Back to results
US 10,730,179 B2Granted
Robotic arm assembly construction
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAndrew Crispin Graham, Jason Curle, Trevor Hawke
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method is provided for constructing a robotic arm including a plurality of links and a rope assembly. The method includes providing the rope assembly having a rope with a plurality of rope bearings threaded thereon; and attaching the plurality of rope bearings of the rope assembly to the plurality of links of the robotic arm.
Claims20
A method for constructing a robotic arm comprising a plurality of links and a rope assembly, the method comprising:
- providing the rope assembly having a rope with a plurality of rope bearings threaded thereon;
- and
- attaching the plurality of rope bearings of the rope assembly to the plurality of links of the robotic arm.
A robotic arm assembly comprising:
- a robotic arm comprising:
- a plurality of links moveably coupled to one another, the plurality of links collectively comprising a plurality of brackets;
- and
- a rope assembly comprising a rope and a plurality of bearings threaded thereon,
- wherein each bearing of the plurality of bearings is removably coupled to and in contact with one bracket of the plurality of brackets of the plurality of links.
2 more elements
A robotic arm comprising:
- a plurality of links moveably coupled to one another, the plurality of links collectively comprising a plurality of brackets, and
- a rope assembly comprising a rope and a plurality of bearings threaded thereon,
- wherein each bearing of the plurality of bearings is removably coupled to one bracket of the plurality of brackets of the plurality of links,
- wherein the plurality of links includes a first link,
- wherein the plurality of brackets of the plurality of links includes a forward bracket positioned at a forward end of the first link,
- wherein the forward bracket defines a forward bracket opening,
- wherein a first bearing of the plurality of bearings of the rope assembly is positioned within the forward bracket opening,
- wherein the first bearing comprises a body and a lock,
- wherein the lock is removably coupled to the body for removably coupling the first bearing to the forward bracket,
- wherein the body of the first bearing extends between a first end and a second end,
- wherein the body of the first bearing includes a head at the first end and defines a groove at the second end, and
- wherein the lock is removably positioned within the groove.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.