B25J9/108

ROBOT UNIT HAVING ROTATABLE ARMS
20220009081 · 2022-01-13 ·

The invention relates to a robot unit (1) having—a base (2),—an effector unit (8),—at least two connecting arms (3) 1:7 for connecting the base and the effector unit (8), and—a base motor (10) for each of the at least two connecting arms (3) in order to move the respective connecting arms relative to the base, wherein—a first arm part (4) of each of the at least two connecting arms (3) is arranged on the base (2) and a second arm part (5) of each of the at least two connecting arms (3) is arranged on the effector unit (8), and wherein—each first arm part (4) and its associated second arm part (5) are movably connected to each other by a connecting N element (13). In order to allow improved movability for the effector unit (8), according to the invention,—the at least two connecting arms (3) each have a pivot bearing (15), wherein the pivot bearings (15) each allow rotation of at least one component (7) of the arm parts (4, 5) about an axis of rotation (20) oriented parallel to its direction of extension.

Screw Actuator for a Legged Robot

A robot leg assembly including a hip joint and an upper leg member. A proximal end portion of the upper leg member rotatably coupled to the hip joint. The robot leg assembly including a knee joint rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the upper leg member, a lower leg member rotatably coupled to the knee joint, a linear actuator disposed on the upper leg member and defining a motion axis, and a motor coupled to the linear actuator and a linkage coupled to the translation stage and to the lower leg member. The linear actuator includes a translation stage moveable along the motion axis to translate rotational motion of the motor to linear motion of the translation stage along the motion axis, which moves the linkage to rotate the lower leg member relative to the upper leg member at the knee joint.

BEARING ASSEMBLY
20210339384 · 2021-11-04 ·

A bearing assembly includes a bearing flange and a flange receptacle having a longitudinal axis, which comprise a mutual axial stop and a fixing for securing the mutual stop position. The fixing is designed as a wedge-type clamp which can be actuated transversely, in particular radially, to the longitudinal axis. The wedge-type clamp clamps the bearing flange and the flange receptacle axially into the mutual stop position. The bearing assembly may be, for example, provided for a robot and its rotary body.

Automatic screwdriving system for connection of components

The screwdriving system for connection of components that require high contact pressures for their screw connection, having a screwdriving unit which is connected to an articulated robot, wherein the screwdriving unit contains a motor for the rotary drive, an actuator for the linear drive, a gear mechanism, a torque shaft, a tool holder for a screwdriving tool and a feed head which is supplied with screws, which are held in the feed head during the screwing-in operation, the tool holder, the screwdriving tool and the feed head being arranged on a common screw axis, includes an articulated bearing arrangement, the pivoting of which is able to compensate for a deflection of a robot axis of the articulated robot caused by contact pressures and for a tilted position of the screwdriving unit resulting therefrom.

Robot

Provided is a robot equipped with two joint parts attached to an end of an arm in a coupled state. For example, in a joint part of a robot, a motor and a reduction gear are housed in a case, and an output-side member having a flange is fixed to the output shaft of the reduction gear. An opening that opens in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the output shaft of the reduction gear is formed in the case. A planar attachment face orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening is formed in the opening. The robot is provided with a plurality of biaxial joint units comprising two joint parts. In the robot, the attachment face of the case of one joint part constituting a biaxial joint unit is fixed to the flange of the other joint part either directly or via a coupling member.

Virtual reality surgical device

A system for use in surgery includes a central body, a visualization system operably connected to the central body, a video rendering system, a head-mounted display for displaying images from the video rendering system, a sensor system, and a robotic device operably connected to the central body. The visualization system includes at least one camera and a pan system and/or a tilt system. The sensor system tracks the position and/or orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to a reference point. The pan system and/or the tilt system are configured to adjust the field of view of the camera in response to information from the sensor system about changes in at least one of position and orientation in space of the head-mounted display relative to the reference point.

Screw actuator for a legged robot

A robot leg assembly including a hip joint and an upper leg member. A proximal end portion of the upper leg member rotatably coupled to the hip joint. The robot leg assembly including a knee joint rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the upper leg member, a lower leg member rotatably coupled to the knee joint, a linear actuator disposed on the upper leg member and defining a motion axis, and a motor coupled to the linear actuator and a linkage coupled to the translation stage and to the lower leg member. The linear actuator includes a translation stage moveable along the motion axis to translate rotational motion of the motor to linear motion of the translation stage along the motion axis, which moves the linkage to rotate the lower leg member relative to the upper leg member at the knee joint.

Robotic surgical assemblies
11547508 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A sterile interface module for coupling an electromechanical robotic surgical instrument to a robotic surgical assembly is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effector and is configured to be actuated by the robotic surgical assembly. The sterile interface module includes a body member and a drive assembly. The body member is configured to selectively couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly. The body member is formed of a dielectric material. The drive assembly is supported within the body member and is configured to transmit rotational forces from the robotic surgical assembly to the surgical instrument to actuate the surgical instrument to enable the surgical instrument to perform a function.

Strain wave gear with encoder integration
11796045 · 2023-10-24 · ·

A strain wave gear includes gear elements including a circular element having an internally-toothed gear and a flex element having a flexible externally-toothed gear arranged in the circular element. A wave generator is rotatably arranged in the flex element and configured to flex the externally-toothed gear in a radial direction to partly mesh the internally-toothed gear and the externally-toothed gear. Support elements include a bearing input support element and a bearing output support element rotatably coupled to the bearing input support element. Elements of the support elements are fixed respectively to elements of the gear elements. An encoder arrangement includes an encoder track and an encoder reader. A part of the encoder arrangement is between an element of the support elements and an element of the gear elements.

Shafting structure of an integrated joint for a collaborative robot

The present invention discloses a shafting structure of an integrated joint for a collaborative robot, wherein two ends of a long input shaft are respectively a motor rear end and a flexspline end, and a harmonic gear drive is installed on the flexspline end; the motor rear end is coaxially provided with a motor rear end bearing set, a motor rear end inner race pressing ring, a motor rear end outer race pressing ring, a motor rear end outer race seat and a motor rear end angle encoder mounting seat; and the flexspline end is provided coaxially with a flexspline end bearing set, a flexspline end inner race pressing ring and the harmonic gear drive. In the present invention high-precision position feedback and control can be realized.