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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6889118 | Hardware abstraction layer for a robot Methods and apparatus that provide a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for a robot are disclosed. A HAL can reside as a software layer or as a firmware layer residing between robot control software and underlying robot hardware and/or an operating system for the hard... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6538410 | Legged mobile robot and external module for the robot A legged mobile robot in which sensors which can measure contact pressure are provided so as to be distributed at corresponding portions of whole body of the robot in order to determine the state of contact with the external world. In addition, modules wh... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6323615 | Modular articulated robot structure A modular articulated robot structure (FIG. 4) composed of a series of independent modules (10,100,300) releasably connected to each other to form various configurations. The modules (10,100,300) may be of the rotary (10), linear (100), or wheeled (300) t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6214057 | Overload protection device for robotic tooling An overload protection device includes a cup-shaped cap member defining a cavity receiving a cup-shaped yoke member defining a pressurized air chamber receiving a piston having a rounded end surface engaging the cap member. An annular cam member is insert... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6069415 | Overload protection device Disclosed is an overload protection device to be placed between a robot and a tool to be used by the robot to prevent damage when the tool encounters an obstacle. The overload protection device comprises a housing, a cam, and a piston. The housing include... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5758701 | Arrangement for docking at automatic fuelling of vehicles A docking arrangement for the automatic fueling of automotive vehicles, primarily cars, where a robot is provided including a robot head that can be moved in relation to the robot and positioned in relation to an adapter (3), the adapter being arranged fo... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5193658 | Adjustable mechanical stop of an industrial robot The invention relates to an industrial robot with a stand (1) which is rotatably journalled in a base (2) and provided with a mechanical stop for limiting the rotary motion of the stand. The stop comprises at least one radially projecting stop arm (7), wh... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4980839 | Method for detecting original position of robot arm for alignment In a robot arm having a rotary encoder of incremental value type outputting signals including a signal (Z-signal) which is generated every one revolution of the rotary encoder and a rotary encoder of absolute value type, angles (ƊZ, ƊD) of the original ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4934504 | Apparatus for setting turning movement region of trunk body of industrial robot Angular regions (A, B) for turning a trunk body (12) of an industrial robot can be changed in accordance with an operation of the industrial robot by setting movable stoppers (18, 20). Turning movement can be stopped by an electrical means (LS1, LS2, LS3,... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4757458 | Zero point adjusting robot control method There is disclosed a control method for returning a robot control operation to an accurate zero point before the start of the operation. The method is suitable when applied even to a turning operation of 360 degrees or more. For this control, the arm of t... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4688985 | Rotary mechanism for robot arms A rotary mechanism for robot arms and the like includes a base and a shaft rotatably connected to the base and extending therefrom. A first sprocket is carried by the shaft and a second sprocket is rotatably connected to the base in alignment with the fir... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4674948 | High weight capacity robot to pick and place palleted materials in a confined space with specific rotational control A four-axis robot has three independent linear motions and one rotational component. The robot is disposed between a pair of confronting storage units and is operable to store and retrieve articles in and from them. The robot comprises a carrier disposed ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4666367 | Apparatus for handling a structural part There is disclosed a system for handling or positioning of structural parts or tools on a guide track for an intermediate carrier provided with a displacing device and a positioning device. The guide track for the intermediate carrier has its end portions... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4606667 | Controlled deceleration stopping device for robot base A stationary robotic base carries a movable robotic platform and supports a pair of vertical striker plates spaced apart by a central, elastomeric block. The striker plates are confined within a compartment of the stationary base, and extend upward into a... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4595335 | Pick and place unit Disclosed is a pick and place unit having a first moving plate movably supported by a fixed plate and a second movable moving plate supported by the first moving plate movably in the direction crossing the moving direction of the first moving plate. The p... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4589199 | Apparatus for assembling a door on a vehicle body An apparatus including a set jig for setting and positioning a door into a door opening portion of a vehicle body which jig is movable to advance and retreat in the direction of the door opening portion and movable in the vehicle length and height directi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4543638 | Mechanical handling apparatus A mechanical handling apparatus for point to point movement has utilization grippers driven from point to point by an arm assembly comprising a piston and cylinder arrangement in which the piston is in force balance until activated by a microprocessor. Th... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4442754 | Robotics positioning system In this fluid powered positioning system, a sliding assembly includes a slide plate that moves linearly with respect to a frame. A plurality of "working" linear cylinder actuators are mounted to the frame. Each includes a piston and a rod which extends th... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4016803 | Servo device The invention relates to a servo assembly having a stationary part including a housing, a movable member and a servo motor. Of primary interest is the stopping mechanism which includes a stop unit on the movable member and two pressure operated, verticall... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3979985 | Sheet transfer between a turret punch press and an adjacent apparatus A rotary turret, numerically controlled punch press is provided with a discharge station at 90° from a punching station. A part is clamped in the turret, separated from a larger workpiece and then rotated with the turret to the discharge station. A trans... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3949635 | Punching, contouring, handling apparatuses and method A rotary turret numerically controlled punch press is provided with a discharge station at 90° from a punching station. A part is clamped in the turret, separated from a larger workpiece and then rotated with the turret to the discharge station. A transf... | 04/13/1976 |
