Insulating Bracket Cover for Robot Tool Wire Pass-Through
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial robots face challenges in attaching tools without a hollow structure to the tool attachment surface of a hollow arm member, as the opening for the wire body is blocked, preventing the wire from being led out.
Innovation Solution
An electrically-insulating insulating cover is used for a bracket with a hollow structure, which is attached to the tool attachment surface. The insulating cover is disposed inside the bracket, covering both the bracket fixtures for fixing the bracket and the hollow hole that allows the wire body to pass through.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a bracket with a hollow structure is used to attach a tool without a hollow structure to the tool attachment surface, then the tool can be attached and the wire body can be led out through the hollow hole, but the bracket fixtures and hollow hole are exposed and vulnerable to foreign matter that may reduce electrical insulation effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
An insulating cover made of insulating material is provided to cover the hollow hole and bracket fixtures. The cover acts as a protective shell that prevents foreign matter from entering the hollow structure while maintaining electrical insulation between the bracket and tool attachment surface
Solution Approach 2:
The insulating cover serves as an intermediary element between the bracket and the tool attachment surface. It mediates the electrical insulation requirement while allowing the bracket to function properly for tool attachment and wire body passage
2Reliability
If an insulating member is disposed between the robot body and tool, then electrical insulation is achieved, but the opening on the tool attachment surface is blocked when a tool without hollow structure is directly attached
Solution Approach 1:
The insulating structure is segmented into two parts: an insulating member between the robot body and bracket, and an insulating cover on the bracket. This segmentation allows the insulating member to provide electrical insulation while the insulating cover protects the hollow hole and fixtures, enabling both tool attachment and wire body passage
Data Source
AI summary
An electrically-insulating insulating cover is for a bracket having a hollow structure. The bracket is attached to a tool attachment surface of a hollow arm member, and has a hollow hole that allows a wire body to pass therethrough from a hollow portion in the arm member into an interior of the bracket through an opening on the tool attachment surface. The insulating cover is disposed in the interior of the bracket, and covers both bracket fixtures for fixing the bracket to the tool attachment surface and the hollow hole.