Torque free articulated tension transmission
AssigneeLiftwave, Inc.
InventorsBlake Sessions, Toomas Sepp, Nolan Hobart, Emily Ann Heidlauf, John Pryor Strauss
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AssigneeLiftwave, Inc.
InventorsBlake Sessions, Toomas Sepp, Nolan Hobart, Emily Ann Heidlauf, John Pryor Strauss
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In general, the disclosure involves a joint system and a tension transmission system. The joint system includes a sheave that rotates about an axis, a first tension member at least partially wrapped around the sheave in a first direction creating an angle between the direction of entry of the tension member onto the sheave and the direction of exit of the tension member off the sheave, a roller mounted to the sheave at the axis and configured to roll along a frame, and a second tension member that includes a first end and a second end. The second tension member can be partially wrapped around the roller in a second direction opposite the first direction, and the first end affixed to the roller and the second end affixed to the frame.
A joint system comprising:
A tension transmission system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.