Link structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11813747-B2
Application number	US-201917250522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2019
Priority date	Aug 8, 2018
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A link structure ( 1 ) includes: a first link ( 2 ); a target member to be moved (housing) ( 3 ) that is provided in the interior of the first link ( 2 ), and that is movable in the interior of the first link ( 2 ); a movement mechanism ( 4 ) that is fixed to the first link ( 2 ), and that is configured to cause the target member to be moved ( 3 ) to move in movement directions (M 1 , M 2 ) along the first link ( 2 ) in response to power of a power part; and an action part ( 6 ) that is provided to the target member to be moved ( 3 ), and that is configured to act on a movement of a second link ( 8 ) mounted onto the first link ( 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A link structure, comprising:
a first link;
a target member, wherein
the target member is in an interior of the first link, and
the target member is movable in the interior of the first link;

a movement mechanism fixed to the first link, wherein
the movement mechanism comprises a nut, a screw shaft, and a guide part,
the movement mechanism is configured to control movement of the target member,
the movement of the target member is controlled to move in at least one specific movement direction along the first link based on power from a power part,
the movement mechanism in entirety is inside the target member,
the screw shaft extends along the at least one specific movement direction inside the target member,
the screw shaft is inserted into the nut, and
the guide part extends along an entire surface of the screw shaft;

a rotation part fixed to the first link, wherein
the nut rotates around the rotation part inside the target member,
the rotation part serves as a rotation center of the target member to be moved and the movement mechanism of the target member, and
the target member rotates with the nut, inside the link structure; and

an action part attached to the target member, wherein the action part is configured to act on a movement of a second link mounted onto the first link.

2. The link structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the target member to be moved is a housing, and
the screw shaft is supported by the housing.

3. The link structure according to claim 2 , wherein the housing supports both ends of the screw shaft.

4. The link structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the guide part is configured to control the movement of the housing.

5. The link structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the power part is attached to the housing in the interior of the first link, and
the power part is configured to provide the power to control the movement of the housing.

6. The link structure according to claim 5 , wherein the power part is positioned between the housing and the action part.

7. The link structure according to claim 5 , wherein
the power part is provided to an outer face of the housing along the screw shaft, and
the movement mechanism has a transfer mechanism configured to transfer the power of the power part to the screw shaft.

8. The link structure according to claim 2 , wherein the movement mechanism further comprises a detection part provided to the nut, the detection part being configured to detect force acting on the nut.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Kamikawa Yasuhisa
• Kawanami Yasunori

Classifications

• B25J9/106 Primary

  with articulated links · CPC title

• B25J9/102

  Gears specially adapted therefor, e.g. reduction gears (gearings in general F16H) · CPC title

• B25J9/104

  with cables, chains or ribbons · CPC title

• F15B15/20

  Other details {, e.g. assembly with regulating devices} · CPC title

• F16H19/04

  comprising a rack · CPC title