Mechanical hip joint

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1984-01-10

1986-04-01

Apley, Richard J.

Robots

Arm part

Joint

901 18, 403 56, 403122, 623 22, 623 31, B62D 5702

Patent

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045795584

ABSTRACT:
A novel mechanical hip joint for attaching a robotic leg to a body member is described, which comprises, a housing adapted for connection to the body member, a spherical socket defined within the housing, a ball joint received by the socket for rotational movement about a first horizontal axis, a bearing member rigidly interconnecting the leg and the ball joint and presenting a bearing surface confronting the housing and socket, and a motor interconnecting the housing and bearing surface for selectively imparting rotary movement to the leg, about a second horizontal axis transverse of said first axis, between first and second angular limits.

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patent: 3663967 (1972-05-01), Vermillion
patent: 3982281 (1976-09-01), Giliberty
patent: 4216550 (1980-08-01), Thompson
patent: 4261113 (1981-04-01), Alderson
patent: 4324302 (1982-04-01), Rabinovitch
Raibert and Sutherland, "Machines That Walk", Jan. 1983, Scientific American; pp. 44-53.

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