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US 2021/0341090 A1Published application
Hydraulic Continuous Roll Joint
AssigneeRE2, Inc.
InventorStephen Somple
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InventorStephen Somple
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A fluid activated continuous roll joint apparatus for use in various robotic applications. The continuous roll joint apparatus can include an outer housing, a plurality of collapsible hoses, and a rotor assembly. The outer housing can include a cylindrical inner cavity. The plurality of collapsible hoses can be disposed around a perimeter of at least a portion of the cylindrical inner cavity. The rotor assembly can include a plurality of rollers distributed radially around a rotor frame, where each roller of the plurality of rollers can be positioned to engage (pinch) a collapsible hose of the plurality of collapsible hoses. In an example, the continuous roll joint is activated when fluid is pumped through the plurality of collapsible hoses. Which rotates the rotor through inaction between the collapsible hoses and the rollers.
A continuous roll joint apparatus comprising:
A hydraulic continuous roll joint device comprising:
A fluid activated roll joint apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.