Japan, March 5 -- SUMITOMO HEAVY IND LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'ROBOT ARM, END EFFECTOR, DRIVING METHOD FOR ROBOT ARM, AND DRIVING PROGRAM FOR ROBOT ARM.' Other related details are as follows:

Application Number: JP,2022-035011

Category (FI): B25J15/08@Z,B25J15/00@Z

Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot arm capable of effectively positioning a processing part with respect to an object to be processed, and the like.SOLUTION: A cutting tool 20 serving as an end effector that is fitted to an end of a robot arm includes: a processing part 21 which performs cutting work on a workpiece W being an object to be processed; and a regulation member 22 regulating movement relative to the workpiece W by being abutted to the workpiece W together with the processing part 21. The regulation member 22 regulates the movement relative to the workpiece W on a regulation surface including a direction of being pressed against the workpiece W. The processing part 21 performs cutting work on the workpiece W by relatively moving in a processing direction crossing the regulation surface with respect to the workpiece W. The regulation member 22 is provided by surrounding at least a part of an outer periphery that is not used for cutting work of the workpiece W out of the processing part 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 (Grant)

Filing Date: March 8, 2022

Publication Date: Sept. 21, 2023

The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100

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