Adjustable remote center compliance device
US4477975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49762
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adjustable RCC device having an adjustable remote center of compliance including: a support member; an operator member interconnected with the support member; a mounting member spaced from the support member; a plurality of radial members extending between and attached to the support member and the mounting member and having a focus at, near or beyond the free end of the operator member; and either means for adjusting radial member geometry or means for adjusting radial member stiffness or means for adjusting stiffness of a deformable portion of the support member or operator member or any combination thereof.
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