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Title: US5271290: Actuator assembly
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Fischer, Patrick J.; Oxford, United Kingdom

Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Published / Filed: 1993-12-21 / 1993-04-14

Application Number: US1993000046905
IPC Code: Advanced: G05G 9/047;
Core: G05G 9/00;
IPC-7: G05G 9/047;

U.S. Class: Current: 074/471.XY; 074/479.01; 901/015; 901/023;
Original: 074/471.XY; 074/479.R; 074/479.BP; 074/479.PF; 074/479.PM; 901/015; 901/023;

Field of Search: 074/471 XY,479 R,479 BP,479 PF,479 PM 248/661 901/015,23 244/234,236

Priority Number:
1991-10-29  GB1991000022903

Abstract: An actuator assembly (14) suitable for use in a hand controller (10) with six degrees of freedom of movement consists of a pair of arms (20) each secured at one end to a respective rotary actuator (26), and at the other end secured to a common universal joint (21). The arms (20) are coupled directly to the drive shafts (25) of the rotary actuators (26) and their movement is restricted.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hinds, William R. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Braun, Leslie A.; Trousdell, William O.
Maintenance Status: E2 Expired  Check current status

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Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
US1992000960826 1992-10-14       


       
Parent Case:     This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/960.826 filed Oct. 14, 1992 now abandoned.

Designated Country: DE FR IT 

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First Claim:
Show all 6 claims		 I claim     1. An actuator assembly which comprises a pair of arms, each arm comprising upper and lower arm sections pivotally connected to each other, with said upper arm sections being joined at a three-axis universal joint, and with said lower arm sections being attached independently of each other to a respective one of two rotary actuators, both rotary actuators being secured to a base via a common pivoting member.

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Buy PDF- 11pp EP0363739 1990-04  G05G 9/00 HONEYWELL INC Handcontroller 
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Buy PDF- 9pp GB2228783 1990-09  B25J 13/02 * UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY MULTI-AXIS HAND CONTROLLER. 


Other Abstract Info: DERABS G93-145549

Other References:
  • H. Inoue, Y. Tsusaka, and T. Fukuizumi, "Parallel Manipulator," Robotics Research, The 3rd International Symposium, The MIT Press, Cambridge pp. 321-327, 1986.
  • F. Pierrot, A. Fournier, and P. Dauchez, "Towards A Fully-Parallel 6 DOF Robot For High-Speed Applications," Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Sacramento, California, Apr. 1991.


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