Active gripper for haptic devices
US8667860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20732
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An active gripper for a haptic device including a parallel kinematics structure providing at least three degrees of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, wherein the gripper comprises a first contact surface being adapted for contact by a first portion of a hand of a user, a second contact surface being adapted for contact by a second portion of the user's hand, which hand's second portion being moveable in relation to the hand's first portion, and a moveable member arranged between the first contact surface and the second contact surface and being adapted to actively move the first contact surface and the second contact surface in relation to each other.
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