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US 4,283,153 AGranted
Compliant apparatus with remote smeared centers
AssigneeCincinnati Milacron Inc.
InventorDavid A. Brendamour
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Abstract
An apparatus, particularly suitable for automated assembly, has two uncoupled rotational degrees of movement about two non-coincident remote centers. The apparatus has a resulting pivot point which is "smeared" between the two remote centers.
Claims5
An apparatus with remote multiple rotational centers, comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a first intermediate support member;
- (c) a first set of rotational supports obliquely extending from said base to said intermediate support member, each of said rotational supports in said first set having lines of action along spherical radii on a first sphere having a first remote center;
- (d) a second intermediate support member;
- (e) a second set of rotational supports obliquely extending from said first intermediate support member to said second intermediate support member, each of said rotational supports in said second set having lines of action along spherical radii of a second sphere having a second remote center noncoincident with said first remote center;
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- (f) an end-effector connected to said second intermediate support member, said end-effector being rotatable about a remote pivot point which lies between said first and said second centers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.