Patent ID: 9278450
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B25J,G05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A rotating mechanism comprising: a supporting body; a rotating body rotatable 360 degrees or more and 720 degrees or less with respect to said supporting body; a motor which rotates said rotating body; a first detecting mechanism and a second detecting mechanism which detect that said rotating body is in an original position; and a motor controlling means which controls said motor; wherein said first detecting mechanism detects a first section-to-be-detected, and comprises: wherein said second detecting mechanism detects a second section-to-be-detected, and comprises: wherein said first section-to-be-detected and said first detecting section are arranged such that said first section-to-be-detected is detected by said first detecting section at one or two positions within a rotating range of said rotating body; wherein said swing member is attached to said supporting body such that said second detecting section switches between ON and OFF at one position in the rotating range of said rotating body; and wherein said motor controlling means is configured to control said motor so that, when returning said rotating body to the original position, said rotating body is rotated to the position at which said second detecting section switches between ON and OFF.