A robot base 15 is installed on a ceiling 100, and a first wrist element
11 is attached to a front arm base 10 to be rotatable about a first axis
A. A second wrist element 12 is attached to the first wrist element 11 to
be rotatable about a second axis B, and a welding torch 2 is supported
via a transmission mechanism 13 to be rotatable about an offset axis C.
The welding torch 2 is attached so that a tip end thereof is directed
downward in the illustrated posture of the robot. A linear guide 6a and a
slider 7 are provided via a support base 5, and an intermediate portion
of a torch cable 3 (or a welding wire delivery device 4) is fixed thereto
to draw a tensioning device 80. Such a structure is applicable to a
wall-hanging type robot. Thereby, a structure for treating a torch cable
is realized in an arc welding robot of a ceiling-suspension type/a
wall-hanging type, capable of maintaining the behavior of the torch cable
in a stable state as well as minimizing the interference of the torch
cable with other objects.