Patent ID: 6153828
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B25J,H02G

Abstract:
A supporting device for wiring and piping installed in an industrial robot including a base having a first space and a rotary base having a second space and rotatably mounted on the base;wherein the first space is divided into a plurality of circular spaces by at least one first axial partition wall having a portion extending along a concentric circle with respect to the rotation axis of the rotary base and one end of which is fixed on a bottom wall of the rotary base; and the second space is divided into a plurality of circular spaces by at least one second axial partition wall oppositely disposed with respect to the first axial partition wall via a small space therebetween and end of which is fixed on a ceiling wall of the rotary base; anda plurality of bundles containing a plurality of electric cables and/or pipe(s) so installed in each of the circular spaces so that the one end of each bundle is secured on the interior wall of the base and each bundle extends halfway along a center of one of the circular spaces of the base, and then is turned back to form an U-shaped configuration and returns along a center of the opposite circular space of the rotary base contactably on the ceiling wall thereof, and the other end of each bundle is secured on the rotary base.