Roll joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11833672-B2
Application number	US-202217849833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2022
Priority date	Dec 26, 2019
Publication date	Dec 5, 2023
Grant date	Dec 5, 2023

Abstract

A roll joint is provided. The roll joint may comprise: a first body; a second body disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the first body; a connection body which is disposed between the first body and the second body and is not in contact with the first body and the second body; and a connection wire member which connects the first body, the second body, and the connection body to one another so as to make a tensegrity structure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A roll joint comprising:
a first body;
a second body disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the first body;
a connection body disposed between the first body and the second body without making contact with the first body and the second body;
a connection wire member for connecting the first body, the second body, and the connection body to each other so as to form a tensegrity structure;
a driving wire member; and
a driving motor for operating the driving wire member,
wherein the driving wire member is connected to the first body and the second body such that both ends of the driving wire member in the longitudinal direction are fixed to one side and an opposite side of the first body, respectively, and a center portion of the driving wire member in the longitudinal direction is connected to a rotation shaft of the driving motor, and the driving wire member moves in a direction in which the rotation shaft of the driving motor rotates so as to pull the one side or the opposite side of the first body such that a virtual circle formed by the first body rolls in a circumferential direction on a virtual circle formed by the second body.

2. The roll joint of claim 1 , wherein, when viewed in a direction from the second body towards the first body or from the first body towards the second body, the first body has flexibility in a yaw direction, a roll direction, and the direction from the second body towards the first body or from the first body towards the second body.

3. The roll joint of claim 1 , wherein the connection wire member includes:
a first connection wire for connecting the first body to the second body;
a second connection wire for connecting the first body to the connection body; and
a third connection wire for connecting the second body to the connection body, and
the first to third connection wires achieve equilibrium of force so as to maintain the tensegrity structure.

4. The roll joint of claim 3 , wherein the first body includes a first frame extending in one direction, and second frames provided at both ends of the first frame in a longitudinal direction, respectively,
the second body includes a third frame extending in the one direction and facing the first frame, and fourth frames provided at both ends of the third frame in the longitudinal direction and facing the second frames, respectively, and
the connection body includes a fifth frame disposed in a vertical direction between the first body and the second body, first and second wire connectors provided on an upper side of the fifth frame in a width direction, and third and fourth wire connectors provided on a lower side of the fifth frame in the width direction.

5. The roll joint of claim 4 , wherein each of end surfaces of the second and fourth frames, which face each other, includes a horizontal surface, and inclined surfaces extending from both ends of the horizontal surface in the longitudinal direction, respectively, and
the inclined surfaces on both sides have a same inclination.

6. The roll joint of claim 1 , wherein the first body has one rotational degree of freedom with respect to the second body, and
the first body is pitch-rotatable with respect to the second body in a range of −90 degrees to 90 degrees.

7. A roll joint comprising:
a first body;
a second body disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the first body;
a connection body disposed between the first body and the second body without making contact with the first body and the second body; and
a connection wire member for connecting the first body, the second body, and the connection body to each other so as to form a tensegrity structure,
wherein the connection wire member includes:
a first connection wire for connecting the first body to the second body;
a second connection wire for connecting the first body to the connection body; and
a third connection wire for connecting the second body to the connection body,

wherein the first to third connection wires achieve equilibrium of force so as to maintain the tensegrity structure,
wherein the first body includes a first frame extending in one direction, and second frames provided at both ends of the first frame in a longitudinal direction, respectively,
wherein the second body includes a third frame extending in the one direction and facing the first frame, and fourth frames provided at both ends of the third frame in the longitudinal direction and facing the second frames, respectively,
wherein the connection body includes a fifth frame disposed in a vertical direction between the first body and the second body, first and second wire connectors provided on an upper side of the fifth frame in a width direction, and third and fourth wire connectors provided on a lower side of the fifth frame in the width direction, and
wherein the first connection wire connects the second frame to the fourth frame, and includes a withdrawal line extending from the second frame and wound on the fourth frame, and a recovery line connected to the withdrawal line, extending from the fourth frame, and recovered on the second frame.

8. The roll joint of claim 7 , wherein the withdrawal line and the recovery line intersect with each other at least once.

9. A roll joint comprising:
a first body;
a second body disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the first body;
a connection body disposed between the first body and the second body without making contact with the first body and the second body; and
a connection wire member for connecting the first body, the second body, and the connection body to each other so as to form a tensegrity structure,
wherein the connection wire member includes:
a first connection wire for connecting the first body to the second body;
a second connection wire for connecting the first body to the connection body; and
a third connection wire for connecting the second body to the connection body,

wherein the first to third connection wires achieve equilibrium of force so as to maintain the tensegrity structure,
wherein the first body includes a first frame extending in one direction, and second frames provided at both ends of the first frame in a longitudinal direction, respectively,
wherein the second body includes a third frame extending in the one direction and facing the first frame, and fourth frames provided at both ends of the third frame in the longitudinal direction and facing the second frames, respectively,
wherein the connection body includes a fifth frame disposed in a vertical direction between the first body and the second body, first and second wire connectors provided on an upper side of the fifth frame in a width direction, and third and fourth wire connectors provided on a lower side of the fifth frame in the width direction,
wherein a plurality of second connection wires are provided, and
wherein the second connection wires connect the second frame on one side and the first wire connector, the second frame on the one side and the second wire connector, the second frame on an opposite side and the first wire connector, and the second frame on the opposite side and the second wire connector, respectively.

10. A roll joint comprising:
a first body;
a second body disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the first body;
a connection body disposed between the first body and the second body without making contact with the first body and the second body; and
a connection wire member for connecting the first body, the second body, and the connection body to each other so as to form a tensegrity structure,
wherein the connection wire member includes:
a first connection wire for connecting the first body to the secon

Assignees

• Iucf Hyu Erica Campus

Inventors

• Choi Youngjin
• Lee Geon
• Hong Geun Young

Classifications

• B25J17/0241 Primary

  One-dimensional joints · CPC title

• B25J9/0009

  Constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases · CPC title

• B25J9/1045

  comprising tensioning means · CPC title

• B25J9/126

  Rotary actuators · CPC title

• B25J17/0283 Primary

  Three-dimensional joints · CPC title