Patent ID: 7347120
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: B25J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A SCARA robot, comprising a robot console; a first robot arm articulated on said robot console swivelable around a first swivel axis; a second robot arm articulated on said first robot arm swivelably around a second swivel axis extending substantially parallel to said first swivel axis, said second robot arm having at least one work unit; at least one first swivel motor for swiveling an arm unit composed of said first and second robot arms relative to said robot console; at least one second swivel motor for swiveling said second robot arm relative to said first robot arm; at least one work motor for actuation of said work unit; power electronics controlling said motors and having electrical circuits including convertor circuits for a current supply of said motors and at least one control circuit for operating said convertor circuits and thereby for controlling said motors, at least one circuit selected from said convertor circuits and said control circuits being arranged in at least one of said robot arms on a wall portion of a housing of said at least one robot arm associated with said at least one circuit, wherein said at least one robot arm has a swivel axis-proximal portion and a swivel axis-distal portion relative to a swivel axis of said at least one robot arm, and said wall portion of said housing with at least one of said circuits arranged on it being located in said swivel axis-proximal housing portion.