US20060104790A1 - Managing structure for umbilical member of industrial robot - Google Patents

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US20060104790A1
US20060104790A1 US11/142,497 US14249705A US2006104790A1 US 20060104790 A1 US20060104790 A1 US 20060104790A1 US 14249705 A US14249705 A US 14249705A US 2006104790 A1 US2006104790 A1 US 2006104790A1
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  • the present invention relates to a managing structure for an umbilical member of an industrial robot used with a working tool mounted thereon.
  • An industrial robot (hereinafter referred to as simply a “robot”) has a working tool mounted at the forward end of the front arm thereof, and an umbilical member, containing one or more wires and tubes, is very frequently used to supply, to the working tool, materials including air, energy such as electricity, and signals.
  • the umbilical member is generally led to extend above the front arm of the robot to the working tool.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of such a prior art.
  • reference numeral 1 designates a robot controlled by a robot controller 2 .
  • a first wrist element 11 is provided at the forward end of a front arm 10 of the robot 1 so as to be rotatable about a first axis A extending in a longitudinal direction of the first wrist element 11 .
  • a second wrist element 12 is mounted on the first wrist element 11 as to be rotatable about a second axis B extending substantially perpendicular to the first axis A.
  • a third wrist element 13 is mounted on the second wrist element 12 so as to be rotatable about a third axis C 1 extending substantially perpendicular to the second axis B, and has a working tool H provided at the forward end flange portion thereof. A part (such as a support base) of the working tool H may double as the third wrist element 13 .
  • the working tool H is a hand having suction pads.
  • Reference numeral 3 designates an air supply/suction unit disposed outside the robot 1 .
  • An air tube 31 connected to the air supply/suction unit 3 merges at an appropriate point with a control cable 21 for supplying electric power and electrical signals, etc. and connects to a solenoid valve box 4 .
  • the air is supplied or removed through a tube (umbilical member) 7 arranged from the solenoid valve box 4 to the hand H.
  • the robot controller 2 controls the air supply/suction unit 3 and the solenoid valve box 4 in a well-known manner to switch between the air supply to the suction pads of the hand H (i.e. the holding “off” mode) and the air suction (i.e. the holding “on” mode) from the suction pads of the hand H.
  • the problem posed in this case is that the rotation about the axes A, B, C 1 during the operation of the robot 1 may cause the umbilical member 7 to contact with the body (the forward portion beyond the front arm 10 ) of the robot 1 or to wind around the wrist elements 11 , 12 or be pulled strongly by the wrist elements 11 , 12 .
  • This trend is especially conspicuous in the case where the operation range about the axis C 1 is wide (about 360 degrees, for example).
  • a handling robot system for transferring disordered objects from one pallet to another pallet and arranging them into order
  • the axes of the wrist elements of the robot maintain a predetermined arrangement and that only the rotation about the last axis (the axis C 1 ) covers a wide range in order to set the objects in phase with each other. Therefore, the above problem is liable to occur in such a handling robot system.
  • the umbilical member 7 involves a risk that the behavior of the umbilical member 7 is unstable when the robot wrist elements rotates about the axes (especially about the third axis C 1 ), thereby causing the umbilical member 7 to contact (interfere) with a part of the robot body (the forward portion beyond the front arm) or the peripheral devices to damage the umbilical member itself or the peripheral devices. Also, the umbilical member 7 contacting and rubbing other objects generates fine dust and deteriorates the working environment. To overcome this problem, a method is possible in which the motion of the umbilical member 7 is controlled elastically by using an L-shaped member 5 and an elastic member 6 to hang the umbilical member 7 above the front arm 10 . However, this method cannot sufficiently prevent the interference. Further, a large burden is imposed on the wires and tubes by the bending or twisting.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a managing structure, for an umbilical member, which allows an umbilical member for supplying air, electricity, etc. to a working tool mounted at a forward end of a wrist of a robot to be laid without being away from the wrist by a large distance while, at the same time, preventing the interference between the robot body (the forward portion beyond the front arm) and the umbilical member.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a managing structure for an umbilical member which can reduce a possibility of deteriorating the environment of the robot operation area.
  • an umbilical member managing structure for laying and managing an umbilical member of an industrial robot, said industrial robot including a first wrist element mounted at a forward end of a front arm thereof so as to be rotatable about a first axis extending in a longitudinal direction thereof, a second wrist element mounted on the first wrist element so as to be rotatable about a second axis extending substantially perpendicular to the first axis, and a working tool mounted on the second wrist element so as to be rotatable about a third axis extending substantially perpendicularly to the second axis, said umbilical member including at least one of a wire and a tube connected to the working tool, wherein the umbilical member managing structure comprises: a flexible conduit for leading the umbilical member inserted therein from the front arm to the working tool; a first conduit mounting portion provided adjacent to the front arm (on the front arm or an object arranged on the front arm); a second conduit mounting portion provided adjacent to a point where
  • the umbilical member managing structure may further includes a drawing force generating unit mounted on the front arm, and a wire member connected to the drawing force generating unit, and an intermediate portion of the conduit may be connected to the wire member to draw the conduit rearward of the front arm.
  • the wire member is preferably turned back, behind the front arm, at an intermediate point of a section thereof leading from the drawing force generating unit to the intermediate portion and is connected to the intermediate portion.
  • the drawing force generating unit preferably includes a spring balancer.
  • the use of the spring balancer can generate a constant drawing force while making the drawing force generating unit provided on the front arm of the robot compact.
  • the air in the conduit is preferably sucked.
  • dust if generated by the rubbing of the umbilical member in the conduit, is prevented from flowing to the outside of the conduit especially around the working tool.
  • the third axis is preferably offset by a predetermined distance from a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the second wrist element to extend parallel to the longitudinal axis.
  • the umbilical member further includes a servo motor for supplying a driving force to rotate the working tool about the third axis, and a transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the servo motor to the working tool so that the transmission mechanism increase or decrease a rotational speed of the servo motor.
  • a servo motor for supplying a driving force to rotate the working tool about the third axis
  • a transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the servo motor to the working tool so that the transmission mechanism increase or decrease a rotational speed of the servo motor.
  • the maximum rotational speed about the last axis of the robot can be improved with fewer components.
  • the umbilical member (cable and/or hose) for the working tool is prevented from exhibiting an unstable behavior in the neighborhood of the front arm of the robot.
  • the life of the umbilical member can be lengthened while at the same time protecting the umbilical member from being damaged by contacting the surrounding parts.
  • off-line teaching is facilitated as a secondary effect.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for illustrating the conventional umbilical member managing structure used in a handling robot system having a suction hand as a working tool;
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of an industrial robot obtained by applying an umbilical member managing structure according to the present invention to a handling robot system having a suction hand as a working tool;
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for illustrating the states of first and second wrist elements of the robot in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 when the robot changes a posture thereof, showing first and second postures, respectively;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing the working tool and the surrounding parts of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of an industrial robot obtained by applying the present invention to a handling robot system having a suction hand as a working tool;
  • FIGS. 6A to 6 C are diagrams for illustrating the behavior of the conduit in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 when the second wrist element is rotated about a second axis, showing the first, second and third postures, respectively;
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a modified embodiment in which air in the conduit is sucked.
  • FIGS. 8A and 8B are a sectional view and a schematic diagram, respectively, showing an example of a configuration in which the speed of rotation of the working tool about its rotational axis is increased using a transmission mechanism.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a general configuration of an industrial robot having an umbilical member managing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • reference numeral 1 designates a 6-axis handling robot having six degrees of freedom and controlled by a robot controller 2 .
  • a first wrist element 11 is mounted at a forward end of a front arm 10 of the robot so as to be rotatable about a first axis A. As shown in FIG. 2 , the first axis A extends in a longitudinal direction of the first wrist element 11 .
  • a second wrist element 12 is mounted on the first wrist element 11 so as to be rotatable about a second axis B extending substantially perpendicular to the first axis A.
  • a working tool H is mounted on the second wrist element 12 through a transmission mechanism 20 so as to be rotatable about a third axis C 2 substantially perpendicular to the second axis B. An example of the transmission mechanism 20 will be described later.
  • the working tool H is a hand (suction hand) having a plurality of suction pads, and air is supplied to or discharged from the hand H by an air supply/suction unit 3 provided outside of the robot.
  • the air supply/suction unit 3 is connected with an air tube 31 , which is led, together with a control cable 21 for supplying electric power and electric signals, into the robot 1 from a robot base 9 , merges with the control cable 21 at an appropriate point and is then connected to a solenoid valve box 4 .
  • the air tube 31 instead of being passed through the robot 1 , may be laid to extend outside of the robot 1 from the air supply/suction unit 3 to the solenoid valve box 4 (the neighborhood of the front arm 10 ).
  • a flexible conduit (for example, made of a soft resin material) 8 with the air tube (umbilical member) inserted therein is provided in that section.
  • One end (first end, i.e. the end thereof nearer to the front arm) 8 a of the conduit 8 is attached to a first conduit mounting portion 4 a provided at the front of the solenoid valve box 4
  • the other end (second end, i.e. the end thereof nearer to the working tool) 8 b is attached to a second conduit mounting portion Hc provided on the base side (the neighborhood of the air tube lead-in, or for example, a part of the transmission mechanism 30 ) of the working tool H.
  • the conduit 8 is attached to the second conduit mounting portion Hc so as to be rotatable (about an axis extending in a longitudinal direction thereof).
  • the conduit 8 may be also attached to the first conduit mounting portion 4 a so as to be rotatable. This type of mechanism for attaching the conduit thereto so as to be rotatable is well known and a detailed description is omitted.
  • the length of the conduit 8 is assumed to be determined such that the body (a forward portion beyond the front arm 10 ) of the robot 1 is prevented from contacting with the conduit 8 in a section thereof between the neighborhood of the front arm 10 and the working tool.
  • the working tool (hand) H is rotatably mounted on the forward end of the robot wrist with the center axis (i.e. the third axis C 2 ) thereof offset by a predetermined distance from the center axis (i.e. an axis D 1 described later) of the forward end of the robot wrist
  • the length of the conduit 8 can be easily determined by a simple experiment or the like performed in design stage (in contrast, in the example of FIG. 1 , the rotational axis C 1 is not offset from the center axis of the forward end of the robot wrist).
  • the robot controller 2 operates the servo motors for driving the axes of the robot 1 in accordance with commands based on a program or the like in a well-known manner, so that the hand H assumes a position and orientation suitable for sucking an object to be handled (see FIG. 3 ) and the hand H is moved to a target point. Further, in addition to the operation commands, the robot controller 2 outputs a suction-on command, a suction-off command and a control command for controlling the air supply/suction unit 3 and the solenoid valve in the solenoid valve box 4 at appropriate times. As a result, the air supply (i.e. the hold-off mode) to the suction pads Hp of the hand H and the air suction (i.e. the hold-on mode) from the suction pads Hp of the hand H are switched to each other.
  • the air supply i.e. the hold-off mode
  • the air suction i.e. the hold-on mode
  • the robot 1 appropriately changes the arm orientation in accordance with the handling position and performs the handling operation while controlling the position and orientation of the hand H.
  • a signal line may of course be connected to the hand H to check the presence of the object to be handled or other things.
  • the signal line is also contained in the umbilical member (i.e. the umbilical member inserted in the conduit 8 ) connected to the working tool H.
  • the umbilical member may assume a form of a bundle including a plurality of cables and/or hoses or a form of a single composite cable and/or hose. Also in such a case, all the cables and/or hoses are preferably inserted in the conduit 8 .
  • a term “air tube” used in the following description includes all of various types of umbilical member described above.
  • the handling robot shown in this example normally picks up an object to be handled from above, and therefore the posture for sucking the object and the posture for releasing the object are determined automatically.
  • the posture of the first wrist element 11 substantially coincides with the wrist posture in the standard robot posture
  • the second wrist element 12 assumes a posture in which the second wrist element 12 is rotated by about 90 degrees from the standard robot wrist posture in such a direction that the forward end of the working tool (hand) H is directed downward.
  • a similar wrist posture is generally found in the handling application as well as other applications including arc welding and sealing.
  • the fact that “the working tool (hand) H is mounted at a position offset by a predetermined distance from the center axis thereof on the forward end of the robot wrist so as to be rotatable” and “the umbilical member (cable/hose) for supplying air (generally, material, energy, signal, etc.) to the working tool is passed through the flexible conduit 8 ” has a very important meaning.
  • This flexible conduit 8 is extended without contacting with the body of the robot 1 between the front arm and the working tool, and kept so also during the robot operation.
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for illustrating states of the first wrist element 11 and the second wrist element 12 of the robot when the posture of the robot is changed, showing a first posture and a second posture, respectively.
  • the robot wrist can be maintained in substantially the same posture throughout the two illustrated robot postures (i.e. the first and second postures).
  • the first wrist element 11 can be limited to a standard posture and the second wrist element 12 to a posture in which the second wrist element 12 is directed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ground surface.
  • the last axis of the robot 1 requires an operation range of about 360 degrees for bringing the objects into the same phase. Even after considering this requirement, the first wrist element 11 and the second wrist element 12 can assume substantially a constant posture. Also, in the case where the conduit 8 is supported rotatably on the rear side of the working tool H (conduit mounting portion Hc, as shown in FIG. 2 ) as in this embodiment, even when the robot is rotated about the last axis thereof by a large angle, the conduit 8 itself can be kept substantially immovable while the umbilical member (air hose, cable, etc.) in the conduit 8 is twisted. As a result, the behavior of the umbilical member accommodated in the conduit 8 can be stabilized.
  • the conduit 8 may be fixedly connected to the solenoid valve box 4 (the conduit mounting portion 4 a ).
  • the conduit 8 is preferably attached to the solenoid valve box 4 so as to be rotatable, as in the conduit mounting portion Hc.
  • the conduit 8 is advantageously subjected to a lesser twisting force during the rotation of the first wrist element 11 about the first axis A.
  • the umbilical member (cables/hoses) in the conduit 8 which is not shown, is partly connected to the solenoid valve in the solenoid valve box 4 and finally connected through the robot arm to the robot controller 2 and the air supply/suction unit 3 , etc.
  • the cables and/or hoses from the solenoid valve box 4 may extend in the air on the back side of the robot and be connected directly to the controller 2 and the air supply/suction unit 3 , etc.
  • the solenoid valve box 4 may be provided in the neighborhood of the robot base 9 .
  • the conduit 8 is fixed directly on the rear upper surface of the front arm 10 to assure stability on the front arm 10 . After being fixed so, the conduit 8 is removed so that only the cables/hoses which have accommodated in the conduit 8 are left in the air on the back side of the robot arm or the robot, and the cables/hoses are connected to the robot controller 2 and the air supply/suction unit 3 , etc.
  • reference numeral 40 designates a servo motor
  • reference numeral 50 designates a reduction gear having the input side thereof coupled to an output shaft (not shown) of the servo motor 40
  • the output side of the reduction gear 50 is coupled to an input gear 52 of the transmission mechanism (designated by reference numeral 20 in FIG. 2 ) through an output flange 51 of the reduction gear 50
  • the servo motor 40 is mounted on the second wrist element 12 together with the reduction gear 50 to drive the last axis of the robot.
  • the transmission mechanism 20 has the input gear 52 described above and an output gear 55 in mesh with the input gear 52 .
  • Reference numeral 53 designates a gear box accommodating the input gear 52 and the output gear 55 .
  • the gear box 53 is fixed on the second wrist element 12 in the shown embodiment.
  • the gear box 53 may be fixed on a component fixed on the second wrist element 12 such as the housing of the servo motor 40 or the reduction gear 50 .
  • the input gear 52 is also driven through the reduction gear 50 and the output flange 51 .
  • the working tool H has a cylindrical extension formed with a hole 56 .
  • This extension is supported by the gear box 53 through a bearing 54 so as to be rotatable about the third axis C 2 and is coupled (integrated) with the output gear 55 . Therefore, when the input gear 52 driven by the servo motor 40 to rotate, the output gear 55 is rotated accordingly and the working tool H is rotationally driven about the third axis C 2 passing through the hole 56 .
  • the bearing 54 is fixed on the second wrist element 12 through the gear box 53 , it may alternatively be designed to be fixed on another component fixed on the second wrist element 12 such as the housing of the servo motor 40 or the reduction gear 50 or to be fixed directly on the second wrist element 12 .
  • the input gear 52 and the output gear 55 are arranged in the gear box 53 .
  • the input gear 52 is supported on the output flange 51
  • the output gear 55 is supported on the gear box 53 through the bearing 54 so as to be rotatable.
  • the hand H is fixed on the forward end of the extension extending from the output gear 55
  • the conduit 8 is rotatably connected to the other end of the extension.
  • the conduit 8 is connected to the gear box 53
  • the internal umbilical member (cable/hose such as an air hose) 32 is connected to the suction pads or the like in the hand H through the hole 56 of the output gear 55 .
  • the umbilical member lead-in portion in the hole 56 of the extension extending from the output gear 55 is preferably rounded with a curve R or otherwise designed not to damage the cable/hose.
  • the servo motor (the sixth axis drive motor of the robot in this case) 40 provided at the forward end of the second wrist element 12 is actuated, the input gear 52 is rotationally driven through the reduction gear 50 and the rotation of the input gear 52 is transmitted to the working tool H through the output gear 55 .
  • the posture of the working tool H about the third axis C 2 can be freely changed.
  • the direction of rotation (clockwise or counterclockwise direction) can be freely changed by selecting the rotational direction of the servo motor 40 .
  • the speed change ratio between the input gear 52 and the output gear 55 can be determined taking the rotational speed, the torque and the reduction ratio of the reduction gear 50 required for the working tool H into consideration.
  • a speed-increasing gear as shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B can be employed.
  • the maximum speed required of the last axis of the robot is naturally increased.
  • the drive system for driving the last axis of the robot is arranged at the forward end of the robot, the weight is required to be decreased at the same time.
  • the robot is required to be designed by considering a tradeoff between these conditions, which naturally limits the maximum rotational speed of the last axis.
  • the employment of a system in which the rotation of the last axis of the robot is converted by the gear mechanism as in this embodiment makes it possible to transmit the low rotational speed output to the output shaft of the reduction gear 50 to the output gear 55 having a relatively small diameter from the input gear 52 having a relatively large diameter as shown in FIG. 8B , so that a high maximum rotational speed can be supplied to the working tool H.
  • FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the behavior of the conduit 8 is restricted by a drawing force generating unit.
  • reference numeral 60 designates a drawing force generating unit mounted on the front arm 10 .
  • a spring balancer is used as the drawing force generating unit 60 .
  • the drawing force generating unit 60 is connected with a wire member 63 .
  • the wire member 63 extends toward a pulley 64 provided rearward of the front arm 10 , turns back around the pulley 64 and is connected to the conduit 8 at the point thereof near the end nearer to the front arm.
  • Reference numeral 61 designates a support base fixed on the front arm 10 , and the pulley 64 is arranged on the support base 61 .
  • This structure makes it possible to keep the conduit 8 drawn toward the rear side of the front arm 10 under an appropriate drawing force.
  • the amount of the drawing is determined by the balance between the drawing force from the wrist forward end and the drawing force from the drawing force generating unit 60 . Therefore, even in the case where the second wrist element 12 is rotated about the second axis B, both an undesired surplus or a shortage of the length of the conduit 8 can be prevented from occurring.
  • FIGS. 6A to 6 C show the change in posture of the conduit 8 with the change of the robot posture. Specifically, FIG. 6A shows a first posture in which the second wrist element 12 is rotated about the second axis B to direct the forward end of the hand H horizontally leftward in the drawing, FIG. 6B shows a second posture in which the forward end of the hand H is directed justly downward in the drawing, and FIG. 6C a third posture in which the forward end of the hand H is directed diagonally rearward right. As seen from FIGS.
  • the conduit 8 remains stable throughout the first to third postures and the posture thereof is substantially unchanged. Also, the conduit 8 cannot approach the body of the robot to the extent of contacting the forward potion of the body beyond the front arm 10 .
  • a spring balancer is used as the drawing force generating unit 60 and, therefore, the device for generating a constant drawing force can be advantageously arranged in compact fashion on the front arm of the robot.
  • FIG. 7 an embodiment in which air is sucked from the conduit 8 will be described briefly with reference to FIG. 7 .
  • the air in the conduit 8 is sucked to rearward of the front arm 10 by the air suction unit 70 provided on the front arm 10 .
  • dust S generated by the rubbing of the umbilical member (cable/hose) 32 in the conduit 8 is prevented from flowing out of the conduit 8 .
  • the rubbing between a plurality of umbilical members (cables/hoses) 32 and between one or a plurality of the umbilical member 32 and the inner wall surface of the conduit 8 during the operation of the robot wrist axis may generate dust S in the conduit 8 . If the dust S leaks out, it deteriorates the working environment. Especially, if the dust S falls on the side of the working tool H and leaks out, the object to be handled (such as a workpiece including a semiconductor device chip) would be polluted.
  • the problem of deteriorating the working environment and polluting the object to be handled can be avoided by sucking the internal air of the conduit 8 from the rear end of the conduit 8 . Regardless of whether or not air is sucked in this way, the interior of the conduit 8 is of course preferably hermetically sealed from the external environment as far as possible in order to prevent dust leakage.

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