Material or article handling – Horizontally swinging load support – Swinging about pivot
Patent
1985-02-13
1987-12-15
Paperner, Leslie J.
Material or article handling
Horizontally swinging load support
Swinging about pivot
901 15, 901 23, B25J 1700
Patent
active
047129719
ABSTRACT:
A robotic control arm apparatus or control arm for controlling the position of a control point associated with a controlled element within a reference plane and with respect to two reference points in a work space. The control arm assembly includes at least four link members mutually coupled in series to form a closed loop linkage, each of the link members being coupled about a pivot axis at each end. The apparatus may include a set of roller assemblies affixed to the control arm assembly, each roller assembly including a roller element and an endless belt disposed about the roller elements for driving the controlled element.
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Dayoan D. Glenn
Paperner Leslie J.
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.
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