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US 8,707,809 B2Granted
Multi-selective micro manipulator
AssigneeKorea Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsEui Sung Yoon, Sung Wook Yang, Jinseok Kim, Duk moon Rho, JeiWon Cho, Hee Sup Shin
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Abstract
The multi-selective micromanipulator has a main mover which moves linearly or rotationally with respect to an axis, an actuator which moves the main mover, a projection which is formed on the main mover, and a plurality of submovers which the projection selectively contacts depending on the movement of the main mover, wherein a selected submover is linearly moved by the projection in a direction parallel to the axis direction.
Claims14
A multi-selective micromanipulator comprising:
- an actuator including a shaft;
- a main mover which is connected to the shaft and, moves linearly or rotationally with respect to the shaft by the actuator;
- a driving means which moves the main mover;
- a projection which is formed on the main mover;
- and
- a plurality of submovers which are aligned radially around the shaft,
- wherein the projection selectively contacts with the plurality of submovers depending on the movement of the main mover,
- wherein a selected submover is linearly moved by the projection in a direction parallel to the axis direction,
- wherein:
- the main mover has a cylindrical shape,
- the driving means includes a guide groove formed at a surface of the main mover, and a first guide pin which may be engaged with the guide groove,
- the guide groove comprises a plurality of first inclined grooves formed to be inclined right downwardly with respect to a length direction of the shaft, and a plurality of second inclined grooves formed to be inclined left downwardly with respect to the length direction of the shaft,
- the first inclined grooves and the second inclined grooves are alternately aligned at the side surface of the main mover, and
- a first inclined groove and a second inclined groove adjacent to each other are connected to each other to form a sawtooth-shaped guide pin path.
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