Patent ID: 7964998
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A robotic crash protector device adapted to be interposed between a robot arm and a robotic tool to detect and indicate a crash condition in response to a non-axial applied force, comprising: a housing adapted to be connected to one of a robot arm and a robotic tool, the housing having a base and a central axis; a piston mounted within the housing and moveable in an axial direction; an actuator adapted to be connected to the other of the robot arm and robotic tool, the actuator contacting the piston and operative to move the piston in an axial direction in response to a crash condition; and a linearly actuated switch disposed within the housing and axially aligned such that a predetermined amount of axial movement of the piston in the housing actuates the switch.