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US 9,849,586 B2Granted
Robotic manipulator
AssigneeRoss-Hime Designs, Incorporated
InventorMark E. Rosheim
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Abstract
A manipulator includes a mount member, a base member with threaded openings, a coupling member, and an output member with threaded openings. The manipulator also includes three motors mounted to the mount member and three drive trains connected to the motors, respectively.
Claims4
A manipulator comprises:
- a mount member;
- a base member connected to the mount, the base member including three first threaded openings;
- a coupling member including three slots;
- an output member including three second threaded openings;
- a first motor mounted to the mount member;
- a second motor mounted to the mount member;
- a third motor mounted to the mount member;
- a first drive train connected to the first motor;
- a second drive train connected to the second motor;
- and
- a third drive train connected to the third motor;
- wherein each of the first, second, and third drive trains comprises:
- a first shaft connected to one of the first, second, and third motors, the first shaft having a first threaded portion that extends through one of the three first threaded openings in the base member;
- a first torque transmitting swivel joint connected to the first shaft;
- a second shaft connected to the first torque transmitting swivel joint that extends through one of the three slots in the coupling member;
- a second torque transmitting swivel joint connected to the second shaft;
- and
- a third shaft connected to the second torque transmitting swivel joint, the third shaft having a second threaded portion that extends through one of the three second threaded openings in the output member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.