SOFT GRIPPER CAPABLE OF GRIPPING TARGETS HAVING VARIOUS DIAMETERS, AND ROBOT SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240351220A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18328094

    申请日:2023-06-02

    CPC classification number: B25J15/0028 B25J9/1045

    Abstract: A gripper for gripping a target has a first support section, a second support section spaced apart from the first support section in a direction of a rotation center axis, and a plurality of elastic wires supported across the first support section and the second support section. A first grip area surrounded by the plurality of elastic wires is formed between the first support section and the second support section upon a relative rotation of the first support section and the second support section around the rotation center axis, and the first grip area becomes narrower until all the plurality of elastic wires come into contact with the target by the relative rotation of the first support section and the second support section, and the plurality of elastic wires is tightened to grip the target entering the first grip area.

    ARTICULATING STRUCTURE USING ROLLING JOINT AND PIN COUPLING, AND TUBE INSERT DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200323599A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16711430

    申请日:2019-12-12

    Abstract: There is disclosed an articulating structure that is steered by relative movement of a plurality of segments connected in series, the articulating structure including a first segment and a second segment arranged in contact with each other, wherein contact surfaces of the first segment and the second segment are rolling contact surfaces in line contact on a first direction contact line, the first segment has a pin on a side, the second segment has a coupling hole into which the pin is inserted, the first segment and the second segment make a relative rolling movement for translation of the first direction contact line while maintaining the line contact, and the coupling hole is formed with a larger area than the pin to allow the pin to make a relative position movement within the coupling hole during the rolling movement.

    ARTICULATING STRUCTURE HAVING ELASTIC MEMBER AND TUBE INSERTING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210085303A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17008639

    申请日:2020-09-01

    Abstract: An articulating structure includes a joint unit including a front segment and a rear segment that are connected in series and perform relative rotation with respect to a rotation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the front segment and the rear segment, and a wire that passes through the front segment and the rear segment in a lengthwise direction of the joint unit, wherein the front segment rotates relative to the rear segment in one direction when the wire is pulled rearward, and the elastic member elastically deforms by a pressing force by the rotation of the front segment to provide a force that resists the pressing force.

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