Device for guiding and recalling flexible pipe of e.g. industrial robot, has elastic return mechanism to return slide towards position and comprising pulley connected to spiral spring to actuate spring and traction cable fixed at pulley

摘要

The device has a slide (13) arranged so as to move with respect to a guide (11) according to a travel defined by the guide between positions. A collar (14) is mounted on the slide or guide and fixed axially around a flexible pipe. An elastic return mechanism (21) is interposed between the slide and the guide to return the slide towards one of the positions. The mechanism includes a spiral spring (25), and a pulley (26) connected to the spiral spring for rotatively actuating the spring. The mechanism has a traction cable (22) fixed at the pulley. An independent claim is also included for an articulated robot.