Patent ID: 8051741
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An umbilical member managing structure for laying and managing an umbilical member of an industrial robot, said industrial robot comprising a first wrist element mounted at a forward end of a front arm thereof so as to be rotatable about a first axis extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, a second wrist element mounted on said first wrist element so as to be rotatable about a second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first axis, said second wrist element extending along a longitudinal axis thereof substantially perpendicular to the second axis, and a working tool mounted on the second wrist element so as to be rotatable about a third axis extending substantially perpendicular to the second axis, said umbilical member including a tube connected to said working tool, wherein said third axis is offset by a predetermined distance from said longitudinal axis of said second wrist element so as to extend parallel to said longitudinal axis, wherein said managing structure comprises: said conduit is laid so that a section thereof between said first conduit mounting portion and said second conduit mounting portion does not contact a body of said robot, and wherein at least said other end of said conduit is attached to said second conduit mounting portion so as to be rotatable relative to said second conduit mounting portion and wherein air in said conduit is sucked by the air suction unit.