US4529352A
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Cable support of a robot
Assignee: Yaskawa Electric Corp
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Filing: 1984-04-11
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 2004-04-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a cable support which can assure smooth operation of an industrial robot. The cable support is substantially characterized by having a movable support on one end of an operating arm and an auxiliary support on the wrist-side end of the arm respectively, wherein the movable support consists of a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted on the operating arm, a slanted resilient support arm having the proximal end thereof rotatably mounted on the first rotary shaft, and a cable holder tiltably mounted on a second rotary shaft mounted on the slanted resilient support arm and the auxiliary support consists of a third rotary shaft mounted on the operating arm and a cable clamp rotatably mounted on the second rotary shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeo Suzuki
- 👤 Yoshihiro Yurita
- 👤 Hideharu Zenpo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 00:39
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J19/00; B25J19/0025; B23; B23K; B23K9/00; B23K9/24; B23K9/28; B23K9/287; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S414/00; Y10S414/131
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A cable support of a robot comprising (a) an operating arm provided with a wrist arm at one end thereof for supporting a working tool, (b) a movable support mounted on a wrist-side end of said operating arm, said movable support consisting of a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted on said operating arm, a resilient support arm having the proximal end thereof rotatably mounted on said first rotary shaft in a slanted position and a cable holder being mounted on the distal end of said resilient support arm by means of a second rotary shaft, said second rotary shaft having an axis thereof parallel to the axis of said first rotary shaft; (c) an auxiliary support mounted on other end of said operating arm, said auxiliary support consisting of a third rotary shaft rotatably mounted on said operating arm and a cable clamp mounted on said third rotary shaft at a height lower than a mounting position of said cable holder, and (d) a cable overhanging on said cable clamp and on said cable holder and connected to said working tool.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A cable support of a robot comprising (a) an operating arm provided with a wrist arm at one end thereof for supporting a working tool, (b) a movable support mounted on a wrist-side end of said operating arm, said movable support consisting of a first rotary shaft rotatably mounted on said operating arm, a resilient support arm having the proximal end thereof rotatably mounted on said first rotary shaft in a slanted position and a cable holder being mounted on the distal end of said resilient support arm by means of a second rotary shaft, said second rotary shaft having an axis thereof parallel to the axis of said first rotary shaft; (c) an auxiliary support mounted on other end of said operating arm, said auxiliary support consisting of a third rotary shaft rotatably mounted on said operating arm and a cable clamp mounted on said third rotary shaft at a height lower than a mounting position of said cable holder, and (d) a cable overhanging on said cable clamp and on said cable holder and connected to said working tool.
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