Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Joint of robot arm and surgical instrument
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Application No.: US15742900Application Date: 2015-07-09
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Publication No.: US10369707B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Kazutoshi Kan
- Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Kobe-shi
- Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kobe-shi
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2015/003484 WO 20150709
- International Announcement: WO2017/006373 WO 20170112
- Main IPC: B25J17/00
- IPC: B25J17/00 ; B25J17/02 ; B25J18/00 ; A61B34/30 ; B25J9/10 ; A61B34/00

Abstract:
Joint coupling links of robot arm to each other includes: plurality of plate-shaped segments lined up in plate thickness direction; and operating wires extending through plurality of segments in plate thickness direction. Groove extending in second direction and having partially circular cross section is provided at first-direction middle portion of main surface out of two main surfaces of adjacent segments, two main surfaces facing each other in plate thickness direction. Projection extending in second direction and having partially circular cross section is provided at first-direction middle portion of main surface. Curvature of projection is larger than curvature of groove. Projection is fitted in groove, and bottom portion of groove and top portion of projection contact each other. Dimension of projection in plate thickness direction is larger than dimension of groove in plate thickness direction and smaller than length of line connecting bottom portion of groove and edge portion of groove.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180200895A1 JOINT OF ROBOT ARM AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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