EP1610930A2 - Actuating device, particularly for an articulated arm - Google Patents
Actuating device, particularly for an articulated armInfo
- Publication number
- EP1610930A2 EP1610930A2 EP04742826A EP04742826A EP1610930A2 EP 1610930 A2 EP1610930 A2 EP 1610930A2 EP 04742826 A EP04742826 A EP 04742826A EP 04742826 A EP04742826 A EP 04742826A EP 1610930 A2 EP1610930 A2 EP 1610930A2
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- pulleys
- drive shafts
- motors
- shafts
- arm
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J13/00—Controls for manipulators
- B25J13/04—Foot-operated control means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J13/00—Controls for manipulators
- B25J13/02—Hand grip control means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
- B25J9/10—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
- B25J9/106—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements with articulated links
- B25J9/1065—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements with articulated links with parallelograms
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T74/00—Machine element or mechanism
- Y10T74/20—Control lever and linkage systems
- Y10T74/20207—Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
- Y10T74/20305—Robotic arm
Definitions
- the subject of this invention is an actuation arrangement, in particular for an articulated arm.
- two motors are placed on a first part movable relative to the base, and with which begins the train of segments which is articulated to the base.
- One typically controls the second segment of the train, articulated to the first by its end opposite the base.
- the other engine controls the third segment of the train, articulated to the second.
- the motor output shafts are engaged with pulleys belonging to the transmissions leading to the joints concerned and which exert a significant reduction in the rotational movement of the motors.
- the pulleys are very advantageously coaxial and one next to the other, in order to mount them on the same axis and thus simplify the arm, while saving space on the base.
- the two motors can be placed in opposite directions, each on the side of the pulley that it controls, but the arrangement comprising the two motors aligned in the direction of their output shafts, which corresponds to their main elongation, and the two pulleys, is very wide. It even becomes inadmissible in practice if it has to be repeated for another portion of the articulated arm and in particular a second branch leading to the same wrist.
- Another arrangement consists in placing the motors side by side, the output shafts directed in the same direction, and in ordering pulleys of different diameters. The width of the arrangement is reduced since it is substantially the sum of the widths of a single motor and of the pulleys. However, we regret the difference in diameter of the latter since it complicates the design of the arm and its control.
- the invention constitutes an improvement on these previous tests of controlling or retaining an articulated arm by a pair of motors mounted on a common part, and placed side by side. It thus relates to an actuating device comprising at least two motors placed side by side on the same part, motor shafts directed in the same direction, at least two pulleys at least essentially coaxial and actuated by the motors, characterized in that the pulleys are offset along the drive shafts and these have portions of engagement on the pulleys which are also offset. It also relates to an articulated arm provided with this device and comprising a base, a train of segments and connections between the segments and the base, as well as respective devices for actuating the links, two of said actuating devices comprising motors.
- the drive shafts are supported by a frame fixed to the base, and the pulleys are offset along the drive shafts, and the drive shafts have engagement portions on the pulleys which are also offset; preferably, the pulleys are perfectly coaxial, the gripping portions of the drive shafts on the pulleys forming bulges of the drive shafts, and the frame is unique and comprises a pair of bearings, aligned perpendicular to the drive shafts, supporting the ends of the shafts engines.
- FIG. 1 represents, without limitation, a general view of an arm fitted (twice) with the invention
- FIG. 2 illustrates the invention itself.
- a control arm is shown in Figure 1. It comprises two branches 1 similar to each other and a wrist 2 which unites the ends of the branches 1 which are opposite to a fixed base 3.
- Each of the branches 1 is composed of a first vertical section 4 and pivoting around itself on the base 3, a second segment 5 articulated to the previous one and which can rotate in a vertical plane, and a third segment 6 articulated to the previous one and can also rotate in a vertical plane.
- a universal joint 7 connects the wrist 2 to the third segment 6, and the user grasps a handle 8 belonging to the wrist 2.
- a translational movement applied to the handle 8 moves the segments 4, 5 and 6 in unison for the two branches 1, and a tilting applied to the handle moves them by different movements of the two branches 1.
- the handle 8 can be pivoted around itself.
- the arm comprises, for each of the branches 1, a first articulation 29 (invisible in FIG. 1) between the base 3 and the first segment 4, a second articulation 9 between the first and second segments 4 and 5, a third articulation 10 between the second and third segments 5 and 6, a triplet of joints in the joint 7, and finally a pivot joint 11 between the wrist 2 and the handle 8.
- the first joint 29 and the joints 9, 10 and 11 are equipped encoders to measure their movements and force feedback motor to retain them, which is conventional.
- the invention applies to the actuation of the joints 9 and 10 at the ends of the second segment 5 and to the elements which are functionally connected to them. They have been shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and comprise, for each of the articulations of each of the branches 1, a force feedback motor and a transmission comprising a pulley controlled by the motor.
- the pulleys are placed on an axis 31 coinciding with that of the second articulation 9.
- One of the pulleys bears the reference 12 and directly controls the rotation around the axis 31, and the other of the pulleys bears the reference 13 and controls the rotation of the third segment 6 around the third articulation 10 by a link 14.
- the pulleys 12 and 13 are coaxial, and of the same diameter. They are controlled respectively by motors 15 and 16 conventionally provided with an encoder and which comprise respective motor shafts or output shafts 17 and 18. The motors 15 and 16 are placed side by side, and the motor shafts 17 and 18 in the same way.
- the section 4 has a frame 19 for supporting the drive shafts 17 and 18, in particular by bearings 20 and 21 situated at the free ends thereof.
- the frame 19 essentially surrounds the drive shafts 17 and 18 and in particular comprises, in addition to the flanges receiving the bearings 20 and 21, opposite flanges receiving another bearing 22 or 23 for each of the shafts 17 and 18, and side wall joining these two flanges.
- the pulleys 12 and 13 pass between the flanges.
- the two motors are located on the first mobile section 4 and actuate the second and third joints 9 and 10.
- This device is applicable to any other pair of joints.
- the motors can be arranged on any other segment or fixed base, provided that the motors 15, 16 and the pulleys 12, 13 comply with the general provisions illustrated in FIG. 2.
- the pulleys 12 and 13 have the same radius, as well as the grip portions 24 and 25, and that the two motors 15 and 16 and the transmissions to the axes of rotation (here, those of the pulleys 12 and 13) are identical. Ordering is easier then.
- the invention also applies to the case where more than two pulleys are actuated by more than two motors, each comprising an output shaft having a bulge driving one of the parts by a mechanism of the cable capstan type.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0304200A FR2853273B1 (en) | 2003-04-04 | 2003-04-04 | ACTUATING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ARTICULATED ARM |
PCT/FR2004/050138 WO2004089578A2 (en) | 2003-04-04 | 2004-04-01 | Actuating device, particularly for an articulated arm |
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EP1610930A2 true EP1610930A2 (en) | 2006-01-04 |
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US (1) | US20060207377A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1610930A2 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2006522290A (en) |
FR (1) | FR2853273B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004089578A2 (en) |
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- 2004-04-01 WO PCT/FR2004/050138 patent/WO2004089578A2/en active Search and Examination
- 2004-04-01 EP EP04742826A patent/EP1610930A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-04-01 US US10/551,984 patent/US20060207377A1/en not_active Abandoned
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