US3570816A - Manipulator handle - Google Patents

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US3570816A
US3570816A US825494A US3570816DA US3570816A US 3570816 A US3570816 A US 3570816A US 825494 A US825494 A US 825494A US 3570816D A US3570816D A US 3570816DA US 3570816 A US3570816 A US 3570816A
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Jean Germond
Jean-P Guilbaud
Jean Vertut
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J13/00—Controls for manipulators
    • B25J13/02—Hand grip control means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • ABSTRACT A motorized handle for controlling the opening and closing of the grab or tong of a master-slave remote con- I trol manipulator characterized by increased ease of operation and mechanical boost of gripping force.
  • a motor driven winch g'g Q T controlled by a pair of switches actuated by a lever or trigger rawmg manipulated by the operator from his normal handle gripping US. Cl. 254/173, position provides auxiliary force supplementing that applied 200/ 157, 318/345, 214/1, 254/ 1 50 by the operator.
  • Means are provided to lock the grab in closed Int. Cl. B66d 1/46, position with a safety feature to prevent application of exces- B66d l/SO, 866d 1/56 sive force which might break the force transmitting cable.
  • the invention relates to an improved master handle or master-slave manipulators, the handle being adapted to control the opening or closing movements of a slave grab acting inside a biological screening enclosure.
  • handles are known for masterslave manipulators. All of them act in a similar mechanical manner, i.e. without contributing energy from outside, to convert the force of the operators hand into the tensioning of a cable which controls the clamping of a grab disposed at the other end of the manipulator.
  • manipulator handles have been given pawl-locking mechanisms which enable the tightening force to be maintained even if the operator ceases to pre'ss,'so, that his tiredness is reduced.
  • Grabs can also be closed by auxiliary means, for instance, pneumatic means.
  • handles with a stepped-down clamping effect the full travel of the grab being controlled by a number of successive actions performed on the trigger, but this arrangement makes the handling of the handles difficult and moreover complicates the locking systems.
  • manipulator handles so that they meet various practical requirements more satisfactorily than hitherto, and more particularly so that they avoid the various aforementioned disadvantages and enable the relationship between the tightening force and the manipulating force to be correctly determined. Further objects are to improve the operators grip on the handle, to enable the tightening of the grab to be automatically locked, and also to limit the tightening of the grab to a maximum safety force which prevents the movement-transmitting cable from being broken.
  • a handle for controlling the opening or closing movements of a manipulator grab comprising a hollow stock adapted to be held in an operators hand, the handle also comprising, disposed inside the stock, a winch on which a movement-transmitting cable is wound, a motor, with a torque limiter, for driving the winch, a trigger for controlling the motor, the trigger, which can be actuated by the operator, being formed by one of the ends of a lever pivoting around a pivot which is fixed in relation to the stock, the other end of the lever, which is associated with a return spring, bearing a reversing pulley over which the movement-transmitting cable runs, the handle also comprising two limit members associated with the lever and controlling the operation of the motor in the required direction.
  • the automatic-locking system may be formed by a switch actuated by the operator at the same time as the trigger.
  • the torque limiter may be of the friction type and is associated with a finger carried by the winch, the finger acting on two limit switches adjusted to prevent the movement-transmitting cable from being broken by being wound on, or from being slackened as a result of unwinding.
  • the torque limiter may be formed by a capstan acting as the winch, the movement-transmitting cable being attached upstream of the capstan to a calibrated spring adjusted to an acceptable tensioning of the cable.
  • FlG. l is a vertical section through a first embodiment of a manipulator handle according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a partially sectioned view of a second embodiment of a manipulator handle according to the invention.
  • MG. 3 is a partially sectioned view of a third embodiment of a manipulator handle according to the invention.
  • FlG. i is a partially sectioned view of a fourth embodiment of a manipulator handle according to the invention.
  • H6. 5 is a partially sectioned view of a fifth embodiment of a manipulator handle according to the invention.
  • a handle '7 in the form of a hollow stock is articulated around the pivot 9 of a manipulator master handle ll. Articulation perpendicular to the pivot 9 is ensured by the pinions l3, 15. A movement-transmitting cable 17 ex tends through the whole manipulator assembly as far as its slave'grab, whose opening and closing the cable controls.
  • an electric motor 19 driving, after reduction, a pinion 211 which meshes with pinion 23 of a winch 25 of axis 27, to which the cable 17 is attached at a place 29.
  • the cable 17 runs over a pulley 31 whose spindle 33 is borne by a lever 35 articulated around a pivot 37 unitary with the stock 7.
  • the other end of the lever 35 forms a trigger 39 having engagement notches.
  • Tensioning of the cable 17 exerts on the pulley 31 a reaction which tends to move the trigger 39 away from the stock 7.
  • the relationship between the two arms of the lever 35 enables the gripping force of the grab to be felt in a given stepped-down ratio.
  • the travel of the trigger 39 can correspond to a small travel of the grab, and when the latter seizes a hard article, the force is absorbed by the elasticity of the transmission cable 17.
  • Two switches Al, 43 come into operation at the end of the trigger 39 and actuate the motor l9 in the direction for winding the cable l7 on or off respectively.
  • a spring 55 enables the trigger 39 to be returned to the central position, even though the cable 17 is tensioned.
  • the handle operates as follows: when the operator wishes to grasp an article with the manipulator, he takes the handle in his hand and actuates the trigger 39. if the travel of the trigger does not enable the jaws of the grab to be brought into contact with the article, the switch 4i comes into operation and winds on the cable l7 and therefore closes the grab. When the jaws of the grab come into contact with the article, the tensioning of the cable 17 tends to move the trigger 39 away. When the required force is felt, the operator allows the trigger 39 to move away, thus stopping the motor 19. To release the. article, the operator allows the trigger to move away.
  • the switch 43 comes into operation and unwinds the cable 37 until the grab is completely open, if the operator does not hold back the trigger. in this case, when the cable ii? is stretched to the complete opening of the grab, the spring returns the trigger 3% to the central position, thus stopping its action on the switch 43 and stopping the motor.
  • a switch 6 may have to be provided which enables the operator to lock the assembly even when the trigger 39 is released. in these conditions the article remains gripped in the grab, the travel of the trigger causing only a slight relaxing which is absorbed by the elasticity of the cable 17.
  • the switch 46 springs is disposed at the rear portion of the stock 7 and is actuated by a lever d7 articulated around a pivot 49 and acting on a contact 5!. This arrangement enables the supply circuit of the motor E9 to be closed when the operatives hand is holding the stock 7, and conversely enables the circuit to be cutout immediately when his hand releases the stock.
  • the switch 46A, its contact 5lA and the lever 47A are disposed beneath those fingers of the operator which actuate the trigger 39. in this arrangement the complete release of the trigger 39 does not abruptly open the grab.
  • the return force produced by the spring 45A, which in this embodiment is disposed towards the rear, and the return force of the tensioning of the cable 17, is always greater than the force required for closing the switch 46A.
  • the switch can readily be released without releasing the trigger 39, so that precise manipulation can be performed without any risk that the motor 19 will suddenly come into operation.
  • a safety system can also be provided to prevent the cable 17 from being excessively tensioned or related.
  • the winch 25A has a finger 53 which acts for required limit travel on switches 55, 57.
  • a friction-type torque limiter 59 can also be disposed between the output of the reducer of the motor 19 and the pinion 21. The torque limiter is adjusted to the maximum nominal force of the grab and the cable 17.
  • FIG. 5 shows a modification of the preceding system which avoids the use of two switches and regulates the cable automatically if it is slightly elongated.
  • a capstan 61 takes the places of the winch 25A and the cable 17, after running over a reversing pulley 63, is attached at its end to a calibrated spring 65 which'ensures, for a constant wound-on length, a sliding tension adjusted to the maximum nominal value of the force of the grab and the cable 17. During the opening of the grab, when the tensioning of the cable 17 falls to zero, the cable then slides freely over the capstan 61.
  • a handle for controlling the opening and closing of a grab of a master-slave manipulator comprising:
  • one end of said lever being a trigger which can be actuated by the operator for controlling the motor;
  • G a pair of switches for controlling operation of the motor in opposite directions.
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 1 further characterized in that said motor is provided with an automatic-locking system comprising:
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 1 further characterized in that said motor is provided with a torque limiter.
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 3 further characterized in that:
  • said torque limiter is of the friction type
  • said winch has a switch-actuating finger on its periphery whereby upon rotation ofsaid winch said switches are actuated to prevent the movement-transmitting member from breaking by being wound or from being slacked by being unwound.
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 3 further characterized in that:
  • said winch is a capstan
  • the upstream end of the movement-transmitting member is attached to the opposite end of said 5 ring; and D. said spring is call rated to an accep able tensioning of the movement-transmitting member to prevent said member from breaking or being slackened.
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 1 further characterized in that said movement-transmitting member is a cable.
  • a manipulator handle according to claim 5 further characterized in that said lever is spring loaded for resilient rotational movement relative to said stock.

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US3968865A (en) * 1974-05-20 1976-07-13 Cable Climber Safety Devices, Incorporated Cable climber safety lock
US4221516A (en) * 1978-05-31 1980-09-09 Central Research Laboratories, Inc. Master-slave manipulator
JPS59156794U (ja) * 1983-04-06 1984-10-20 株式会社小松製作所 マニプレ−タのマスタ装置
US5772498A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-06-30 Robert Bosch Gmbh Electrical hand grinder
US20080135356A1 (en) * 2006-12-06 2008-06-12 Yungh-Siang Lin Transmission motor structure
CN106039714A (zh) * 2016-07-28 2016-10-26 杭州虚现科技有限公司 一种折叠式可切换体感手柄用枪架
CN113714993A (zh) * 2021-09-16 2021-11-30 中国核电工程有限公司 关节主从机械手预摆补偿装置及关节主从机械手

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US3365560A (en) * 1964-03-16 1968-01-23 Central Res Lab Inc Manipulator handle assembly with switch means

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US2782554A (en) * 1953-01-05 1957-02-26 Muller Heinrich Toy grabs
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3968865A (en) * 1974-05-20 1976-07-13 Cable Climber Safety Devices, Incorporated Cable climber safety lock
US4221516A (en) * 1978-05-31 1980-09-09 Central Research Laboratories, Inc. Master-slave manipulator
JPS59156794U (ja) * 1983-04-06 1984-10-20 株式会社小松製作所 マニプレ−タのマスタ装置
US5772498A (en) * 1996-03-08 1998-06-30 Robert Bosch Gmbh Electrical hand grinder
US20080135356A1 (en) * 2006-12-06 2008-06-12 Yungh-Siang Lin Transmission motor structure
CN106039714A (zh) * 2016-07-28 2016-10-26 杭州虚现科技有限公司 一种折叠式可切换体感手柄用枪架
CN106039714B (zh) * 2016-07-28 2022-11-15 杭州虚现科技股份有限公司 一种折叠式可切换体感手柄用枪架
CN113714993A (zh) * 2021-09-16 2021-11-30 中国核电工程有限公司 关节主从机械手预摆补偿装置及关节主从机械手
CN113714993B (zh) * 2021-09-16 2023-02-24 中国核电工程有限公司 关节主从机械手预摆补偿装置及关节主从机械手

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