Patent ID: 7971504
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An articulated manipulator comprising: a base body fixed to an installation surface where the articulated manipulator is installed; a first arm body having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a first rotation axis that is a center axis of the first end portion; a first joint part connecting the base body and the first end portion of the first arm body rotatably around the first rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the installation surface; a second arm body having a third end portion, a fourth end portion opposite to the third end portion, and a second arm center axis that is a center axis of the fourth end portion; a second joint part connecting the second end portion of the first arm body and the third end portion of the second arm body rotatably around a second rotation axis that is substantially parallel to the installation surface; a third arm body having a fifth end portion, a sixth end portion opposite to the fifth end portion, and a third rotation axis that is a center axis of the fifth end portion; and a third joint part connecting the fourth end portion of the second arm body and the fifth end portion of the third arm body rotatably around the third rotation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the second rotation axis and that is aligned with the second arm center axis, wherein when the first, second and third arm bodies are all erected with respect to the installation surface, the first rotation axis, the second arm center axis, and the third rotation axis are substantially aligned with a center axis of the articulated manipulator.