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US 2006/0138901 A1Published application
Manipulator
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsIchiro Okumura, Tadashi Hayashi
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Abstract
A manipulator includes a spherical shell movable member, a manipulating member integrally mounted on the spherical shell movable member, and a vibration member in contact with the spherical shell movable member and vibrating so that the spherical shell movable member rotates about a plurality of axes. The manipulating member has a manipulation distal end portion placed near a center of the spherical shell movable member, and all of the axes intersect at one point near the center of the spherical shell movable member.
Claims2
1-5. (canceled)
A manipulator comprising:
- a spherical shell movable member;
- a manipulating member integrally mounted on said spherical shell movable member;
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- a vibration member in contact with said spherical shell movable member and vibrating so that said spherical shell movable member rotates about a plurality of axes, wherein
- said manipulating member has a manipulation distal end portion placed near a center of said spherical shell movable member, and
- all of the axes intersect at one point near the center of said spherical shell movable member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.