Abstract: A speed reducer includes an input shaft member including a sun rotor arranged to rotate about a central axis; one or more planetary rolling elements each of which is supported to be capable of rotating around the sun rotor; a tubular eccentric shaft including an outer circumferential surface eccentric with respect to the central axis, and arranged to rotate about the central axis along with the rotation of the one or more planetary rolling elements; an eccentric oscillating gear including a plurality of external teeth in an outer circumferential surface thereof, and supported by the eccentric shaft through a first bearing; a housing including internal teeth arranged to mesh with the external teeth of the eccentric oscillating gear in an inner circumferential surface thereof; an output flange arranged to rotate about the central axis together with the eccentric oscillating gear, and including an eccentric oscillating carrier pin arranged to pass through the eccentric oscillating gear in an axial direction; and

Abstract: A speed reducer includes an input shaft member including a sun rotor arranged to rotate about a central axis; one or more planetary rolling elements each of which is supported to be capable of rotating around the sun rotor; a tubular eccentric shaft including an outer circumferential surface eccentric with respect to the central axis, and arranged to rotate about the central axis along with the rotation of the one or more planetary rolling elements; an eccentric oscillating gear including a plurality of external teeth in an outer circumferential surface thereof, and supported by the eccentric shaft through a first bearing; a housing including internal teeth arranged to mesh with the external teeth of the eccentric oscillating gear in an inner circumferential surface thereof; an output flange arranged to rotate about the central axis together with the eccentric oscillating gear, and including an eccentric oscillating carrier pin arranged to pass through the eccentric oscillating gear in an axial direction; and

Abstract: The present invention provides an industrial robot which can reduce torque required for driving an object to be moved. By providing a third reduction device and a third driving device separately, the dimension in the third axial direction of the third reduction device can be reduced, thus the distance from a second axis to an end effecter can be decreased. As such, the torque required for a first driving device and a second driving device to rotate and drive the end effecter can be reduced. Accordingly, even when the weight of the end effecter is increased, an increase of the torque required for the first driving device and the second driving device can be suppressed. Therefore, a higher speed operation can be achieved as compared with the conventional industrial robot.

Abstract: In a deformable structure, connecting parts each of which has a base part are arranged longitudinally so that adjacent connecting parts are connected to each other. Respective first axes of the adjacent connecting parts are inclined to each other in a state that a spacer on one of the two adjacent base parts comes into contact with the other base part. When an external force is exerted on the deformable structure, the spacers restrain the deformable structure from being further curved into a radius of curvature smaller than a predetermined allowable radius of curvature. Most of the external force exerted on the deformable structure is born by the base parts and the spacers so that only a low force acts on the connecting parts. Thus the connecting parts do not break easily so that the deformable structure has a high strength.

Abstract: A robot arm structure for a carrying robot is capable of carrying a load in a wide range under restrictions on robot arm motions. A second arm 38 is joined to an upper link 35, a third arm 39 is joined to the second arm 38, and a fourth arm 40 is joined to the third arm 39. A holding unit mounted on the fourth arm 40 can be moved in a wide range through the angular displacement of the second arm 38 to the fourth arm 40 even in a state where a first arm 36 is maintained at a predetermined position relative to a bed 33. Thus a load can be moved in a wide range.

Abstract: The present invention provides an industrial robot which can reduce torque required for driving an object to be moved. By providing a third reduction device and a third driving device separately, the dimension in the third axial direction of the third reduction device can be reduced, thus the distance from a second axis to an end effecter can be decreased. As such, the torque required for a first driving device and a second driving device to rotate and drive the end effecter can be reduced. Accordingly, even when the weight of the end effecter is increased, an increase of the torque required for the first driving device and the second driving device can be suppressed. Therefore, a higher speed operation can be achieved as compared with the conventional industrial robot.

Abstract: In a deformable structure, connecting parts each of which has a base part are arranged longitudinally so that adjacent connecting parts are connected to each other. Respective first axes of the adjacent connecting parts are inclined to each other in a state that a spacer on one of the two adjacent base parts comes into contact with the other base part. When an external force is exerted on the deformable structure, the spacers restrain the deformable structure from being further curved into a radius of curvature smaller than a predetermined allowable radius of curvature. Most of the external force exerted on the deformable structure is born by the base parts and the spacers so that only a low force acts on the connecting parts. Thus the connecting parts do not break easily so that the deformable structure has a high strength.

Abstract: Provided is a robot arm mechanism that conveys and supports a work, which requires neither a traveling axis that demand a high installation accuracy nor a jig for fixedly supporting a work. A robot 1 includes: a parallel link mechanism 6 having a lower link 2 and an upper link 3, in which the lower link 2 and the upper link 3 are coupled with an arm 4 and an auxiliary link 5; a driving portion for driving one joint 12 of the lower link 2 in the parallel link mechanism; a parallel link mechanism 11 having a lower link 7 and an upper link 8 fixed on the upper link 3 in the parallel link mechanism 6, in which the lower link 7 and the upper link 8 are coupled with an arm 9 and an auxiliary link 10; a driving portion for driving one joint 15 of the upper link 8 in the parallel link mechanism 11; and an arm 17 fixed on the lower link 7 in the parallel link mechanism 11 and holding up an object for support.

Abstract: A robot is disclosed in which load torque imposed on motors is reduced and therefore small-sized motors can be used. In the robot, an arm member, a first link, a second link and a third link constitute a parallel linkage, and the first link and the third link are coaxially pivotally supported on a base. With a pivotal shaft for pivotally connecting the second link and the third link, one end of a fourth link having shorter link length than the link length of the third link is pivotally connected to the second and third links and one end of a fifth link having the same link length as that of the fourth link is pivotally connected to the other end of the fourth link. The other end of the fifth link is pivotally supported on the base with a pivotal shaft to which the rotary shaft of the motor is coupled, so that the fifth link can move according to the rotation of the motor.

Abstract: Provided is a robot arm mechanism that conveys and supports a work, which requires neither a traveling axis that demand a high installation accuracy nor a jig for fixedly supporting a work. A robot 1 includes: a parallel link mechanism 6 having a lower link 2 and an upper link 3, in which the lower link 2 and the upper link 3 are coupled with an arm 4 and an auxiliary link 5; a driving portion for driving one joint 12 of the lower link 2 in the parallel link mechanism; a parallel link mechanism 11 having a lower link 7 and an upper link 8 fixed on the upper link 3 in the parallel link mechanism 6, in which the lower link 7 and the upper link 8 are coupled with an arm 9 and an auxiliary link 10; a driving portion for driving one joint 15 of the upper link 8 in the parallel link mechanism 11; and an arm 17 fixed on the lower link 7 in the parallel link mechanism 11 and holding up an object for support.

Abstract: A robot is disclosed in which load torque imposed on motors is reduced and therefore small-sized motors can be used. In the robot, an arm member, a first link, a second link and a third link constitute a parallel linkage, and the first link and the third link are coaxially pivotally supported on a base. With a pivotal shaft for pivotally connecting the second link and the third link, one end of a fourth link having shorter link length than the link length of the third link is pivotally connected to the second and third links and one end of a fifth link having the same link length as that of the fourth link is pivotally connected to the other end of the fourth link. The other end of the fifth link is pivotally supported on the base with a pivotal shaft to which the rotary shaft of the motor is coupled, so that the fifth link can move according to the rotation of the motor.

Abstract: An internal planetary gear device having an input shaft, an eccentric body rotating with the rotation of the input shaft, an external gear eccentrically rotatably mounted on the eccentric body through a bearing, an internal gear internally meshing with the external gear, and an output shaft connected to the external gear through a device for taking up only components of rotation of the external gear, wherein, each component is manufactured of resin, and one of the internal teeth of the internal gear and the external teeth of the external gear is formed into a tooth profile including an inner envelope configuration of curtate epitrochoid theoretical curve C, while the other, into a convex circular tooth profile.

Abstract: A series of geared motors in which change gear ratios of 1/2-1/100 or a wider range of change gear ratios are realized in the single series based on the unified design concepts of low noise, high rigidity and high durability, and in which the separation, exchange, etc. of the individual speed change gears and motors proper of the geared motors are facilitated. In the series, a speed change mechanism in each of the geared motors constituting a group of "high" change gear ratios comprises a single-stage type planetary gear mechanism of oscillating inner gearing system, a group of "medium" change gear ratios comprises a single-stage type simple planetary gear mechanism, and a group of "low" change gear ratios comprises a modified simple planetary gear mechanism including a sun gear (302 in FIG. 1), a first planet gear (304A), a second planet gear (304B) which rotates unitarily with the first planet gear (304A) and which has a larger number of teeth than the first planet gear (304A), and an internal gear (306).