Modular robot wrist

A mechanical joint includes a mechanism for effecting pitch and yaw, the effecting mechanism being attached to a housing support, a yaw drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support, a pitch drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support and a mechanism to actuate the yaw drive mechan...

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Main Author ROSHEIM; MARK E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.08.1993
Subjects
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
DIAGNOSIS
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HAND TOOLS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANIPULATORS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SURGERY
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Summary:A mechanical joint includes a mechanism for effecting pitch and yaw, the effecting mechanism being attached to a housing support, a yaw drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support, a pitch drive mechanism slidably engaging the housing support and a mechanism to actuate the yaw drive mechanism and the pitch drive mechanism, In accordance with the present invention, a unitary guide mechanism attached to the housing stabilizes movement of the yaw drive mechanism and the pitch drive mechanism by receiving at least a portion of the yaw drive mechanism and the pitch drive mechanism.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19910765957