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4670974 Windshield insertion system for a vehicle on a moving conveyor apparatus  
The present invention provides a technique as well as a system whereby through the use of industrial automation, windshields and the like can be inserted into a vehicle which is on a continuously...
4669948 Apparatus having a liftable rotary table  
A lifting and swiveling table mechanism having a swiveling table with a table plate rotated by a stepping drive. The lifting mechanism has a lift slide movably guided up and down in vertical...
4669915 Manipulator apparatus with flexible membrane for gripping submerged objects  
A manipulator apparatus carried by a remotely operated vehicle is provided with a suction device having a flexible membrane wall capable of gripping underwater objects. The suction portion of the...
4667531 Cam mechanism  
A cam mechanism includes a continuous rotary shaft connected to a drive source, a cam fixed on the rotary shaft to convert each continuous rotation motion of the rotary shaft to a compound...
4666366 Articulated arm transfer device  
In a material transfer device, an articulated arm assembly extends and retracts in a "froglike" motion to transfer an object between a plurality of locations. The articulated arm assembly is...
RE32414 Robot and control system  
A compact robot of the 3-axis type comprising a base-mounted motor control system with means to sense the position of a robot arm through a servo-system comprising position-sensing potentiometers...
4664590 Transportable robot system  
The transportable robot system comprising a plurality of robot working areas, an unmanned transporter for transporting a robot mounted thereon and moving between the robot working areas and a...
4661040 Manipulator robot, more particularly for transferring sheet metal elements from a pressing station to the next pressing station of a pressing line  
A manipulator robot, particularly for transferring sheet metal elements from one pressing station to the next pressing station of a pressing line, includes a manipulating arm articulated to a base...
4659892 Valve seat induction heating apparatus  
An induction heating apparatus for inductively heating the valve seats of a family of engine component designs includes a plurality of rotatably mounted inductors which are selectively indexed and...
4657474 Moving means for use in a glassware manufacturing machine  
The moving means is for use in moving an operative member between an out-of-the-way position and an operative position by a movement having a linear component in a vertical direction and a rotary...
4652204 Apparatus for handling hazardous materials  
A hazardous material handling apparatus capable of being remotely controlled so as to allow the operator to safely handle hazardous materials. The apparatus utilizes electric motors in order to...
4649989 Device for testing and/or repairing steam generator tubes  
A steam generator having a steam generator chamber, a tube plate bordering the chamber, tubes terminating in the tube plate being accessible through the steam generator chamber, a tubular column in...
4648785 Industrial robot employing direct drive operation  
A direct drive robot based upon a closed loop parallel link arm with a hand mechanism mounted at the outer end thereof has a prime mover for driving the hand mechanism positioned such that mass and...
4648771 Robot hand for stacking boxes  
A robot hand for stacking boxes in which lower ends of a pair of forks opposed to each other to support flanges at upper ends of a box are set at a predetermined level difference in a vertical...
4637776 Retaining structure for screw fastening unit in an articulated robot  
An articulated robot including a vertical rod secured with lockbolts at the end of its arm which is fixed to a screw fastening unit by means of an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The robot...
4637775 Industrial robot device  
An industrial robot device is disclosed which is equipped at a forward end of an arm with a work tool such as a cutting or a grinding tool, and in which there is provided a device such as a...
4637774 Industrial robot  
An industrial robot having a first arm pivotable about an axis and a second arm carried on one end of the first arm for pivot movement about an axis which is parallel to the pivot axis of the first...
4636136 Apparatus for opening and closing a vehicle door which is located in a line for manufacturing a vehicle  
An apparatus for automatically opening and closing a door of a vehicle body which is transferred by a conveyor or is stopped at a predetermined position in a manufacturing process. The apparatus...
4632632 Programmable industrial robot having simplified construction  
A low cost, programmable industrial robot is provided which incorporates a simplified construction with relatively sophisticated movement capability. Preferably, the robot is pneumatically...
4630992 Machine for effecting the transfer of objects in the space between positions having predetermined co-ordinates  
A machine (1) (53) (75) for effecting the transfer of objects in the space between positions having predetermined co-ordinates, in which said objects are supported by a head (25) integral with a...
4629385 Tire supplying apparatus  
A tire supplying apparatus has a self-propelled green tire carrying wagon for carrying a green tire to be vulcanized, a green tire unloading device mounted on the wagon and a green tire receiving...
4624050 Head for handling electrical components  
A pick-up head especially for use in a machine for placing electrical components on a substrate comprises a tool holder mounted for movement, conveniently by a lead screw driven by a motor, between...
4620831 Industrial robot governed by a programmable controller  
The invention concerns a kinematic system of an industrial robot and a sequential control system of its operating cycle. The robot comprises a vertical spindle supporting a main rotating arm and a...
4620830 Joint type robot  
A joint type robot comprises a fixed bed, a swivel base on the fixed bed, a motor base on the swivel base, an upper arm capable of elevating on the motor base, a front arm capable of elevating at...
4620359 Apparatus for manufacturing rigid computer memory disc substrates  
A method and an apparatus for manufacturing rigid computer memory disc substrates is disclosed wherein the apparatus comprises a circular base plate, the base plate being mounted horizontally for...
4614018 Article trimming apparatus  
A method and apparatus for trimming molded hollow plastic articles having flash and a finish for a closure. Articles are moved in succession through the load, deflashing, facing, inspection,...
4613278 Conveyor robot  
The conveyor robot which, in particular, is intended for being mounted between presses, comprises a double arm (14) that is rotatable about a central, vertical axis (12) and swingable about a...
4611846 Gripper head  
A gripper head for attachment to the Z axis shaft of a robot or a pick and place machine to pick up objects and position them on a workpiece, comprises a body from which projects a pair of gripping...
4611440 Walking dragline base frame and revolving frame construction  
Walking dragline base frame and revolving frame having an internal web grid of triangular cells in a concentric series of annular girders. Cell plates are oriented in circular and spiral arc...
4610598 Industrial robot  
An industrial robot comprising: a base; a stand rigidly erected on the base; a shoulder securely mounted on the stand; a first arm consisting of upper and lower levers with the base portion pivoted...
4609325 Robot wrist  
A robot wrist for introducing a male part into a bore, the end of the part and/or the opening of the bore being chamfered, and which has an arm connected to the robot, an end piece adapted for...
4607536 Apparatus for sampling similar laminar articles  
The invention relates to apparatus for sampling similar laminar articles, in particular biscuits, on a conveyor. The apparatus comprises photocells (1) for detecting the location of laminar...
4606696 Mechanism to determine position and orientation in space  
A mechanism to determine position and orientation in space of a robot linkage or the like. The mechanism typically includes a plurality of structural beams that form the linkage and each structural...
4601627 Apparatus for transferring thin sheet-like article such as wafers  
An apparatus for transferring thin sheet-like articles such as wafers is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with opposed pairs of contact elements capable of adjusting the distance between said...
4600228 Lockable compliant end effector apparatus  
A lockable compliant end effector apparatus is useful with a robotic arm for the automated assembly of electronic equipment. The end effector includes a main body portion having first and second...
4597708 Wafer handling apparatus  
A wafer handler featuring a carriage movable along a rail path, the carriage supporting an upright rotatable arm with a cantilevered wafer chuck. Elevators for raising and lowering trays containing...
4595335 Pick and place unit  
Disclosed is a pick and place unit having a first moving plate movably supported by a fixed plate and a second movable moving plate supported by the first moving plate movably in the direction...
4594049 Robot articulation device  
The robot articulation device includes a first arm pivoted on a support stand for rotation about a first axis and a second arm is pivotally mounted on the free end of the first arm for rotational...
4589818 Apparatus for rotating and reciprocating a transfer member  
A pair of clutch-brake units each include a housing confining a cooling oil and rotatably supporting an input shaft and an aligned output shaft with interfitting clutch plates and discs for...
4588346 Positioner for maintaining an object in a substantially weightless condition  
A system for positioning an electronic test head of a test system with respect to an electronic device handler. A housing is provided having a vertical shaft. A positioner assembly moves vertically...
4588185 Transfer device of sheet object  
A transfer device of a sheet object in which at least one position adjustment piece is fitted in one transfer bar and at least two position adjustment pieces are fitted in another transfer bar, and...
4587703 Method and apparatus using a multifaceted turret for robotic assembly  
The robotic assembly of a keyboard using a multiplicity of keys of a plurality of distinct types, such As key caps on a sculptured keyboard, can be substantially increased in speed by the use of a...
4585260 Device for gripping articles for robot-type manipulator  
The device is comprised of a part (10) susceptible of being joined to the end of the manipulator arm and which is provided with a first generally flared orifice (20) intended to receive a part...
4585203 Device for positioning a member facing each of the perforations of a perforated plate in accordance with a given grid  
A device for positioning a member so as to face each of a plurality of perforations arranged in a given grid in a plate, especially for the inspection of the tubes of a steam generator in a nuclear...
4584050 Looped-article transfer apparatus  
Apparatus for transferring a looped article to a cylindrical structure, comprising a collapsible ring structure having a center axis aligned with the center axis of the cylindrical structure and a...
4584045 Apparatus for conveying a semiconductor wafer  
A transfer apparatus for conveying a semiconductor wafer between a first location and a second location comprises transfer arm means including first and second elongated arm members each having...
4582191 Article handling apparatus and method  
Apparatus and method for handling articles, such as semiconductor wafers, wherein an article is movable by the apparatus from one location along a continuous path to any one of a number of other...
4576546 Method for servicing a steam generator  
A servicing machine for a steam generator is accurately set up in the generator channel head with a pivoted arm mounted for rotation in a plane parallel to the tubesheet. The angular position of...
4575305 Truck mounted tube bundle pulling apparatus  
The apparatus for removing and reinserting tube bundles into heat exchanger shells features an over the road vehicle having a bed. A vertical telescoping column is rotatably mounted to the rear of...
4568238 Horizontal multi-link type robot  
A horizontal multi-link type robot has servomotors for rotating first and second arms, respectively. These servomotors are mounted to a first arm support shaft so as to be symmetrical with respect...