Patent ID: 11938627
Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A robot joint, comprising:
a housing;
an output shaft at least partially housed inside the housing and provided with a shaft portion and a flange portion at a first end of the shaft portion;
a first bearing portion housed in the housing and supporting the flange portion of the output shaft;
a second bearing portion housed in the housing and supporting the output shaft, the second bearing portion being spaced apart from the first bearing portion along an axial direction, the second bearing portion comprising an inboard bearing and an outboard bearing, the outboard bearing being located radially outside of the inboard bearing so that the outboard bearing encircles at least a portion of the inboard bearing, the inboard bearing supporting the output shaft; and
a motor housed in the housing, wherein the second bearing portion is arranged between the motor and the first bearing portion along the axial direction of the output shaft.