Joint assembly and a process for manufacturing the same and a movable body and process for manufacturing the same
US5989658A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24612
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To provide a rotatable joint assembly in which connection is made so as to enable a click motion, a process for manufacturing such a rotatable joint assembly by molding as a unitary structure, a movable body including such a rotatable joint assembly, and a process for manufacturing such a movable body by molding as a unitary structure. A movable body 360 is formed by molding from a first synthetic resin material A in a first molding step a trunk 303 having a shoulder joint portion 305 having an outer surface on which fine protrusions are defined sequently almost its entire periphery, and a lower arm 311 having an elbow joint portion 313 having an outer surface on which fine protrusions are defined sequently almost its entire periphery, by molding from a second synthetic resin material B in a second molding step an upper arm 321 having a shoulder enclosing portion 323 enclosing the shoulder joint portion 305 of the trunk 303 as molded by the first molding step and an elbow enclosing portion 325 enclosing the elbow joint portion 313 of the lower arm 311 so as to form a unitary structure, and by molding from a third synthetic resin material C in a third molding step a covering member …
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