Patent ID: 6439076
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
A robotic loader for use with automatic machinery, comprising:an elongate column having a first end and a second end, said first end configured for being fixedly secured to a support structure or surface; a first motor attached proximate to said second end of said elongate column, said first motor driving a first gearbox; a first elongate arm having a first end and a second end, said first end fixedly secured to said first gearbox, said first elongate arm extending in a substantially perpendicular manner relative to said column, said first elongate arm being rotated in a substantially horizontal first plane when said first motor drives said first gearbox; a second motor attached to said second end of said first elongate arm, said second motor driving a second gearbox; a stub arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said second gear box, said stub arm being substantially parallel with said first elongate arm, said stub arm being rotated in a substantially horizontal second plane when said second motor drives said second gearbox; a plate attached to said second end of said stub arm; a third motor attached to said plate, said third motor driving a third gearbox; an elongate link arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said third gearbox, said link arm extending from said third gearbox in a substantially parallel manner relative to said first elongate arm, said link arm being rotated in a substantially vertical plane when said third motor drives said third gearbox; and an elongate trailing arm having a first end and a second end, said first end of said trailing arm being rotatably connected to said plate, said trailing arm extending in a substantially parallel manner relative to said link arm, said trailing aim configured for being rotated in a substantially vertical plane when said third motor drives said third gearbox.