Patents Represented by Law Firm Cobrin Gitttes & Samuel
  • Industrial robot safety device that shuts down operation in reponse to variation in tension of a rope
    Patent number: 5807408
    Abstract: An industrial robot safety device and method for use in wet stations. A shutdown circuit is operative to deactivate the robot in response to operation of any one of two switches. Each switch responds to variations in tension that are beyond acceptable limits of an associated tensionable element, such as ropes or cables. The tensionable elements are respectively mounted on the left and right side of the robot in the paths of its travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Submicron Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos M. Ruiz