Signal transmission device for articulated mechanism
US12384058B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R39/64
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robotic arm having at least pair of structural members rotatably coupled to one another, with a first one of the structural members defining a central passage. A communications link is at least partially within the robotic arm for signal transmission between within the robotic arm. The communications link includes a signal transmission device having a coiled portion, with ends of the coiled portion adapted to be connected to parts of the communications link, whereby the coiled portion is a segment of the communications link. The coiled portion has one of its ends connected to the second one of the structural members to rotate with the second one of the structural members, the other of the ends of the coiled portion connected to a component associated with the first one of the structural members through the central passage to rotate with the first one of the structural members, at least a portion of the coiled portion expanding or contracting radially during relative rotation between the pair of structural members.
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