Prosthetic joint lock and cable mechanism
    1.
    发明授权
    Prosthetic joint lock and cable mechanism 失效
    假肢关节锁和电缆机构

    公开(公告)号:US4067070A

    公开(公告)日:1978-01-10

    申请号:US738580

    申请日:1976-11-03

    CPC分类号: A61F2/58 A61F2002/6854

    摘要: A joint lock and cable arrangement for an externally powered prosthesis, the arrangement allowing shoulder and/or elbow joint movement of a prosthesis through the use of a single driving motor. The joint lock system includes a release solenoid and an electronic circuit which couples the solenoid and the driving motor, the release solenoid being activated to cause locking at a timed period after the motor is energized, so as to permit the desired operation of the associated joint for such timed period. The arrangement enables the use of a single motor to drive the shoulder joint and elbow joint of a prosthesis, and provides operation of a terminal device when both joints are in locked condition.

    摘要翻译: 用于外部动力假体的关节锁和电缆装置,该装置允许假体通过使用单个驱动电机的肩部和/或肘关节运动。 接头锁定系统包括释放电磁线圈和耦合螺线管和驱动电动机的电子电路,释放螺线管被激活以在电动机通电之后的定时周期进行锁定,以便允许相关联的所需操作 在这样的时间段。 该装置能够使用单个电动机来驱动假体的肩关节和肘关节,并且当两个关节处于锁定状态时提供终端装置的操作。

    Prosthetic elbow with a motor-driven release mechanism
    2.
    发明授权
    Prosthetic elbow with a motor-driven release mechanism 失效
    具有电动释放机构的假肢弯头

    公开(公告)号:US4604098A

    公开(公告)日:1986-08-05

    申请号:US631705

    申请日:1984-07-17

    摘要: The invention concerns a releasing means for a prosthetic elbow locking mechanism. When an elbow unlocking cable is tensed by the amputee, a switch is closed, triggering a one-shot circuit. The one-shot circuit emits a single pulse which drives the motor of the prosthetic elbow, turning the motor a few degrees and lifting the arm such that any frictional engagement between an elbow locking pawl and an elbow gear is relaxed. The locking pawl is readily withdrawn from engagement with the gear, once the motor is pulsed, upon continued application of further tension to the elbow unlocking cable.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于假肢弯头锁定机构的释放装置。 当弯头解锁电缆被截肢者拉紧时,开关闭合,触发单向电路。 单脉冲电路发射单个脉冲,其驱动假肢弯头的电动机,将电动机转动几度并抬起臂,使得肘部锁定爪和肘部齿轮之间的任何摩擦接合松弛。 一旦电动机被脉冲,锁定爪就可以容易地与齿轮接合,以便在向弯头解锁电缆继续施加进一步的张力时。

    Powered wheel chair
    6.
    发明授权
    Powered wheel chair 失效
    动力轮椅

    公开(公告)号:US4050533A

    公开(公告)日:1977-09-27

    申请号:US698688

    申请日:1976-06-22

    申请人: Woodrow Seamone

    发明人: Woodrow Seamone

    IPC分类号: A61G5/02 A61G5/04 B62D11/04

    摘要: Disclosed is a powered wheel chair with individual motors driving each of two separate drive wheels. The motors are controlled by the amount of torque applied to the handrim of the driving wheel. If the operator pushes on the handrim of the drive wheel, as is well known, the torque created by such movement is sensed and activates the drive motor to cause the drive wheel to rotate. The power applied to the drive motor is controlled by the amount of torque applied to the handrim such that the conventional control of the wheel chair is maintained.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种动力轮椅,其具有驱动两个单独的驱动轮中的每一个的单独的马达。 电动机由施加到驱动轮的手柄的扭矩量控制。 如果操作者推动驱动轮的手柄,众所周知,由这种移动产生的扭矩被检测并且启动驱动马达以使驱动轮旋转。 施加到驱动马达的功率由施加到手掌的扭矩的量来控制,从而保持轮椅的传统控制。

    Chin controller system for powered wheelchair
    7.
    发明授权
    Chin controller system for powered wheelchair 失效
    动力轮椅上弦控制器系统

    公开(公告)号:US4260035A

    公开(公告)日:1981-04-07

    申请号:US60856

    申请日:1979-07-26

    IPC分类号: A61G5/04 B62D11/04

    摘要: An improved chin controller system, for controlling a motor-driven wheelchair or the like, comprises an elongated control arm which extends unobtrusively to a location adjacent to occupant's chin and there supports an actuator mechanism, designed with very low profile to present minimum obstruction in front of the user-patient's face. The controller unit is designed so that when not in use, the user may readily move the controller to one side. The actuator carried on the control arm is engageable by the underside of the user's chin and may be moved vertically (depressed) to provide proportional speed control of the wheelchair, and laterally (from side-to-side) in a horizontal plane, to provide proportional left/right steering control. The actuator also comprises means enabling the user to select the desired forward or reverse direction of travel for the wheelchair and also to select between different drive torque levels for the drive motors. Control circuitry responds to the movement of the control arm and develops proportionate speed/steering control voltage signals which are processed and interfaced to the drive motors of commercially available powered wheelchair units to control the wheelchair in accordance with the command chin movements of the patient. The proportionate speed/steering command movements of the chin-operated control arm are sensed either optically or by potentiometers mechanically linked to the control arm movements; whereas, the simple two-state switching functions are sensed by microswitches or the like responsive to control arm movement/user actuation. The electronic control circuitry of the chin-operator control system includes suitable interlock provision so that forward/reverse direction selection can be altered only when the wheelchair is at rest and, moreover, the wheelchair steering control is correlated with speed control in order to affectuate smooth turning of the wheelchair.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制电动轮椅等的改进的下巴控制器系统包括细长的控制臂,其不间断地延伸到与乘客的下巴相邻的位置,并且支撑致动器机构,设计成具有非常低的轮廓以在前面呈现最小阻塞 的病人面孔。 控制器单元被设计成使得当不使用时,用户可以容易地将控制器移动到一侧。 承载在控制臂上的致动器可由使用者下巴的下侧接合,并且可以垂直(凹陷)移动,以提供轮椅的比例速度控制,并且在水平面中横向(从一侧到另一侧)提供 比例左/右转向控制。 致动器还包括能够使用户为轮椅选择所需的正向或反向行进方向的装置,并且还可以在用于驱动马达的不同驱动转矩水平之间进行选择。 控制电路响应于控制臂的移动,并且开发成比例的速度/转向控制电压信号,其被处理并且与市售的动力轮椅单元的驱动马达相接口,以根据患者的指令下巴运动来控制轮椅。 下颚操作的控制臂的比例速度/转向指令运动被光学地或通过机械地连接到控制臂运动的电位计来感测; 而简单的两状态切换功能是响应于控制臂移动/用户致动的微动开关等来感测的。 下巴操作员控制系统的电子控制电路包括适当的联锁设置,使得仅当轮椅静止时才能改变前进/后退方向选择,此外,轮椅转向控制与速度控制相关联以便影响平稳 转动轮椅。

    Low axial force servo valve spool
    8.
    发明授权
    Low axial force servo valve spool 失效
    低轴向力伺服阀芯

    公开(公告)号:US4155535A

    公开(公告)日:1979-05-22

    申请号:US775937

    申请日:1977-03-09

    申请人: Woodrow Seamone

    发明人: Woodrow Seamone

    IPC分类号: F16K11/07 F15B13/04 F16K3/26

    摘要: A valve spool characterized by significantly lower flow induced axial force, the force being sufficiently low to render single stage servomechanical valves practical for small and moderately powered servomechanical apparatus. The present valve spool and servomechanical apparatus has a zero force metering edge which results from selection of a slope for the exit portion of the flow contour which is between that of a prior art rectangular port and that of the shallow slope typical of large negative axial force design. The present valve spool is further configured to allow metering across a small portion of the spool circumference in order to increase valve stroke and to minimize spool leakage. Preferably, a wedge is cut on two of the metering spool edges by grinding symmetrical flats across the valve spool edge to form the metering edges, the metering orifice then being defined by the intersection of the insert edge and the valve spool flat. Use of a partial circumferential opening, such as a wedge cut, in combination with a low force flow contour results in a valve spool with long stroke, low axial flow force, negligible leakage, and which can be manufactured with low tolerances.

    摘要翻译: 一种阀芯,其特征在于明显较低的流动引起的轴向力,该力足够低以使单级伺服机械阀适用于小型和中等功率的伺服机械装置。 本阀阀芯和伺服机械装置具有零力计量边缘,其通过选择流动轮廓的出口部分的斜率,其在现有技术的矩形端口和典型的较大的负向轴向力的浅斜面之间 设计。 本阀芯进一步构造成允许跨越卷轴圆周的小部分进行计量,以便增加阀行程并最大限度地减少阀芯泄漏。 优选地,通过在阀芯边缘上研磨对称的平面以形成计量边缘,在两个计量阀芯边缘上切割楔形件,计量孔口然后由插入件边缘和阀芯平面的交点限定。 使用诸如楔形切割的部分圆周开口与低力流动轮廓相结合导致具有长行程,低轴向流动力,可忽略的泄漏的阀芯,并且可以以低公差制造。