公开(公告)号：US6045096A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-04

申请号：US109295

申请日：1998-06-30

申请人： Aaron Rinn ,  Somphone Khamly ,  David Hornick ,  Matthew Obrigkeit ,  Sridhar Kota

发明人： Aaron Rinn ,  Somphone Khamly ,  David Hornick ,  Matthew Obrigkeit ,  Sridhar Kota

IPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/44

CPC分类号： B64C3/48 ,  Y02T50/145

摘要： A variable camber airfoil has a leading portion and a trailing portion that is pivotally coupled to the trailing portion. A flexible skin substantially encloses the leading portion and the trailing portion and generally defines an airfoil profile. The skin is fixedly coupled to the trailing portion and is slidably coupled to the leading portion. Upon movement of the tail portion, the skin changes position with respect to the leading portion, and the internal structure of the wing changes the profile of the wing. The internal support structure of the wing supports a pivot bar that extends from the leading portion to the trailing portion. The pivot bar is pivotally connected to the support structure. One end of the pivot bar is coupled to the trailing portion, and the other end of the pivot bar is coupled to a movement linkage. The operator controls are ultimately coupled to the pivot bar. A plurality of support arms are coupled between the skin and the support structure. The support arms position the skin with respect to the support structure. When increased lift is desired, the tail pivots downward and the skin slides about the nose so that the upper portion of the skin extends further from support structure and lower portion of the skin is brought closer to support structure. The opposite is true for a reduction in lift.

摘要翻译： 可变的弧形翼型件具有前端部分和后部，其可枢转地联接到后部。 柔性皮肤基本上包围前导部分和尾部，并且通常限定翼型轮廓。 皮肤固定地联接到后部，并且可滑动地联接到引导部分。 在尾部移动时，皮肤相对于前端部改变位置，翼的内部结构改变翼的轮廓。 翼的内部支撑结构支撑从引导部分延伸到尾部的枢轴杆。 枢转杆枢转地连接到支撑结构。 枢转杆的一端联接到后部，并且枢转杆的另一端联接到移动连杆。 操作员控制器最终联接到枢轴杆。 多个支撑臂联接在皮肤和支撑结构之间。 支撑臂相对于支撑结构定位皮肤。 当需要增加提升时，尾部向下枢转并且皮肤围绕鼻子滑动，使得皮肤的上部部分从支撑结构进一步延伸，皮肤的下部更靠近支撑结构。 电梯减少的情况恰恰相反。

公开(公告)号：US06442815B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09551668

申请日：2000-04-18

申请人： Yong-Mo Moon ,  Sridhar Kota

发明人： Yong-Mo Moon ,  Sridhar Kota

IPC分类号： B23B2932

CPC分类号： B23Q3/15526 ,  B23Q5/046 ,  B23Q37/00 ,  Y10T29/5154 ,  Y10T29/5155 ,  Y10T29/5165 ,  Y10T82/2587 ,  Y10T408/37 ,  Y10T409/307672 ,  Y10T409/308232 ,  Y10T409/309296 ,  Y10T483/1736 ,  Y10T483/1738

摘要： A reconfigurable tool changer allows a tool cartridge to be easily attached to, or detached from, a standard machine-tool spindle head. The modular design, includes a revolving tool cartridge having a plurality of tool holders, a meshing gear for engaging a tool holder with the spindle of the machine tool, and an adapter block for positioning the revolving tool cartridge on any standard machine-tool spindle head. The adapter block allows the automatic tool changer to be easily coupled to a wide variety of commercial machine-tool spindles, making the invention a truly reconfigurable and portable tool changer. The revolving tool cartridge incorporates a novel three-dimensional cam structure mechanism, which allows tool indexing to be achieved by means of only one actuator.

摘要翻译： 可重新配置的刀具更换器允许刀库容易地与标准机床主轴头连接或脱离。 模块化设计包括具有多个工具保持器的旋转工具仓，用于将工具架与机床的主轴接合的啮合齿轮，以及用于将旋转刀架定位在任何标准机床主轴头上的适配器块 。 适配器块允许自动换刀器容易地连接到各种各样的商用机床主轴，使得本发明成为真正可重新配置和便携式换刀器。 旋转工具盒结合了一种新颖的三维凸轮结构机构，其允许仅通过一个致动器实现刀具分度。

公开(公告)号：US07648120B1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US11899617

申请日：2007-09-05

申请人： Sridhar Kota ,  Zachary Kreiner ,  Yong Mo-Moon

发明人： Sridhar Kota ,  Zachary Kreiner ,  Yong Mo-Moon

IPC分类号： F16K3/03

CPC分类号： F16K3/03 ,  Y10S251/902

摘要： An iris arrangement has first and second annular carrier elements annular elements coaxially arranged and circumferentially interlocked with one another so as to be independently rotatable. A plurality of iris elements each have a first compliant beam element coupled at a first end thereof to the iris element and at a second end thereof to the first annular carrier element, and a second compliant beam element coupled at a first end thereof to the associated iris element and at a second end thereof to the second annular carrier element. Rotatory motion of the carrier elements relative to each other results in substantially radial displacement of each of the iris elements. The plurality of iris elements communicate with one another when disposed in a radially innermost position. A web covers a region between the plurality of iris elements and the circumference of the first and second annular elements.

摘要翻译： 虹膜装置具有第一和第二环形载体元件，环形元件同轴地布置并且彼此周向互锁，以便可独立地旋转。 多个虹膜元件各自具有第一柔性梁元件，第一柔性梁元件在其第一端连接到虹膜元件，并且在其第二端连接到第一环形载体元件，以及第二柔性梁单元，其在其第一端处联接到相关联的 虹膜元件，并且在其第二端处连接到第二环形载体元件。 载体元件相对于彼此的旋转运动导致每个虹膜元件的基本上径向位移。 当设置在径向最内部位置时，多个虹膜元件彼此连通。 腹板覆盖多个虹膜元件与第一和第二环形元件的圆周之间的区域。

公开(公告)号：US5943750A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-31

申请号：US997140

申请日：1997-12-23

申请人： Yoram Koren ,  Sridhar Kota

发明人： Yoram Koren ,  Sridhar Kota

IPC分类号： B23Q37/00 ,  B23Q39/02 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  B23B39/00

CPC分类号： B23Q39/026 ,  B23Q37/00 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  B23Q2210/006 ,  Y10T29/5107 ,  Y10T29/5168 ,  Y10T29/5172 ,  Y10T408/5612 ,  Y10T408/935 ,  Y10T409/307728 ,  Y10T409/308288 ,  Y10T409/308344 ,  Y10T409/308568 ,  Y10T409/309576

摘要： In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a machine tool assembly is easily reconfigurable to perform single or multiple machining processes on a workpiece so that this machine has exactly the functionality required to perform a given set of machining tasks. The invention allows rapid changes in the machine structure and rapid conversion of the machine by relocating its basic building blocks. The assembly secures a raw workpiece to a table and includes support units that carry at least one single-axis spindle unit. The spindle units are easily attached to one of the support units and are easily movable thereon to perform machining processes from various positions and orientations relative the workpiece. A cutting tool, or other machining tool, is secured to each spindle, which is computer controlled to rotate the tool and stroke it linearly along its axis of rotation. The support units are reconfigurable and can be easily relocated to different positions and orientations about the workpiece.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的教导，机床组件易于重新配置以在工件上执行单​​个或多个加工过程，使得该机器具有完成执行给定的一组加工任务所需的功能。 本发明允许机器结构快速变化，并通过重新定位其基本构件来快速转换机器。 组件将原始工件固定到工作台上，并且包括承载至少一个单轴主轴单元的支撑单元。 主轴单元容易地附接到一个支撑单元，并且可以容易地在其上移动，以便相对于工件从各种位置和取向进行加工处理。 切割工具或其他加工工具被固定到每个主轴上，每个主轴被计算机控制以旋转工具并沿其旋转轴线直线地行进。 支撑单元是可重构的，并且可以容易地重新定位到关于工件的不同位置和取向。

公开(公告)号：US5107719A

公开(公告)日：1992-04-28

申请号：US574349

申请日：1990-08-28

申请人： Sridhar Kota

发明人： Sridhar Kota

IPC分类号： B25J9/10 ,  F16H21/10

CPC分类号： F16H21/10 ,  B25J9/106 ,  Y10S414/13 ,  Y10T74/20305 ,  Y10T74/206 ,  Y10T74/2151

摘要： A closed loop multi-link robotic apparatus is actuated to produce two-dimensional motion with respect to a base member. The base member is coupled to an actuator which, in a practical embodiment of the invention, moves the base member along a part which is rectilinearly orthogonal with the respect to the two-dimensional motion. A correlator, which may be an electronic system, controls the actuator to produce a predetermined composite three-dimensional motion which can be adapted to performed industrial automation tasks. Adjustability of the system is achieved by providing a mechanism for adjusting the length of one or more of the links. Additionally, other elements may be varied, such as an angular relationship between various ones of the rigid links or the angular relationship between an end-effector coupler and the multi-link system. In some embodiments, the changes in link length may be correlated to the position of the actuator.

摘要翻译： 致动闭环多连杆机器人装置以相对于基座构件产生二维运动。 基座构件联接到致动器，在本发明的实际实施例中，致动器沿着与二维运动直线正交的部分移动基部构件。 可以是电子系统的相关器控制致动器以产生可以适应于执行工业自动化任务的预定复合三维运动。 通过提供用于调整一个或多个链路的长度的机制来实现系统的可调性。 此外，其他元件可以是变化的，例如各个刚性链节之间的角度关系或端部效应器耦合器与多链路系统之间的角度关系。 在一些实施例中，链路长度的变化可以与致动器的位置相关。

公开(公告)号：US20140306576A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14135573

申请日：2013-12-19

申请人： James D. Ervin ,  Dragan Maric ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota ,  Joel A. Hetrick

发明人： James D. Ervin ,  Dragan Maric ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota ,  Joel A. Hetrick

IPC分类号： H02N2/00 ,  F16F7/00 ,  F16F15/00 ,  F16F15/04

CPC分类号： H02N2/001 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C23/06 ,  F16F7/00 ,  F16F15/005 ,  F16F15/04 ,  H02N2/043 ,  Y02T50/14 ,  Y02T50/162 ,  Y10T74/18856 ,  Y10T74/20564

摘要： A displacement amplifier receives an actuation displacement signal from a piezoelectric actuator. The displacement signal is amplified by one or more stages of compliant elements, and a corresponding force is applied to a load. Wide frequency response is achieved in response to the resilience characteristics of the compliant elements that are formed from any of several materials, illustratively aluminum, steel, titanium, plastics, composites, etc., and are produced by any of several manufacturing techniques, illustratively extrusion, die casting, forging, etc. The compliant elements can be configured as plural compliant mechanical displacement amplifier stages. In bilateral arrangements displacement signals from distal ends of the motive source are applied to symmetrical, or mirror image, arrangements of compliant elements. The motive source, which may be a piezoelectric actuator, delivers its displacement signal at one end thereof to one or more compliant elements. The other end of the piezoelectric actuator can be grounded.

摘要翻译： 位移放大器接收来自压电致动器的致动位移信号。 位移信号由柔性元件的一个或多个阶段放大，并且对负载施加相应的力。 响应于由几种材料（例如铝，钢，钛，塑料，复合材料等）中的任何材料形成的柔顺元件的弹性特征而实现的，并且通过几种制造技术中的任何一种制造，例如挤出 ，压铸，锻造等。柔性元件可以被配置为多个兼容的机械位移放大器级。 在双侧布置中，从动力源的远端的位移信号被施加到柔性元件的对称或镜像的布置。 可以是压电致动器的动力源将其位移信号的一端传送到一个或多个顺应元件。 压电执行器的另一端可以接地。

公开(公告)号：US08814101B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13836511

申请日：2013-03-15

申请人： Joel A. Hetrick ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota

发明人： Joel A. Hetrick ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota

IPC分类号： B64C3/44

CPC分类号： B64C3/52 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C3/50 ,  B64C9/16 ,  B64C9/22 ,  B64C27/473 ,  B64C27/72 ,  Y02T50/34 ,  Y10T74/18056 ,  Y10T74/18288

摘要： An edge morphing arrangement for an airfoil having upper and lower control surfaces is provided with an elongated edge portion that overlies the edge of the airfoil, the edge portion having a surface element having first and second edges that communicate with, and form extensions of, respective ones of the upper and lower control surfaces of the elongated airfoil. The surface elements are formed of deformable compliant material that extends cross-sectionally from the first surface element edge to an apex of the edge portion, and to the second surface element edge. There is additionally provided a driving link having first and second driving link ends, the first driving link end being coupled to the interior of one of the first and second rib portions. The second end is arranged to receive a morphing force, and the rib element is deformed in response to the morphing force.

摘要翻译： 具有上和下控制表面的翼型的边缘变形装置设置有覆盖翼型件的边缘的细长边缘部分，边缘部分具有表面元件，该表面元件具有与其相连的第一和第二边缘， 细长机翼的上下控制面之一。 表面元件由可变形柔性材料形成，该材料从第一表面元件边缘横截面延伸到边缘部分的顶点，并延伸到第二表面元件边缘。 另外设置有具有第一和第二驱动连杆端的驱动连杆，第一驱动连杆端联接到第一和第二肋部中的一个的内部。 第二端被布置为接收变形力，并且肋元件响应于变形力而变形。

公开(公告)号：US08394116B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-12

申请号：US12424032

申请日：2009-04-15

申请人： Sridhar Kota ,  Froukje Ellen Euwe

发明人： Sridhar Kota ,  Froukje Ellen Euwe

IPC分类号： A61B17/32

CPC分类号： A61B17/1633 ,  A61B17/1631 ,  A61B17/1642 ,  A61B17/1675

摘要： A surgical tool and monolithic frame therefore are disclosed. The monolithic frame defines a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends thereof, and is adapted to receive the flexible drive shaft of a surgical tool, and to support at an end thereof the rotary cutting tool of a surgical tool. The monolithic frame is characterized by greater flexibility in opposite directions along a first axis defined normal to the longitudinal axis than in opposite directions along a second axis defined normal to both the first axis and the longitudinal axis.

摘要翻译： 因此公开了一种外科手术工具和整体式框架。 整体框架在其相对的第一和第二端之间限定纵向轴线，并且适于容纳外科手术工具的柔性驱动轴，并且在其一端支撑外科工具的旋转切削工具。 整体框架的特征在于沿着垂直于纵向轴线限定的第一轴线的相反方向上的沿着沿着与第一轴线和纵向轴线两者垂直限定的第二轴线的相反方向具有更大的灵活性。

公开(公告)号：US20100224024A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-09

申请号：US12450796

申请日：2008-04-14

申请人： James D. Ervin ,  Dragan Maric ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota ,  Joel A. Hetrick

发明人： James D. Ervin ,  Dragan Maric ,  Gregory F. Ervin ,  Sridhar Kota ,  Joel A. Hetrick

IPC分类号： F16H21/10 ,  F16F7/12

CPC分类号： H02N2/001 ,  B64C3/48 ,  B64C23/06 ,  F16F7/00 ,  F16F15/005 ,  F16F15/04 ,  H02N2/043 ,  Y02T50/14 ,  Y02T50/162 ,  Y10T74/18856 ,  Y10T74/20564

摘要： A displacement amplifier receives an actuation displacement signal from a piezoelectric actuator. The displacement signal is amplified by one or more stages of compliant elements, and a corresponding force is applied to a load. Wide frequency response is achieved in response to the resilience characteristics of the compliant elements that are formed from any of several materials, illustratively aluminum, steel, titanium, plastics, composites, etc., and are produced by any of several manufacturing techniques, illustratively extrusion, die casting, forging, etc. The compliant elements can be configured as plural compliant mechanical displacement amplifier stages. In bilateral arrangements displacement signals from distal ends of the motive source are applied to symmetrical, or mirror image, arrangements of compliant elements. The motive source, which may be a piezoelectric actuator, delivers its displacement signal at one end thereof to one or more compliant elements. The other end of the piezoelectric actuator can be grounded.

摘要翻译： 位移放大器接收来自压电致动器的致动位移信号。 位移信号由柔性元件的一个或多个阶段放大，并且对负载施加相应的力。 响应于由几种材料（例如铝，钢，钛，塑料，复合材料等）中的任何材料形成的柔顺元件的弹性特征而实现的，并且通过几种制造技术中的任何一种制造，例如挤出 ，压铸，锻造等。柔性元件可以被配置为多个兼容的机械位移放大器级。 在双侧布置中，从动力源的远端的位移信号被施加到柔性元件的对称或镜像的布置。 可以是压电致动器的动力源将其位移信号的一端传送到一个或多个顺应元件。 压电执行器的另一端可以接地。

公开(公告)号：US20100042104A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-18

申请号：US12424032

申请日：2009-04-15

申请人： Sridhar Kota ,  F.E. Euwe

发明人： Sridhar Kota ,  F.E. Euwe

IPC分类号： A61B17/00

CPC分类号： A61B17/1633 ,  A61B17/1631 ,  A61B17/1642 ,  A61B17/1675

摘要： A surgical tool and monolithic frame therefore are disclosed. The monolithic frame defines a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends thereof, and is adapted to receive the flexible drive shaft of a surgical tool, and to support at an end thereof the rotary cutting tool of a surgical tool. The monolithic frame is characterized by greater flexibility in opposite directions along a first axis defined normal to the longitudinal axis than in opposite directions along a second axis defined normal to both the first axis and the longitudinal axis.

摘要翻译： 因此公开了一种外科手术工具和整体式框架。 整体框架在其相对的第一和第二端之间限定纵向轴线，并且适于容纳外科手术工具的柔性驱动轴，并且在其一端支撑外科工具的旋转切削工具。 整体框架的特征在于沿着垂直于纵向轴线限定的第一轴线的相反方向上的沿着沿着与第一轴线和纵向轴线两者垂直限定的第二轴线的相反方向具有更大的灵活性。