Patent ID: 6722842
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: B23K,B25J,F16C

Abstract:
An end arm manipulator for use in a manufacturing plant, the manipulator comprising:a base acting as a fluid distributing manifold; a first arm pivotably mounted directly on said base, said first arm being pivotable in at least two planes and being telescopically extendable; a first workpiece interfacing member coupled to said first arm, said first workpiece interfacing member being movably actuated by fluid pressure; a flexible and fluid carrying line extending from said base to said first workpiece interfacing member through an interior of said first arm; a second arm pivotably mounted on said base, said first and second arms being pivotable independently of each other, at least one of said arms having an elongated dimension greater than any unidirectional dimension of said base; and a second workpiece interfacing member coupled to said second arm; at least one of said arms being moveably secured to said base in a fixed angular position until said at least one arm is manually reoriented relative to said base.