DRIVE UNIT OPERATION METHOD WITH ENERGY RECUPERATION Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: machine engineering, possibly designs of cyclically operating industrial robots, mainly with rectilinear motion of movable working organ.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of adding energy to working organ kinematically connected with housing at operation of drive unit; speeding it up and moving relative to housing in desired direction; braking working organ and accumulating kinetic energy at approaching to positioning point; after speeding up distorting kinematic connection of working organ and housing; before braking again kinematically connecting working organ and housing.

EFFECT: lowered energy consumption due to reduced action of dissipation efforts, enlarged functional possibilities of drive unit due to motion of working organ by relatively large distances.

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