| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D449057 |
Robot arm |
October 9, 2001 |
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| D444488 |
Robot arm |
July 3, 2001 |
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| 7464622 |
Manipulator such as in industrial robot and method for influencing an ambient condition therein |
December 16, 2008 |
| A manipulator, such as a multiaxial industrial robot (1), particularly for use in contamination-endangered environments, including a plurality of scavenging areas (1.8a, 1.8b) to which a scavenging medium can be supplied and located in the vicinity of the drive unit of the manipulato |
| 7443124 |
Method and device for operating a machine, such as a multiaxial industrial robot |
October 28, 2008 |
| In order to improve the safety of a machine, particularly a robot, such as a multiaxial or multiaxle industrial robot during the operation thereof, particularly in the presence of human beings, the invention provides a method for operating the machine, which is characterized in that at l |
| 7421314 |
Method and device for controlling robot |
September 2, 2008 |
| A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values; b) finding new tool center point ori |
| 7331094 |
Method and device for positioning components to be joined together |
February 19, 2008 |
| A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element for holding the com |
| 7123991 |
Method for the exchange of data between controls of machines, particularly robots |
October 17, 2006 |
| To improve the exchange of data between controls of machines, particularly robots, a method is provided for the exchange of such data, wherein a first control produces an instruction to be transmitted with data to be sent to a second control and with an identification representing the |
| 7114157 |
System controlling exclusive access by control programs to system resources |
September 26, 2006 |
| The present invention is a system for controlling exclusive access by control programs (30) to system resources (52). A system in accordance with the invention includes a plurality of addressable locations (12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22) in the system; a communication system (24) connecting |
| 7069112 |
Method and apparatus for controlling handling devices |
June 27, 2006 |
| A method for the synchronous control of a plurality of handling devices, such as industrial robots, having a control command to be implemented by controls of the handling devices participating in a synchronization is initiated on a random control and is subsequently further processed |
| 7031807 |
Device and method for securing apparatuses with parts freely movable in space |
April 18, 2006 |
| The invention relates to a safety device for apparatuses having parts freely movable in space, particularly handling equipment such as industrial robots or driverless transportation means, as well as a method for securing such apparatuses by means of such a safety device. The apparat |
| 7024250 |
Method and apparatus for the synchronous control of manipulations |
April 4, 2006 |
| A method for the synchronous control of several manipulators, such as several industrial robots, is characterized in that control units of specific manipulators exchange control information according to the data structures contained in a corresponding control program, through which c |
| 7010390 |
Method and system for controlling robots |
March 7, 2006 |
| The invention concerns a method and a system for controlling a first robot and at least one other robot, the at least one other robot being calibrated relative to the first robot by the determination of at least one coordinate transformation of the first robot relative to at least one |
| 6952977 |
Weight compensation device |
October 11, 2005 |
| A robot is provided with a robot weight compensation device having at least one hose element including an internally pressurized gas-tight inner hose portion cooperating with a high tensile strength outer portion. The high tensile strength outer portion includes non-elongatable fibers or |
| 6935804 |
Clamping element and device for fixing cam rails |
August 30, 2005 |
| A clamping element with a sliding block is provided for fixing in an undercut groove with a narrower insertion area and a wider groove base, as well as a device for fixing cam rails to a machine part, with a clamping element having the sliding block and with grooved rails having the |
| 6877392 |
Gear, particularly for a robot |
April 12, 2005 |
| In a gear, particularly for a robot, with a drive shaft and at least two parts rotatable relative thereto and to one another, in which a movement of one part is removable on its side remote from the other part, at least one of the rotary parts has a shaft connected in non-rotary manner t |
| 6871596 |
Moving means, particularly for amusement parks, fairs and the like |
March 29, 2005 |
| The invention relates to a propelling device, particularly for amusement parks, fairs, etc., which has at least one robot provided with a passenger carrier. In order to ensure greater use variability, a propelling device is proposed in which there is a closed movement track for the robot |
| 6811124 |
Device for guiding a hose |
November 2, 2004 |
| A compact, simple design of a device for guiding a hose, in which the device has a channel with a lateral, longitudinal opening. |
| 6807461 |
Coordinated robot control from multiple remote instruction sources |
October 19, 2004 |
| A robot control system is provided for facilitating coordination amongst various robotic machines. The robot control system includes a plurality of robot controllers, such that each robot controller having an associated motion system adapted to control at least one robotic machine and th |
| 6804580 |
Method and control system for controlling a plurality of robots |
October 12, 2004 |
| A system for controlling a plurality of robots and a method for controlling said system. Said system comprises a plurality of controllers, each having an associated motion system adapted to control attached robots, with each motion controller being able to receive motion instructions fro |
| 6791292 |
Method for controlling the movement of a robot |
September 14, 2004 |
| Accompanied by the optimization of the possibilities of use of a robot, particularly with regards to low cycle times and high loads, damage to the robot through exceeding the energy absorbable by the structure is still prevented when robot parts strike against the mechanical structure as |
| 6776722 |
Ride apparatus |
August 17, 2004 |
| An amusement ride includes an output member having an anthropomorphic robot arm adapted for six degrees of movement. The ride further includes a passenger station in moveable engagement with said output member, a platform, and optionally a ticket reader. |
| 6761189 |
Wearing ring |
July 13, 2004 |
| A wearing ring, particularly for protecting a cable guide hose on a robot, with an inner ring and an outer ring having in each case two half-shells is characterized in that the half-shells of at least one of the rings can be locked together. |
| 6748298 |
Method for limiting the force action of a robot part |
June 8, 2004 |
| In order to reduce the risk of damage on external objects, material articles or persons during the operation of a robot, particularly a miniature robot, the invention provides a method for limiting the force action of a robot part, such as a robot arm, on such an external object duri |
| 6731091 |
Robot |
May 4, 2004 |
| A robot has a robot structure, preferably a plurality of interconnected arms. The robot also has drives for driving the arms, and a plurality of electronic drive units for operating and controlling the drives. The electronic drive units generate heat when in operation and are distributed |
| 6730394 |
Fibre-reinforced plastic part |
May 4, 2004 |
| On joining a fibre-reinforced plastic part, such as a plastic fibre-reinforced robot arm, to a functional element such as a gear, as a result of the flow characteristics of the plastic in the case of a high pressing action or high pressures, the joints are no longer stable or resista |
| 6711946 |
Method for testing the brake of an electric motor |
March 30, 2004 |
| For monitoring the state of a motor brake, the invention provides a method by means of which in a measuring sequence in speed-regulated operation, the brake is applied for a short time and over this time a motor current is measured and the brake torque determined on the basis of the thus |
| 6684731 |
Holding arm for energy supply |
February 3, 2004 |
| A robot with at least partly externally located cables, particularly robot tool supply cables having a length reserve in the area of the A3 axis of the robot is characterized by a base part located on the robot and having elements for guiding the supply cables and with a leg pivotable ag |
| 6678582 |
Method and control device for avoiding collisions between cooperating robots |
January 13, 2004 |
| A method of avoiding collisions between a robot and at least one other object such as another robot is provided in which the user does not need to make any provisions in a robot program for avoiding collisions and defining common work-areas. Furthermore, the method allows for automatic |
| 6556891 |
Apparatus system and control box for same |
April 29, 2003 |
| An apparatus system is provided with at least one robot and with a control unit accommodated in a control cabinet. To improve the integration of robot and technology control units and to utilize synergistic effects, at least one additional, independent electronic system different from th |
| 6522096 |
Control circuit for a robot power supply |
February 18, 2003 |
| A mechanism controller for controlling power to motors of a mechanism having several motors, such as a robot. Each motor has a resolver for indicating the motor position. A driver unit is associated with each motor to supply power to the motor. Each driver unit includes a monitoring unit |
| 6385562 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a plant with several functional units |
May 7, 2002 |
| For increasing the safety monitoring of a plant with several functional units, such as a production plant, the invention provides a method and apparatus, in which each functional unit is individually monitored or checked by its own redundant two-channel safety device. The safety devices |
| 6288512 |
Robot with cables extending at least partially on an outside |
September 11, 2001 |
| A robot has a plurality of components which can pivot relative to each other, in particular robot arms. Changes in separation between individual points of the robot thereby occur. This must be taken into consideration when guiding the operation cables for robot elements and in particular |
| 6223618 |
Device for driving a robot hand |
May 1, 2001 |
| In order to simplify assembly of a robot hand to a robot arm, the invention is a device for driving a robot hand on a robot arm having a plurality of cardan shafts with which the cardan shafts are borne at their ends distant from the hand on a bearing plate which can be displaced relativ |
| 6220113 |
Robot with slotted carrousel plate |
April 24, 2001 |
| In order to simply introduction of cables extending out of the base of a robot the arms thereof, the invention provides for a robot having a base and a carrousel plate located thereon having an opening for passage of the cables, wherein the opening is configured as a slot (7, 8, 9) exten |
| 6145403 |
Robot arm with weight compensation |
November 14, 2000 |
| A driven robot arm (1) has a torque compensation unit for a motional degree of freedom (4). A separate magnetic compensation unit (9) is proposed which is independent of the robot arm drive. |
