US6860169B2
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Manipulation unit
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 2002-09-30
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Granted: 2005-03-01
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Expires: 2022-09-30
Abstract
Abstract 3-degrees-of-freedom universal joints UJ 1 and UJ 2 for allowing the hand H 1 to make up-down swing motions D 1 and side-to-side swing motions D 2 are joined to the top right and left parts, respectively, of the wrist portion of the hand H 1 , and a 2-degrees-of-freedom universal joint UJ 3 for allowing the hand H 1 to make twisting rotations D 3 is joined to the wrist portion of the hand H 1 so as to serve as the center of 3-degrees-of-freedom.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichiro Shinozaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:14
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/16; F16D3/26; F16D3/38; F16D3/40; A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/50; A61F2/54; A61F2/58; A61F2/583; A61F2/585; B; B25; B25J; B25J15/00; B25J15/0009; B25J17/00; B25J17/02; B25J17/0258; B25J17/0266; B25J17/0275; B25J9/00; B25J9/003; B25J9/0033; B25J9/0042; A61F2/68; A61F2/70; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20305; Y10T74/20329; Y10T74/20335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A manipulation unit comprising: first and second universal joints that allow up-down and side-to-side swing motions to be made in response to linear motions, a third universal joint that serves as the center of 2-degrees-of-freedom and enables twisting rotations, a rotation means that rotates the first and second universal joints around a fixed shaft, a first linear actuator which moves the first universal joint in linear motion, a second linear actuator which moves the second universal joint in linear motion, fastening blocks which hold the first, second and third universal joints and the first and second linear actuators securely, a support block which supports the fastening blocks, bearing units which support the supports block such that it is able to rotate around said fixed shaft, a rotation motor which is installed in the support block, and gearwheels which transmit a rotational force of the rotation motor to the fixed shaft, wherein the fastening blocks are fastened to the support block such that the third universal joint is located on a line of the fixed shaft's axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A manipulation unit comprising: first and second universal joints that allow up-down and side-to-side swing motions to be made in response to linear motions, a third universal joint that serves as the center of 2-degrees-of-freedom and enables twisting rotations, a rotation means that rotates the first and second universal joints around a fixed shaft, a first linear actuator which moves the first universal joint in linear motion, a second linear actuator which moves the second universal joint in linear motion, fastening blocks which hold the first, second and third universal joints and the first and second linear actuators securely, a support block which supports the fastening blocks, bearing units which support the supports block such that it is able to rotate around said fixed shaft, a rotation motor which is installed in the support block, and gearwheels which transmit a rotational force of the rotation motor to the fixed shaft, wherein the fastening blocks are fastened to the support block such that the third universal joint is located on a line of the fixed shaft's axis.
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