	US 7,540,214 B2
	Manipulator-type robot
Seiji Iwai, Hyogo (Japan); Shiaki Suzuki, Hyogo (Japan); Takayasu Ohara, Osaka (Japan); Misao Umemoto, Hyogo (Japan); and Kenichiro Dobashi, Hyogo (Japan)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/587,350 PCT Filed Feb. 15, 2006, PCT No. PCT/JP2006/302617 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 26, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/120786, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 16, 2006.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-139555 (JP), filed on May 12, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0260510 A1, Oct. 23, 2008
Int. Cl. B25J 17/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 74—490.02 [901/49]

12 Claims

1. A manipulator-type robot arrangement for connection to at least one of first external device signal lines of a first external device and second external device signal lines of a second external device, comprising:

a manipulator including a manipulator connection case;

an internal cable routed through an inside of said manipulator, said internal cable including a plurality of signal lines;

inside connectors provided in said connection case, each of said inside connectors being connected, directly or indirectly, to one of said plurality of signal lines of said internal cable;

first outside connectors provided in said connection case and being configured to be connected, directly or indirectly, to the first external device signal lines of the first external device; and

second outside connectors provided in said connection case and being configured to be connected, directly or indirectly, to the second external device signal lines of the second external device;

wherein said inside connectors, said first outside connectors, and said second outside connectors are configured to enable a selective connection between at least part of said inside connectors, at least part of said first outside connectors, and at least part of said second outside connectors so as to enable selection of different connection routes between said inside connectors, said first outside connectors, and said second outside connectors.