Appeal No. 2001-2505
Application No. 09/072,097
respectively. The inner arms 60 and 66 each are connected on a
common axis 98 with the drive section 36. The outer arms 62 and 68
are rotatably connected to the inner arms 60 and 66 respectively
thereby forming a cantilevered arm configuration. Transmission
belts 64 and 70 are connected between the outer arms 62 and 68 and
a pulley 48 on the drive section 36. This pulley 48 is fixedly
stationarily connected to the housing of the drive section 36. The
position of the inner arms 60 and 66 is controlled by the drive
section 36. The position of the outer arms is controlled by the
transmission belts 64 and 70.
Uehara discloses and depicts in Figures 2 and 5 to 7, an
object handling device which includes a drive section and a
moveable arm assembly which includes two driven arm assemblies 1
and 2 (col. 2, lines 31 to 32). The arm assemblies have inner arms
30 and 50 respectively and outer arms 37 and 57 respectively
(Figure 2). The inner arm assemblies are connected on a common
axis of rotation with the drive section. The outer arms 37 and 57
are rotatably connected to the inner arms 30 and 50 respectively
thereby forming a general cantilevered arm configuration.
Transmission belts 34, 54 are connected between the outer arms 37
and 57 and pulleys 26 and 27 respectively (col.3, lines 18 to 65).
The pulleys 26, 27 are connected to the third drive section 7, 23
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