Patent ID: 8003916
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B23K,B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An industrial robot capable of being used in a floor-mounted state and a ceiling-mounted state, comprising: a base for installation; a first arm rotatably attached to the base; a second arm being pivotable with respect to the first arm; a third arm pivotably attached to the second arm; a rotatable wire feeder having a fixing device including a rotation axis and coupling to the second arm; a welding torch; a torch cable for feeding a welding wire to the welding torch, the torch cable coupled to the wire feeder; a rotating hollow pipe shaft located coaxially with the rotation axis of the wire feeder; and a feeder cable electrically coupling between an inside of the industrial robot and the wire feeder, the feeder cable passing through the rotating hollow pipe shaft from a first end to a second end opposite the first end.