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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4827782 | Industrial robot brake apparatus An industrial robot brake apparatus for braking a mechanism that drives a support shaft supporting an arm in a freely extendable manner is capable of forming a clearance between a fixed brake member, which is for stopping rotation of a screw rod that exte... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828453 | Modular multimorphic kinematic arm structure and pitch and yaw joint for same A multimorphic kinematic manipulator arm is provided with seven degrees of freedom and modular kinematic redundancy through identical pitch/yaw, shoulder, elbow and wrist joints and a wrist roll device at the wrist joint, which further provides to the man... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4828451 | Industrial robot An industrial robot provided with at least six joints and adapted to have at least six degrees of freedom, wherein rotational joints rotatable around axes extending lengthwise of the arm and bending joints swingable around perpendicular axes extending per... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823279 | Coordinate conversion system and method for controlling an industrial robot A coordinate conversion system is provided for moving the manipulator arm and hand in repsonse to an input command signal of the 3×4 matrix type. The manipulator is provided with a fixed offset between two of the secondary wrist axes so that a stronger w... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822238 | Robotic arm A robotic arm positionable within a nuclear vessel by access through a small diameter opening and having a mounting tube supported within the vessel and mounting a plurality of arm sections for movement lengthwise of the mounting tube as well as for movem... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819184 | Method and a device for optimum control of control parameters in an industrial robot An industrial robot has a position controller for each one of the axes of the robot and a computer for control of the robot. The computer continuously determines, with the aid of a mathematical model set up in advance, in dependence on the robot configura... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4813846 | Inserting device for vacuum apparatus An inserter for vacuum installations has a two-part arm provided with a driving and, a single joint and an end for holding an object. The arm can turn in at least one horizontal plane about a vertical main axis disposed in the area of the driving end, and... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4812104 | Electrical robot An electrical robot comprises motors for driving a wrist mechanism mounted on a tip end of an arm. The motors are provided at an intermediate portion of a support beam which is provided on a rotary base and supports the arm.... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811248 | Method of an apparatus for determining working original point for multi-joint manipulator A method of and apparatus for determining a position of a working original point at which working characteristics of a multi-joint manipulator are at optimum. According to the method and apparatus, a working point at which a hand mounted on the multi-join... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4804038 | Remotely installed, operated and removed manipulator for steam generator A remotely installed, operated and removed manipulator for steam generator includes a mast, an articulating arm attached to the mast, capable of operating in the bottom or top head of a once through steam generator or the head of a recirculating steam gen... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4802815 | Industrial robot A dust-free industrial robot of high performance includes an internal air space substantially closed by arms, articulation members, bearings or covers or a combination thereof in a manner to separate the rotating, sliding and contacting portions of struct... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4797061 | Multi-jointed robot A multi-jointed robot of high-speed and high-precision motion with reduced stress is disclosed. This robot has a first arm which is pivotal on a base, and a second arm which is pivotal on the first arm. The first arm is directly moved by a first motor on ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4794513 | Position control system for computer-controlled processing machines A position control system for the movable machine parts of industrial robots, machine tools and the like comprising an actual position transmitter and counter arrangement coupled to each movable machine part. The readings of the counters are transmitted t... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4794547 | Robot control system In a robot, an object to be controlled, e.g., a working tool mounted on a robot wrist is purposively moved in accordance with data taught in advance. In case the object is encountered with a shaping or mounting error, a correction is accordingly required.... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4789296 | Industrial robot The invention relates to an industrial robot of a so-called agile type which has a lower arm (16) with double-sided journalling in a stand (12) consisting of two separated, upright parts (12a, 12b), the arm (16) being pivotable in the space between the st... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4787807 | Apparatus for automatically extracting objects from containers An apparatus for automatically extracting objects individually from containers comprises a stand, beneath which a container having the objects that are to be extracted can be erected; an extractor arm movably disposed on the stand in the area above the co... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4788482 | Position correcting control system for servomechanism device The present invention relates to a control system for a servomechanism device such as robot, and more particularly to a position correcting control system for a servomechanism device which is well suited to perform high-precision positioning or high-perfo... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4783904 | Automatic assembly apparatus An automatic assembly apparatus has a first conveyor for transporting trays carrying parts to be assembled, a second conveyor for transporting pallets on which the parts are to be assembled and which extends parallel to the first conveyor, a stocking stat... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4780047 | Advanced servo manipulator An advanced servo manipulator has modular parts. Modular motor members drive individual input gears to control shoulder roll, shoulder pitch, elbow pitch, wrist yaw, wrist pitch, wrist roll, and tong spacing. The modules include a support member, a should... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4780045 | Robot with improved cable routing system In a robot including a first robot part which pivots with respect to a second robot part about a pivotal axis, a cable routing system includes a multitude of flexible cables which are retained at spaced apart positions by first and second retainers so tha... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776230 | Actuator assembly for industrial robots An actuator assembly, for industrial robots, including a base member, an articulated arm assembly, and a support member. The support member is provided with a tool holding member, which is actuated pivotably about first and second axes and rotatable about... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4767257 | Industrial robot A piping for control/drive medium of an industrial robot having at least one robot arm, which is to be supplied from a main body of the robot to a hand device thereof, is composed of a plurality of pipe segments adjacent ones of which are connected by a r... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4766775 | Modular robot manipulator A modular robotic remote manipulator is disclosed. The manipulator utilizes a base module, any number of generally identical but appropriately sized articulating modules, extender modules as may be needed, and an end effector module to accommodate the tas... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4762016 | Robotic manipulator having three degrees of freedom A robotic manipulator provides three degrees of freedom of movement of an end effector or gripper using only motors which are mounted on a frame. Included is a first actuator assembly providing rotation of a first input link about first and second axes. A... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4763276 | Methods for refining original robot command signals A method for refining an original command signal which is intended to locate a robot at a desired position and orientation (pose) comprising the steps of identifying the actual system parameters of the robot; predicting, through utilization of those actua... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4756662 | Varible compliance manipulator A variable compliance manipulator comprising a five linkage structure in which one stationary segment and at least four moving segments are connected with one another through joints each having one degree of freedom, and actuators disposed on two or three... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4751821 | Digital linear actuator A digital linear actuator includes a plurality of digital actuator cells each connected to the next in sequential fashion. Each of the digital actuator cells contracts or expands a predetermined amount along an expansion/contraction axis when it is actuat... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4744719 | Control system of multi-joint arm robot apparatus A multi-joint arm robot apparatus comprises a multi-joint arm having a plurality of unit arms coupled in tandem with each other through joints, and a movable support for supporting the proximal portion of the multi-joint arm. The multi-joint arm robot app... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4739908 | Manipulator for engaging a pouring tube with a discharge gate of a pouring ladle A manipulator for engaging a pouring tube (11) with a discharge gate of a pouring ladle comprises a post (3) and a boom (4), which is adjustably mounted on the post (3) and adapted to carry the pouring tube (11). To provide for a simple sequence of moveme... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738015 | Industrial robot with automatic centering The horizontal movement actuators 3 of an industrial robot arm 2 are deenergized after an initial engagement between a workpiece 8 grasped by a robot hand and a base member 10 disposed on a support table 12 so that any axial misalignment between the workp... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4734866 | Computer controller for an industrial multiaxis robot An optimum velocity controller having absolute track faithfulness for linear track motions of articulated robots having several axes of motion. If at least one velocity reference value of an axis of motion exceeds an assigned limit, the velocity of the pr... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732526 | Explosion-proof industrial robot An electric industrial robot comprises a movable robot assembly (10) forming therein an airtight chamber, and an electric drive unit for driving the robot assembly. The electric drive unit comprises a plurality of motors (36-41). The respective casings (3... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730975 | Industrial robot In an industrial robot of a type having an arm made of a pentagonally connected links, of which an uppermost link is secured to a stationary member so as to be swingable around its axis, the uppermost link is rotated by a first motor, while second and thi... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4725192 | Industrial robot assembly An industrial robot assembly comprises a support body including a station portion and a vertically translatable portion. A tapered arm member is mounted to the translatable portion of the support for rotation about a first vertically oriented axis, and a... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725191 | Industrial robot assembly An industrial robot assembly comprises a support body including a station portion and a vertically translatable portion. A tapered arm member is mounted to the translatable portion of the support for rotation about a first vertically oriented axis, and a... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725965 | Method for calibrating a SCARA robot A technique is provided for calibrating a SCARA type robot (10) comprised of a first rotatable link (20) and a second link (32), rotatably connected at one end to the first link, and carrying a tool (40) at the other end thereof. The calibration technique... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723380 | Ophthalmologic examination unit An examination unit which is particularly suitable as an ophthalmologic examination unit for the examination of a patient by an ophthalmologist, comprises a storage region for an examination apparatus, wherein the storage region is defined by a wall, and ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4718815 | Device for carrying and adjusting a tool A device for carrying and adjusting a tool has a frame and a base member which is rotatably connected to the frame about a first axis with a main arm pivotally connected at one end to the base member and at the other end to a lifting-arm holder with a yok... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4717303 | Joint mechanism for manipulators A joint mechanism for a manipulator movable in the manner similar to human shoulder and elbow joints is disclosed. The joint mechanism comprises three actuators mounted on a shoulder frame, a first gear assembly for moving the shoulder frame back and fort... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4712971 | Control arm assembly A robotic control arm apparatus or control arm for controlling the position of a control point associated with a controlled element within a reference plane and with respect to two reference points in a work space. The control arm assembly includes at lea... | 12/15/1987 |
