Cable-driven manipulator

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2008-12-05

2011-12-27

Underwood, Donald (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Vertically swinging load support

Grab

C901S021000, C074S490040, C474S032000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08083460

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a cable-driven manipulator comprising an operating unit having a drive motor, and a pulley rotated by the drive motor. An upper arm is coupled, through a joint, to one side of the operating unit. A forearm coupled, through a joint, to the other side of the upper arm by the cable. A gripper of an end effector operably coupled to the forearm, a cable compensation device is installed between the upper arm and the forearm so as to maintain constant the length of the cable that transmits the power of the operating unit to the end effector during the pivoting of the forearm. It is thus possible to prevent the variation of tensile force due to the variation of the length of the cable for operating the end effector during the pivoting of the forearm or the unintended malfunction of the end effector.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4259876 (1981-04-01), Belyanin et al.
patent: 4883400 (1989-11-01), Kuban et al.
patent: 7469617 (2008-12-01), Basile et al.

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