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Six-axes manipulator
Assignee: Renault SA
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Filing: 1980-03-13
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Granted: 1982-09-07
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Expires: 2000-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A six-axes manipulator consists of a central tubular support 30 equipped with four bearings A, B, C, D at 90° to each other, disposed in a plane XOY perpendicular to the axis ZZ' of the tubular support, a ring 110 with a diameter larger than that of a section of the tubular support, the ring carrying a gripping and control handle, and rigid and elastic means 120, 121, 122, 123 to support said ring on said tubular support, in such a manner that, at rest, said ring presents itself coaxially with said tubular support. Each bearing A, B, C, D is equipped with at least four force sensors.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean Figour
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L5/00; G01L5/16; G01L5/167; B; B25; B25J; B25J13/00; B25J13/02; G01L5/22; G01L5/226; G05; G05G; G05G9/00; G05G9/02; G05G9/04; G05G9/047; G05G9/04737; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20201
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A six-axis manipulator for controlling the extremity of a robot arm, said manipulator comprising: a central tubular support having an axis; four bearings on said support and each separated by 90° in a plane perpendicular to said support axis; a ring having a diameter larger than that of a section of said support, said section lying in said perpendicular plane; rigid and elastic means for supporting said ring on said tubular support wherein said ring and tubular support are coaxial at rest; at least four force sensors, for sensing forces in four directions, on each of said bearings; logic means for converting signals from said sensors into individual translational components along three axes and into individual rotational components about said three axes; and means for transmitting said components as command signals to said robot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A six-axis manipulator for controlling the extremity of a robot arm, said manipulator comprising: a central tubular support having an axis; four bearings on said support and each separated by 90° in a plane perpendicular to said support axis; a ring having a diameter larger than that of a section of said support, said section lying in said perpendicular plane; rigid and elastic means for supporting said ring on said tubular support wherein said ring and tubular support are coaxial at rest; at least four force sensors, for sensing forces in four directions, on each of said bearings; logic means for converting signals from said sensors into individual translational components along three axes and into individual rotational components about said three axes; and means for transmitting said components as command signals to said robot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The manipulator of claim 1, wherein said means for supporting said ring comprise two bars crossing one another and passing through apertures in said tubular support, the ends of said bars being flexibly connected to said ring by elastic ring elements in said ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The manipulator of claim 1, wherein said means for supporting said ring comprise four piano wires, each having one end fixed to said ring at 90° intervals and each freely passing through an aperture located in said tubular support.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The manipulator of claim 2 or 3, wherein each said bearing is located at one of said apertures and wherein said force sensors are uniformly distributed about the periphery of said apertures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The manipulator of claim 3, wherein each said aperture comprises successively from the center to the periphery thereof: a piano wire; a conductor ring externally coated with an insulating substance which becomes a conductor above a predetermined pressure; and an insulating ring containing said force sensors, whereby an all-or-nothing signal generator is created.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The manipulator of claim 2, wherein each said force sensor comprises a piezoelectric sensor and all of said force sensors are fed by a high frequency generator functioning in an antiresonant mode whereby a proportional signal generator is created.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The manipulator of claim 6, wherein said sensors are on the rim of said apertures and are connected as inputs to the same adder-subtractor for algebraic addition of their signals before they are transmitted to said logic means.
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