. A non-movable part provides a stationary reference structure. A movable part moves relative to the non-movable part. A connector coupled between the movable part and the object positions the objec... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7209228 | Scanning apparatus A scanning apparatus includes a support frame and a laser scanner mounted to the frame. A five bar closed loop spherical linkage supports a clamping device for retaining an object. The linkage moves the object through a scanning beam about a spherical surface to fac... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7095202 | Performance input apparatus Operating section provided on a base is displaceable, in response to operation by a human operator, relative to the base with respect to at least one displacement axis, such as one linear-displacement axis and two rotary-displacement axes. A plurality of pivot axes ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6964614 | Riding device A riding device includes an intermediate base pivotally assembled on a bottom base and having the opposite ends respectively provided with a front and a rear vertical spindle. The front spindle has each end fixed with a crank, and the rear spindle has each end movab... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6952978 | Device for a work element having two degrees of mobility A working element with two degrees of mobility, which, with the assistance of two motors manages to move two movable links, one of them acting on the working element, this is a method which is distinguished in the simultaneous action on a working element with the as... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910400 | Machine tool In a machine tool comprising a spindle mounting slide which is driven by a linear electric motor and which runs in a vertical direction in a slideway, the slide is equipped with a counterweighting device comprising an elastic element and a roller chain, the rigidity... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6677691 | Stage apparatus and method of using the same A stage apparatus includes a table disposed above a base table so as to oppose to the base table, an X-axis-direction table support mechanism portion disposed between the base and the table for supporting the table in a state that the table is capable of ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6402444 | Type of parallel machine tool frame driven by slider and extensible strut This invention belongs to the manufacturing fields, specially relates to the structure design of a type of multi-function parallel machine tool driven by sliders and an extensible strut. It includes: two vertical (or one horizontal) guide ways, two active... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6328510 | Machine tool for triaxial machining of work pieces A machine tool for triaxial machining of work pieces with a machine rack. Couplers run on slewable bearings and being adjustable in an X-Y plane. These couplers are joined with a hinge. The machine tool is equipped with a tool carrier arranged at one coup... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6230580 | Industrial manipulator and a method of controlling the same A manipulator includes a first arm having a first reduction gear unit built therein, a second arm fitted through the first arm and having a second reduction gear unit built therein, and a third arm fitted through the second arm and having a third reductio... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6186458 | Support arm A support arm has a support structure and an arm structure connected to the support structure through a pivotal connection for pivoting about a horizontal axis. A device is provided for adjusting the elevation of the arm structure by pivoting it about the... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5982132 | Rotary wafer positioning system and method A method and apparatus for positioning rectilinearly a wafer holding platform by performing rotations in a positioning system. A method comprises coupling a first clamp to a wafer holding platform, decoupling a second clamp from the wafer holding platform... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5966991 | Two degree-of-freedom spherical orienting device The invention provides a simple rugged two degree-of-freedom spherical orienting device applicable to point payloads such as cameras, mirrors, lasers, antennas and the like. A spherical five-bar mechanism with payload support is actuated by two rotary act... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5875685 | Multi-axis positioner with base-mounted actuators A positioner includes an output platform and a two axis bearing-suspension which permits the output platform to rotate about two orthogonal axes. The output platform is positioned by a pair of actuators which are mounted, as is the bearing suspension, to ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5857826 | Work transporting robot and semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus A work transporting robot includes a first, second and third arms each of which is rotationally moved around a common axis by individual driving source within a plane, the plane being parallel to one another, a pair of first coupled arms each of which is ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5746566 | Apparatus for a moving workpiece An apparatus for cutting workpieces (36) moving along a path relative to the apparatus, including a guide arm (20), a tool mount (24), and two rotation mechanisms (28), (30), is provided. The guide arm (20) includes mounted links (40), (46), and at least ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5590955 | Variable light modifier A variable light modifier provides rapid beam deflection and flipping with a minimum of noise, power consumption and heat generation. In one embodiment of the invention, a dual-sided reflector is pivotable along orthogonal axes by pan and tilt mechanisms.... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5560256 | Base support for movable objects A base support for a moveable object, particularly an amusement ride employing a stepping motor and stepping motor controller to move the object in fine increments. The base support is attached to an upstanding mounting member. An amusement ride is attach... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5526712 | Driving apparatus for moving body A mechanism for moving a running member comprises a track plate 8 having a guide 12, and a running member 9 adapted to run on the track plate 8. The guide 12 includes a plurality of longitudinal racks 10 and a plurality of lateral racks 10a crossed at rig... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5481936 | Rotary drive positioning system for an indexing table A rotary drive mechanism, which is capable of precisely controlling the rotational angle of an output shaft or a rotor. In the rotary drive system of the present invention, a first moving guide is provided in parallel to first guides, each end section of ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5481931 | Device for the adjustment of the orientation of door mirrors in motor vehicles A device for the adjustment of the orientation of door mirrors in motor vehicles is provided with electric motors to drive, through two reduction units, a support of the door mirror. A first reduction unit comprises a worm screw and a gear wheel integral ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5403146 | Apparatus for manipulating a workpiece in a machining operation An apparatus for rotating a workpiece in a machining operation, the workpiece having internal passageways, includes a stationary support, a carriage mounted for reciprocation with respect to the support and a cylindrical shaft carried by the carriage and ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5340400 | Linear motor surface coating system Surface treating apparatus employing at least two linear motors driving a multiple linkage system for positioning the outlet of treatment apparatus such as a radiation head or a sprayer for coating objects and especially large objects. A combination of di... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5078021 | Multi-axis mechanical manipulator In a multi-axis mechanical manipulator with adjustable travel and protection against overloading. The movement is transmitted to the indexing mechanism (10) by the combination of a sliding rotor motor (2) of a reducing gear with wheel and endless screw (3... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4962676 | Two axis transfer device A dual axis transfer mechanism comprising a pair of motors mounted onto a frame for independently rotating a pair of threaded shafts fixed in parallel relation. Each of the shafts is threaded into a carrier member connected to one end of a respective arm,... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4889004 | Apparatus for driving an oscillating spout An apparatus for driving an oscillating spout capable of pivoting about two orthogonal axes under the action of a pivoting control arm having the same degrees of liberties as the spout is presented. The driving apparatus includes a control mechanism which... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4584896 | Pivot and translation motion control apparatus A multiple axis pivot movement control mechanism includes an actuator operatively connected between the relatively pivotable elements at positions spaced laterally from the pivotal axis. The actuator preferably includes a threaded shaft, a threaded collar... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4580461 | Biax gimbal arrangement A biax gimballing arrangement permitting both axes of rotation to intersect at a point within a load being gimbaled, thereby permitting the rotational inertia of the load and the gimbal mechanism itself to be minimized. Gimbal rotation about a first axis ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4494420 | Rotary-to-linear converter mechanism for a remotely controlled rearview mirror tilting device or the like A remotely controlled rearview mirror tilting device comprises two identical mechanisms, mounted within a housing, for converting the bidirectional rotation of motor-driven worms into rectilinear reciprocation of plungers in order to tilt a mirror holder ... | 01/22/1985 |
