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US 2025/0143548 A1Published application
A device for detecting a connection status and an actuator for detecting a connection status
OwnerMotoki Ishizaki, Mitsuharu Ezawa +2inventors
InventorsMotoki Ishizaki, Mitsuharu Ezawa, Yoshimichi Ikeda, Brian Ninni
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Abstract
The device 1 includes a main body drive portion (300) including a plurality of driving sources (M11 to M33), a base unit (200) including a coupling device (21) connected to the main body drive portion, a bendable unit (100) detachably attached to the base unit, and a detection unit configured to detect the coupling portions. In the above configuration, the driving sources are driven, and coupling is detected by sensors.
Claims15
A device comprising:
- a base including a driving source and a coupling portion;
- a bendable body detachably attached to the base, the bendable body including a bendable portion configured to bend and a drive wire allowed to be coupled to the coupling portion and configured to bend the bendable portion;
- a force sensor provided in the base and that is connected to the coupling portion, the force sensor being connected to the drive wire while the drive wire is coupled to the coupling portion;
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- a detector configured to detect a state of coupling of the coupling portion with the drive wire,
- wherein while the base is coupled with the coupling portion, the detector detects the state of coupling using an output value of the force sensor while the drive wire is driven by the driving source.
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An actuator comprising:
- a driving source;
- a coupling portion,
- wherein a bendable body is detachably attached to the actuator via the coupling portion, the bendable body including a bendable portion configured to bend and a drive wire allowed to be coupled to the coupling portion and configured to bend the bendable portion;
- a force sensor that is connected to the coupling portion, the force sensor being connected to the drive wire while the drive wire is coupled to the coupling portion;
- and a detector configured to detect a state of coupling of the coupling portion with the drive wire,
- wherein while the base is coupled with the coupling portion, the detector detects the state of coupling using the output value of the force sensor while the drive wire is driven by the driving source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.