Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
Fenstermacher, David M. (Department: 3682)
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
C074S490030, C074S490060, C901S028000, C901S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07013750
ABSTRACT:
A unit for constructing a robot with units, wherein a joint unit comprises joint means and is organized in a joint casing having a surface profile of a dice-like cube, or a uniaxial cylindrical body, or an orthogonal dual-axis cylinder-like cubic with a uniform joint means separation distance. The joint means comprises N positioning projections disposed about the center axis thereof at equal intervals and equal angles and N connecting screw holes respectively disposed at positions rotated from these projections by 360°/2N about the center axis thereof. Also, a zero-degree joint power transmission unit converts and transmits the rotations of the joint unit rotated, by itself, relative to an input joint fixed shaft fixed to the joint casing, to the rotations of an output rotating shaft disposed a joint unit separation distance away thereform.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3580099 (1971-05-01), Mosher
patent: 4561816 (1985-12-01), Dingess
patent: 4685349 (1987-08-01), Wada et al.
patent: 4724716 (1988-02-01), Kawai
patent: 4993913 (1991-02-01), Ohtsuki
patent: 5130632 (1992-07-01), Ezawa et al.
patent: 5523662 (1996-06-01), Goldenberg et al.
patent: 5672924 (1997-09-01), Wallace et al.
patent: 6084373 (2000-07-01), Goldenberg et al.
patent: 6605914 (2003-08-01), Yim et al.
patent: 6686717 (2004-02-01), Khairallah
patent: 0 124 237 (1984-11-01), None
patent: A 62-282886 (1987-12-01), None
patent: B2 63-50155 (1988-10-01), None
patent: U 64-8308 (1989-01-01), None
patent: A 10-249755 (1998-09-01), None
Matsumaru, “Design and Control of the Modular Robots System: TOMMS”, May 21-27, 1995, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, pp. 2125-2131.
Communication pursuant to Article 96(2) EPC, Application No. 00 944 049 2-2316 (PCT/EP Regional Phase Application corresponding to the present application), dated Mar. 30, 2005.
Bandai Co., LTD
Fenstermacher David M.
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
LandOfFree
Unit set for robot does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Unit set for robot, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Unit set for robot will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3576955