US 12,186,896 B2
Robot
Ayumu Motooka, Yamanashi (JP)
Assigned to FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi (JP)
Appl. No. 18/252,233
Filed by FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi (JP)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/046520
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 9, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/138445, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-211002 (JP), filed on Dec. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0009868 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01)
CPC B25J 19/0045 (2013.01) [B25J 19/005 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.02)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robot comprising:
an arm;
a shaft supported by the arm so as to be movable with respect to the arm in a direction of a predetermined axis;
a power transmitting unit fixed to the arm and connected to a power supply; and
a power receiving unit and a battery that are disposed at positions fixed to the shaft, wherein
the power receiving unit wirelessly receives power transmitted from the power transmitting unit when the shaft is moved in the direction of the predetermined axis so that the power receiving unit faces the power transmitting unit, and
the battery stores the power received by the power receiving unit and uses the power as a power source of a device attached to the shaft.