GB2524653B - Miniature McKibben actuator - Google Patents

Miniature McKibben actuator

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Publication number
GB2524653B
GB2524653B GB1502982.0A GB201502982A GB2524653B GB 2524653 B GB2524653 B GB 2524653B GB 201502982 A GB201502982 A GB 201502982A GB 2524653 B GB2524653 B GB 2524653B
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Prior art keywords
miniature
mckibben actuator
mckibben
actuator
miniature mckibben
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GB1502982.0A
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GB201502982D0 (en
Inventor
P Henry Christopher
P Smith Sloan
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Boeing Co
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Boeing Co
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Priority claimed from US14/228,252 external-priority patent/US9541196B2/en
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
    • F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
    • F15B15/10—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type
    • F15B15/103—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type using inflatable bodies that contract when fluid pressure is applied, e.g. pneumatic artificial muscles or McKibben-type actuators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16J—PISTONS; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS
    • F16J3/00—Diaphragms; Bellows; Bellows pistons
    • F16J3/02—Diaphragms

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Actuator (AREA)
  • Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
GB1502982.0A 2014-03-28 2015-02-23 Miniature McKibben actuator Active GB2524653B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US14/228,252 US9541196B2 (en) 2009-11-13 2014-03-28 Miniature McKibben actuator

Publications (3)

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GB201502982D0 GB201502982D0 (en) 2015-04-08
GB2524653A GB2524653A (en) 2015-09-30
GB2524653B true GB2524653B (en) 2018-04-18

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GB (1) GB2524653B (enExample)
IN (1) IN2014DE03277A (enExample)
RU (1) RU2669437C2 (enExample)

Families Citing this family (1)

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JP6584365B2 (ja) * 2016-05-13 2019-10-02 株式会社東芝 アクチュエータおよび流路構成部

Citations (2)

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US5018506A (en) * 1990-06-18 1991-05-28 Welch Allyn, Inc. Fluid controlled biased bending neck
US20140208937A1 (en) * 2009-11-13 2014-07-31 The Boeing Company Miniature mckibben actuator

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US4751869A (en) * 1985-07-12 1988-06-21 Paynter Henry M High pressure fluid-driven tension actuators and method for constructing them
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RU2224916C2 (ru) * 2000-09-14 2004-02-27 Марти Александр Николаевич Механическая мышца
CA2330612A1 (en) * 2000-12-29 2002-06-29 Alain Bernier Flexible actuator
US6868773B2 (en) * 2002-08-13 2005-03-22 Electro Cam Corporation Fluidic actuator

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5018506A (en) * 1990-06-18 1991-05-28 Welch Allyn, Inc. Fluid controlled biased bending neck
US20140208937A1 (en) * 2009-11-13 2014-07-31 The Boeing Company Miniature mckibben actuator

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RU2014147111A (ru) 2016-06-10
GB2524653A (en) 2015-09-30
IN2014DE03277A (enExample) 2015-10-02
GB201502982D0 (en) 2015-04-08
RU2014147111A3 (enExample) 2018-08-02
RU2669437C2 (ru) 2018-10-11

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