Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
403081000 | Including operator | 16 |
20080205975 | Articulated Joint - The present invention is related to an articulated joint usable in e.g. robotics and rehabilitation, consisting of a first and second body, rotatably connected to each other, and comprising a third body, equally rotatable around a rotation axis, wherein the third body acts as a lever arm. This lever arm is connected via a spring to a pre-tension mechanism, which may be mounted on the second body, while the rotation of the lever arm with respect to the first body is controlled by an actuator. This construction leads to a joint wherein the position can be controlled independently from the compliance of the joint, thereby yielding a mechanism with improved characteristics compared to existing designs. | 08-28-2008 |
20090123222 | Detachable connector assembly - A detachable connector assembly has a bracket, an active dowel and a lever. The bracket has a clamping recess. The active dowel has a shaft and a shaft cover. The shaft has a head, a central segment and a mounting end. The central segment is formed coaxially on and is smaller than the head. The mounting end is formed coaxially on the central segment. The shaft cover is mounted around the central segment and the mounting end. The bracket and the active dowel are respectively mounted inside two perpendicular panels with the head of the active dowel inserted in the clamping recess. The lever is rotated to drive the bracket around, thereby pulling the head further into bracket, the shaft cover is pressed further into the panel around the mounting end, thereby holding the shaft in the panel and securing the panels and connecting assembly together. | 05-14-2009 |
20100226710 | PIN CONNECTION DEVICE - Assembly of a pin guide member for retaining a pair of connecting pins is facilitated for improvement in an assembling property and cost reduction. On the premise that inner brackets are overlapped with outer brackets, and pins are inserted into pin holes thereof so as to connect the brackets to each other, inner collar portions of pin guide members for retaining the pins are combined and integrated with each other by bolts and nuts through a supporting plate serving as a connection member. Meanwhile, outer collar portions of both the pin guide members are supported in the pin radial direction with respect to the inner brackets and rotation thereof is prevented. | 09-09-2010 |
20110085847 | JOINT STRUCTURE FOR A COLLAPSIBLE PLAY YARD - A joint structure for a collapsible play yard, includes a U-shaped housing, a button-mount, a sliding block and a button. The U-shaped housing has a pair of side walls for pivoting with a pair of frame bar members each having a length of substantially flattened undersurface. The button-mount is formed with a sliding way, attached to one of the side walls. The sliding block is movable transversally engaging with the substantially flattened undersurface of both of the frame bar members in an engaged position, and movable to a released position to release both of the frame bar members for folding the collapsible play yard. The button connects with the sliding block and is biased by a resilient element for reciprocally sliding along the sliding way so as to drive the sliding block to the engaged position and the released position. | 04-14-2011 |
20110097138 | ARTICULATED DEVICE - An articulated device comprises a first member ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110194888 | LOCKING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a locking apparatus and a medical apparatus including the same. The locking apparatus includes a stationary part, a rotating part rotatably provided to the stationary part, a locking part provided to the stationary part to restrict rotation of the rotating part, and a fluid supply part providing a fluid to the locking part to allow the locking part to restrict the rotation of the rotating part. The locking part is expanded or contracted according to manipulation of a user so as to selectively restrict movement of a rotating part, so that a device mounted on a medical apparatus via the locking apparatus can be easily rotated without much effort or can be firmly secured according to the intention of a user, thereby providing satisfaction in manipulation. | 08-11-2011 |
20110229251 | JOINT STRUCTURE WITH A STABLE UNLOCKED STATE FOR A FOLDABLE PLAYPEN - A joint structure with a stable unlocked state for a foldable playpen, comprising a pair of upper rails, a rigid shroud, a pair of lock pins, a pair of spring biased pin-carriers, and a release actuator. The pair of upper rails each have a necked portion and a pushing element; the rigid shroud is pivotally connected between the pair of upper rails; the pair of spring biased pin-carriers is installed within the rigid shroud for carrying the pair of lock pins to engage with the necked portion, thereby locking the pair of upper rails in a use position and to leave the necked portion to release the pair of upper rails from the use position. The pair of spring biased pin-carriers are featuring with a side extension flap for abutting against the pushing element, and an associating short arm for keeping the pair of spring biased pin-carriers to rotate in an opposite directions simultaneously. The release actuator is operatively mounted on outside of the rigid shroud for driving the pair of spring biased pin-carriers to drive the pair of lock pins to disengage from the necked portion thereby releasing the pair of upper rails from the use position to rotate to a folded position. | 09-22-2011 |
20110236123 | Adjustable Pole - The present invention is an adjustable pole comprising an upper pole telescopically engaged with a lower pole. The adjustable pole further comprises a locking unit secured to an upper end of the lower pole. The locking unit comprises a one-piece unitary housing having a lower bore engaged with the upper end of the lower pole. The housing further comprises an upper bore or guide disposed above the lower bore for freely receiving and guiding the upper pole into and out of the lower pole. The housing further comprises a channel disposed adjacent the upper bore. The channel comprises a floor, left and right side walls, and a top wall. The channel comprises a slot formed in the floor and top wall to provide access between the channel and the upper pole disposed in the upper bore. The locking unit further comprises a lever rotatably supported within the channel between a locked position where the upper pole cannot move relative to the lower pole and an unlocked position where the upper pole may be moved. The lever comprises a handle portion disposed outward of the channel and a tooth catch engaged with the upper pole. The tooth catch is substantially shielded by the slot and the upper wall of the channel between the locked and unlocked positions. | 09-29-2011 |
20110262215 | Hybrid scaffold system - A swing head assembly with a swing head and pin affixed to a first horizontal member. A vertical member with a rosette positioned in coaxial alignment therewith. The rosette has radially arranged cut-outs for receiving the swing head assembly. The swing head assembly is rotatably coupled to the rosette. A second horizontal member has a horizontal member head at an end thereof. The rosette is also able to also receive mating elements of the horizontal member head, the second horizontal member having therein an internal wedge assembly with a wedge portion that extends and retracts from the horizontal member head to lock and unlock the horizontal member head to the rosette. The invention further includes a horizontal member having a swing head assembly at one end and an internal wedge assembly at the second end thereof. | 10-27-2011 |
20120034022 | ROBOTIC ARM ASSEMBLY - A robotic arm assembly includes a first segment, a second segment, a first driving device, a first transmission mechanism, a second driving device, and a second transmission mechanism. The second segment is rotatably connected to the first segment. The first driving device drives the second segment to rotate about a first axis relative to the first segment via the first transmission mechanism. The second transmission mechanism includes a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear meshed with the first bevel gear. An output shaft is fixed to the second bevel gear, and the output shaft is capable of rotating about a second axis. Each of the second segment, the output shaft, and the second bevel gear defines a guiding hole, and the guiding holes are aligned in the second axis. | 02-09-2012 |
20120170970 | FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE PART - A flexible endoscope part including an operation member pulling operated to curve a flexible part, a plurality of joint rings connected substantially coaxially to be pivot-able in relation to each other, each the joint rings have an opening part and an engagement part, and an operation-member receiving unit which is inserted into the opening part from outside to inside in the radial direction of the joint ring, is formed by performing bending process on an elastic wire material, is protruded into inside of the joint ring, wherein the operation-member insertion part forms a coil shape which extends in an insertion direction of the operation member. | 07-05-2012 |
20120275846 | Positioning System - A positioning system for attachment to a vehicle for operation of a power tool by a ground-based operator sitting in the vehicle provides a telescoping mast attached to the vehicle, a pivot bracket connecting an upper arm to the upper portion of the telescoping mast, mounting means for mounting the power tool on the upper arm; and power means for operating the power tool from the operator's position in the vehicle. | 11-01-2012 |
20120308296 | CONNCTING MODULE AND SLIDING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A connecting module includes a mounting portion, a pin and a washer. The mounting portion defines a receiving groove and two latching grooves positioned at opposite sides of the receiving groove. The pin extends through the mounting portion. The washer includes a washer body and two extending arms protruding from opposite sides of the washer body, each extending arm having an arcuate portion. The washer body is received in the receiving groove and is fitted around the pin, the extending arms are received in the latching grooves, and each arcuate portion is latched in a corresponding latching groove. | 12-06-2012 |
20130078026 | EJECTION JACK RELEASE MECHANISM - An example release mechanism for an ejection jack includes a locking mechanism disposed about an axis. A pivotable first leg is connected to a pivotable second leg by a crossbar. A blocking pin is rotatably connected to the first leg and the second leg such that the locking mechanism abuts the blocking pin. A first solenoid includes a first rod abutting one of the first leg or the second leg. The first rod extends a first distance perpendicular to the axis and is configured to exert a first force to push the first leg and second leg away from the solenoid. The first leg and second leg are configured to pivot away from the first solenoid such that the blocking pin no longer abuts the locking mechanism. | 03-28-2013 |
20140064829 | JOINT DEVICE - A joint device includes a first latch, an actuating mechanism, and two connection parts pivotally connected to each other. The first latch is selectively moved to a first locking position for locking the two connection parts or a first unlocking position for unlocking the two connection parts. The actuating mechanism is disposed adjacent to where the two connection parts are pivotally connected. The actuating mechanism is connected to the first latch to be operable to selectively move the first latch to the first locking position or the first unlocking position, so that the structure of the joint device of the invention is simple and practical, and it facilitates operation of unfolding and folding a stroller equipped with the joint device of the invention. | 03-06-2014 |
20140286692 | PIVOT HOLDER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit can have an aiming mechanism with a pivot holder structure such that a pivot attached to a reflector that holds a bulb is supported by a pivot holder integrally formed with a housing while the pivot is rotatable and an adjustment bolt is provided, so that the rotation of the adjustment bolt can achieve adjustment of an optical axis by inclining the reflector. The pivot holder can include a reception seat extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the pivot is inserted and having an arc-like curved surface for receiving a ball of the pivot, and a pair of claws extending in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the pivot is inserted so as to be parallel with each other and configured to support the ball, the pair of claws being coupled to each other by an arc-shaped bridge. | 09-25-2014 |