| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414744300 | And moving vertically | 17 |
| 20080213077 | Articulated robot - An articulated robot includes a first arm which is horizontally angularly movable, a sectorial support plate coaxial with a center about which the first arm is angularly movable, an auxiliary arm parallel to the first arm, and a joint member connected to respective distal ends of the first arm and the auxiliary arm. An arcuate rail is mounted on the support plate. The first arm, the auxiliary arm, and the joint member make up a parallel link mechanism. The arcuate rail engages an engaging assembly mounted on an upper surface of the first arm. A second arm is angularly movably connected to the joint member, and a third arm is angularly movably connected to the distal end of the second arm. An end effector for attracting a workpiece is connected to the distal end of the third arm. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080253876 | Handling Manipulator Assembly - A handling manipulator assembly comprises a vertical extending main support ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090191040 | Handling Device - A handling device and method utilizes a clamping arm that is screwed on a guide rod. The axial direction of the guide rod is in the vertical direction, and the rotating direction of the guide rod is in the horizontal direction. Makes the clamping arm rotate in the horizontal direction when the clamping arm is not restricted, and makes the clamping arm move in the vertical direction when the clamping arm is restricted. By such arrangements, the clamping arm can perform handling in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090274543 | Tool manipulator especially for onshore and offshore drilling platforms - A manipulator apparatus carries tools for connecting drillpipes to the drillstring in a wellbore on a drilling platform. A telescopically extendable horizontal work arm is carried on a telescopically extendable vertical column, and the tools are to be mounted on a free end of the work arm. The column is manually rotatable about a vertical axis. The column and the work arm are each respectively formed of a fixed element and a telescopically extendable element. The fixed element is preferably formed of two U-profile members arranged back-to-back, and the extendable element includes an H-profile member with its web received between the webs of the two U-profile members. This forms a telescopic slide bearing of the H-profile member sliding along the two U-profile members. The hydraulic cylinders are received in the recessed spaces of the profile members. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20120045308 | Dual Arm Robot - A robot assembly for transporting a substrate is presented. The robot assembly having a first arm and a second arm supported by a column, the first arm further having a first limb, the first limb having a first set of revolute joint/line pairs configured to provide translation and rotation of the distalmost link of the first limb in the horizontal plane. The assembly further having a second arm further having a second limb, the second limb comprising a second set of revolute joint/link pairs configured to provide translation and rotation of a distalmost link of the second limb in the horizontal plane. The first limb and second limb further having proximal revolute joints having a common vertical axis of rotation and a proximal inner joint housed in a common housing. The assembly further having an actuator assembly coupled to the first set of revolute joint/link pairs and to the second set of revolute joint/link pairs to effect rotation and translation of the distalmost links of the first limb and the second limb, each of the first limb and the second limb defining, in conjunction with the actuator assembly, at least three degrees of freedom per limb, whereby the distal most links of the first limb and the second limb are independently horizontally translatable for extension and retraction. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120063874 | LOW PROFILE DUAL ARM VACUUM ROBOT - Embodiments of dual arm substrate transfer robots are provided herein. In some embodiments, a dual arm substrate transfer robot may include a central actuator to rotate the transfer robot about a central axis; a linkage arm having a first end and a generally opposing second end, wherein the linkage arm is coupled to the central actuator proximate a center of the linkage arm between the first and second ends; a first forearm rotatably coupled to the first end of the linkage arm; a second forearm rotatably coupled to the second end of the linkage arm; a first forearm actuator to control the rotation of the first forearm with respect to the linkage arm; and a second forearm actuator to control the rotation of the second forearm with respect to the linkage arm, wherein the first and second forearm actuators are laterally offset from the central actuator. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120177473 | Gripper Assembly for Bottles for Pharmaceutical Prescriptions - A gripper unit includes a gripper body and first and second arcuate fingers that are pivotally mounted on the gripper body for rotation about parallel first and second axes. The first and second fingers have inner surfaces that face each other, each of the inner surfaces including longitudinal grooves. A gripper assembly of this configuration may be particularly suited for gripping bottles of different sizes and configurations, particularly those that have a lip or ridge on the bottle neck. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120201641 | WORKPIECE TRANSFER APPARATUS - A workpiece transfer apparatus includes a stationary base, an elevation base, first and second arms, a workpiece-holding hand, and a driving mechanism for the hand. The first arm is supported on the elevation base so as to be rotatable about a first vertical axis. The second arm is supported on the distal end of the first arm such that the second arm is rotatable about a second vertical axis. The hand is supported on the distal end of the second arm so as to be rotatable about a third vertical axis. A motor is arranged in the first arm, whereas a transmission is arranged to extend in a region from the interior of the first arm through the interior of the second arm. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120321427 | Belt-Driven Robot Having Extended Z-Axis Motion - A robot has a robot arm, a support structure, and a movable platform. The platform includes a cantilevered member coupled to a guide of the support structure such that motion of the platform is directed along a first direction. The robot further includes first and second timing belts having portions that extend along the first direction and that are disposed on opposite sides of the cantilevered member, and first and second shafts movable with the movable platform. The shafts are coupled to the respective timing belts, to the robot arm such that rotation of the first shaft imparts angular motion to the robot arm and rotation of the second shaft imparts radial motion. The robot also includes a third timing belt to which the platform is coupled and by which it is moved. Motors are provided that impart movement to the timing belts. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130170935 | TRANSFER ROBOT - Described herein is a conveyance robot. In certain aspects, a conveyance robot can include a first link member configured to be rotatable about a first axis, a second link member configured to be rotatable about a second axis positioned at a predetermined distance relative to the first axis, a holding member configured to be capable of holding an article and rotating about a third axis positioned at a predetermined distance relative to the second axis, an ascending and descending drive unit for driving at least the holding member to ascend and descend. In certain aspects, an arm link mechanism can be included. The arm link mechanism can be constituted by connecting the first link member, the second link member, and the holding member in this order, and the ascending and descending drive unit is placed between the first link member and the holding member so as to form a part of the arm link mechanism. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130195598 | TRANSFER ROBOT - A transfer robot according to an embodiment includes an arm and a body. The arm is provided, at a terminal end thereof, with a robot hand transferring a thin plate-like workpiece, and operates in horizontal directions. The body includes a lifting and lowering mechanism that lifts and lowers the arm. In the transfer robot, at least a part of the body is disposed outside a side wall of a transfer room that is connected to an opening and closing device opening and closing a storage container for the thin plate-like workpiece and to a processing room processing the thin plate-like workpiece. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140314538 | SUPPORT ARM SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A support arm for a medical device includes a column and a boom rotatably coupled to the column for rotation relative to a first axis. An arm is coupled to the boom for rotation relative to a second axis. A link mount is coupled to the arm and rotatable relative to the arm about a third axis. A device mount is supported by a linkage having link members arranged such that rotation of said first link member relative to the link mount about a fourth axis rotates the medical device about a fifth axis. The device mount is rotatable relative to the linkage about a sixth axis. The third, fifth and sixth axes extend through the center of mass of a medical instrument supported by the device mount. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140348623 | Construction Apparatus and Method for Lifting and Sliding Object over Barrier in Horizontal Direction - The present invention disclosed an apparatus and for lifting and sliding object over barrier in horizontal direction, comprising two lifting beams that placed on supporting structures and located above object to be lifted and a barrier, and a lifter installed on the lifting beam. A hydraulic push instrument kit is installed on a lifting beam to move the shoulder beam and the lifter. The lifter connects with the object through the steel strand and a triangle transfer connector having three fixed-holds. When the steel strand encounters a barrier in horizontal direction, setting another lifting apparatus on the part of lifting beams located on the other side of the barrier, connecting another lifting apparatus with the third fixed-hold of transfer connectors | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150037127 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring a substrate. The apparatus includes a supporting member; an elevating and rotating member; a transferring unit; a first arm whose one end is supported by the elevating and rotating member to be rotatable; a second arm whose one end is supported by the transferring unit to be rotatable and whose the other end is supported by the other end of the first arm to be rotatable; and an arm driving part, installed on the first arm, which drives the other end of the second arm to pivot on the other end of the first arm to allow the first arm and the second arm to be folded or unfolded and thus removes the state of singularity by rotating the other end of the second arm based on the other end of the first arm. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150050112 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATES - The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring a substrate. The apparatus includes a supporting member; an elevating and rotating member; a transferring unit; a first arm whose one end is supported by the elevating and rotating member to be rotatable; a second arm whose one end is supported by the transferring unit to be rotatable and whose the other end is supported by the other end of the first arm to be rotatable; and an arm driving part, installed on the first arm, which drives the other end of the second arm to pivot on the other end of the first arm to allow the first arm and the second arm to be folded or unfolded and thus removes the state of singularity by rotating the other end of the second arm based on the other end of the first arm. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150360920 | Mechanical Lifting Assembly - A mechanical lifting assembly for being coupled to a vehicle such that said lifting assembly is extendable rearwardly from the vehicle includes a mount coupled to a vehicle. A swing arm is movably coupled to the mount. The swing arm extends rearwardly from the vehicle. The swing arm is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the mount. A piston is coupled between the mount and the swing arm. The piston urges the swing arm to position the swing arm at the selected angle with respect to the mount. A jaw is coupled to a distal end of the swing arm with respect to the mount. The jaw engaeges an object. The object is movable when the piston urges the swing arm. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160074909 | Mechanism and Method For Sorting Components, Component Feeding System - A component sorting mechanism is disclosed. The component sorting mechanism includes a vibrating plate, a feeding tray having a plurality of grooves in an inner bottom surface thereof, the feeding tray mounted on the vibrating plate, and a first driving device connected to the feeding tray. The first driving device drives the feeding tray to swing within a predetermined angle range. | 03-17-2016 |
