US3280991A
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Position control manipulator
Assignee: Programmed and Remote Systems Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-28
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-04-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald F Melton
- 👤 Glenn R Rose
- 👤 Robert S Hedin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:47
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J19/00; B25J19/0025; B25J19/0029; B25J13/00; B25J13/02; B25J17/00; B25J17/02; B25J19/0008; B25J19/002; B25J3/00; B25J3/04; B25J9/00; B25J9/02; B25J9/023; B25J9/026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
IN A POSITIONING CONTROLLER FOR A SLAVE MANIPULATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN COMPONENTS AND ELECTRICALLY MOTORS FOR DRIVING SLAVE COMPONENTS, SAID POSITIONING CONTROLLER INCLUDING A MASTER UNIT HAVING ELEMENTS CORRESPONDING IN POSITION AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE SLAVE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A TACHOMETER MOUNTED TO BE ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN WHENEVER A MASTER ELEMENT IS MOVED, AND TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND AMPLIFYING MEANS COMNECTING EACH OF SAID TACHOMETERS TO POWER AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR ON SAID SLAVE, SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR BEING ADAPTED TO MOVE A SLAVE COMPONENT CORRESPONDING TO THE MASTER ELEMENT DRIVING THE TACHOMETER WHEN RECEIVING A SIGNAL FROM THE TACHOMETER, SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND AMPLIFYING MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE IN OUTPUT SO AS TO OBTAIN SUBSTANTIALLY ONE TO ONE RELATIONSHIP IS ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE MASTER ELEMENT AND THE SLAVE COMPONENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
IN A POSITIONING CONTROLLER FOR A SLAVE MANIPULATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN COMPONENTS AND ELECTRICALLY MOTORS FOR DRIVING SLAVE COMPONENTS, SAID POSITIONING CONTROLLER INCLUDING A MASTER UNIT HAVING ELEMENTS CORRESPONDING IN POSITION AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE SLAVE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A TACHOMETER MOUNTED TO BE ROTATIONALLY DRIVEN WHENEVER A MASTER ELEMENT IS MOVED, AND TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND AMPLIFYING MEANS COMNECTING EACH OF SAID TACHOMETERS TO POWER AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR ON SAID SLAVE, SAID ELECTRIC MOTOR BEING ADAPTED TO MOVE A SLAVE COMPONENT CORRESPONDING TO THE MASTER ELEMENT DRIVING THE TACHOMETER WHEN RECEIVING A SIGNAL FROM THE TACHOMETER, SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND AMPLIFYING MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE IN OUTPUT SO AS TO OBTAIN SUBSTANTIALLY ONE TO ONE RELATIONSHIP IS ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE MASTER ELEMENT AND THE SLAVE COMPONENT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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