WO2022092267A1 - 屈曲操作機構 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a flexion operation mechanism provided to a joint function part such as a robot or a manipulator.
- Some robots, manipulators, actuators, etc. are equipped with joint function parts that enable flexion and extension.
- As a bending operation mechanism for operating such a joint function portion for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1.
- the bending operation mechanism of Patent Document 1 has a first portion as a driving portion and a second portion as a driven portion, and the first portion and the second portion are similarly stretched at both ends of a plurality of cables. It has a structured elastic structure.
- the problem to be solved is that the followability of the driven part to the driving part is reduced.
- the present invention connects an elastically bendable drive portion, an elastically bendable driven portion provided at a distance from the drive portion, and the drive portion and the driven portion to form the drive portion.
- a link portion for pulling and bending the driven portion in response to bending is provided, and each of the driving portion and the driven portion includes an inner coil portion and an outer coil portion that can be bent in the axial direction, and the outer coil portion is provided.
- the most main feature of the bending operation mechanism is that the corresponding winding portion of the inner coil portion is fitted in the gap between the adjacent winding portions of the portion.
- the drive portion and the driven portion cannot be pushed in the axial direction by fitting the corresponding winding portion of the inner coil portion into the gap between the adjacent winding portions of the outer coil portion during bending and non-bending. , It is possible to improve the followability of the driven portion with respect to the driving portion.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bending operation mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a drive unit of the bending operation mechanism of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective sectional view showing a part of the driving portion of FIG. 2 as a cross section.
- 4 (A) and 4 (B) are cross-sectional views showing an inner cylinder used for the drive unit of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 (A) is a normal time, and FIG. 4 (B) is a bending time.
- 5 (A) and 5 (B) are schematic cross-sectional views of the bending operation mechanism of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 (A) shows a normal time, and FIG. 5 (B) shows a bending time.
- FIG. 5 (A) shows a normal time
- FIG. 5 (B) shows a bending time.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of a drive wire of the bending operation mechanism of FIG. 7 (A) and 7 (B) are schematic cross-sectional views of the bending operation mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7 (A) shows normal times
- FIG. 7 (B) shows a bending time.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of the drive wire of the bending operation mechanism of FIG. 7.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view at the time of bending showing the bending operation mechanism according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view at the time of bending showing the bending operation mechanism according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a state of a drive wire of the bending operation mechanism according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a state of a drive wire of a bending operation mechanism according to a modified example of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing the connection positional relationship of the drive wires of the bending operation mechanism of FIG.
- the purpose of improving the followability of the driven part to the driving part was realized by using a double coil for the driving part and the moving part.
- the bending operation mechanism (1) includes a driving unit (5), a driven unit (7), and a link unit (9).
- the drive portion (5) is elastically bendable
- the driven portion (7) is provided at a distance from the drive portion (5) and is elastically bendable.
- the link portion (9) connects between the driving portion (5) and the driven portion (7), and pulls and bends the driven portion (7) according to the bending of the driving portion (5).
- Each of the drive portion (5) and the driven portion (7) includes an inner coil portion (19) and an outer coil portion (21) that can be bent in the axial direction, and an adjacent winding portion (21) of the outer coil portion (21).
- the corresponding winding portion (19a) of the inner coil portion (19) is fitted in the gap (21b) between the 21a).
- connection position of the link portion (9) with respect to the drive portion (5) and the length (L1) of the drive portion (5) to the base end portion (11) are the connection positions of the link portion (9) with respect to the driven portion (7).
- the length (L2) to the base end portion (11) of the driven portion (7) may be different.
- the drive unit (5) and the driven unit (7) have different axial lengths, and the link unit (9) connects between the drive unit (5) and the tip portion (13) of the driven unit (7). It may be configured to be used.
- the link portion (9) is a cord-shaped member (25) connecting positions displaced radially from the center of the drive portion (5) and the driven portion (7), and the bending angle of the drive portion (5) is set to ⁇ 1.
- the link portion (9) is composed of one or more cord-shaped members (25), and each cord-shaped member (25) connects the driving portion (5) and the driven portion (7) at different positions by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. You may.
- Each cord-shaped member (25) is formed in a spiral shape between the driving portion (5) and the driven portion (7), and differs by 180 degrees depending on the spiral shape between the driving portion (5) and the driven portion (7). It may be configured to be displaced 180 degrees corresponding to the connection at the position.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bending operation mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a drive portion of the bending operation mechanism
- FIG. 3 is a perspective cross section in which a part of the drive portion is a cross section.
- 4A and 4B are cross-sectional views showing an inner cylinder used for a drive unit
- FIG. 4A is a normal time view
- FIG. 4B is a bending state
- 5 (A) and 5 (B) are schematic cross-sectional views of a bending operation mechanism
- FIG. 5 (A) shows a normal time
- FIG. 5 (B) shows a bending time
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of the drive wire of the bending operation mechanism.
- the bending operation mechanism 1 is applied to the joint functional part of various devices for medical and industrial use such as manipulators, robots, and actuators.
- the joint function portion is a device, mechanism, device or the like having a function as a joint that bends and extends.
- the bending operation mechanism 1 of the present embodiment includes a shaft 3, a driving unit 5, a driven unit 7, a link unit 9, a flexible tube 10 as a flexible member, and a push-pull cable 12. There is.
- the shaft 3 is formed of a hollow cylinder, for example, a cylinder by metal or the like.
- a drive unit 5 and a driven unit 7 are provided at both ends of the shaft 3, respectively. Therefore, the shaft 3 functions as a base on which the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 are provided.
- the drive unit 5 is coaxially provided at one end of the shaft 3 and is configured to be elastically bendable in the axial direction.
- the axial direction means a direction along the axis of the bending operation mechanism 1, and includes a direction strictly parallel to the axis and a slightly inclined direction.
- the drive unit 5 is a part that is directly or indirectly operated by the operator, and performs a bending operation according to the operation.
- the drive unit 5 of this embodiment includes a base portion 11, a movable portion 13, an inner cylinder 15, and an outer cylinder 17.
- the base 11 is a columnar body formed of resin, metal, or the like, for example, a columnar body.
- the base portion 11 is attached to one end of the shaft 3 and constitutes the base end portion of the drive unit 5.
- the base portion 11 is not limited to the columnar body, and has an appropriate shape depending on the device to which the bending operation mechanism 1 is applied.
- the movable portion 13 is a columnar body formed of resin, metal, or the like, for example, a columnar body.
- the movable portion 13 constitutes the tip portion of the drive portion 5.
- the movable portion 13 is also not limited to a columnar body, and has an appropriate form depending on the device to which the bending operation mechanism 1 is applied.
- the movable portion 13 is supported by the base portion 11 so as to be displaceable in the axial direction by the inner cylinder 15 and the outer cylinder 17.
- the inner cylinder 15 is arranged along the axial direction of the drive unit 5.
- the inner cylinder 15 is a double coil that can be elastically bent and restored in the axial direction, and includes an inner coil portion 19 and an outer coil portion 21.
- the inner coil portion 19 and the outer coil portion 21 are coil springs made of metal, resin, or the like, respectively, and have elasticity that can be bent in the axial direction.
- the cross-sectional shape of the strands of the inner coil portion 19 and the outer coil portion 21 is circular. However, this cross-sectional shape is not limited to a circle, but may be a semicircle, an ellipse, or the like.
- the inner coil portion 19 has a center diameter smaller than that of the outer coil portion 21, and is screwed into the outer coil portion 21.
- the center diameters of the inner coil portion 19 and the outer coil portion 21 are constant from one end to the other end in the axial direction. However, the center diameter of the outer coil portion 21 can be changed in the axial direction.
- the outer coil portion 21 has a pitch 21b which is a plurality of gaps in which the winding portions 21a (adjacent winding portions 21a) adjacent in the axial direction are separated in the axial direction.
- the corresponding winding portion 19a of the inner coil portion 19 is fitted to the plurality of pitches 21b from the inside. By this fitting, the winding portion 19a of the inner coil portion 19 comes into contact with both of the winding portions 21a of the adjacent outer coil portions 21.
- the inner coil portion 19 has a pitch 19b as a plurality of gaps in which the winding portions 19a adjacent in the axial direction (between the adjacent winding portions 19a) are separated in the axial direction.
- the corresponding winding portion 21a of the outer coil portion 21 is fitted to the plurality of pitches 19b from the outside. By this fitting, the winding portion 21a of the outer coil portion 21 comes into contact with both of the winding portions 19a of the adjacent inner coil portions 19.
- the inner cylinder 15 is restricted from compression in the axial direction.
- the outer cylinder 17 is a cylinder that is arranged concentrically with the inner cylinder 15 and covers the outer circumference of the inner cylinder 15.
- the outer cylinder 17 of this embodiment is configured by laminating a plurality of wave washers 23 in the axial direction.
- the wave washers 23 adjacent to each other in the axial direction are joined to each other.
- the outer cylinder 17 can be bent by the elastic deformation of the wave washer 23.
- Each wave washer 23 is formed in a closed ring shape by metal, resin, or the like. Between the wave washers 23 adjacent in the axial direction, the mountain portion 23a of one wave washer 23 abuts on the valley portion 23b of the other wave washer 23, and the contacting mountain portions 23a and the valley portion 23b are welded or bonded. It is joined by appropriate means of.
- a plurality of flat washers 24 having a smaller amount of deformation than the wave washers 23 are attached to both ends of the outer cylinder 17 in the axial direction.
- a base 11 and a movable portion 13 are coupled to both ends of the outer cylinder 17 via the flat washer 24. This coupling is performed by an appropriate means such as welding.
- the flat washer 24 can be omitted.
- the outer cylinder 17 is provided with insertion holes 23c and 24a that communicate in the axial direction between the peak portion 23a and the valley portion 23b of each wave washer 23 and the corresponding portion of the flat washer 24.
- the insertion holes 23c and 24a of this embodiment are provided every 90 degrees in the circumferential direction.
- the insertion holes 23c and 24a insert the drive wire 25 of the link portion 9 in the axial direction.
- the outer cylinder 17 functions as a guide for holding the drive wire 25 in a predetermined position.
- the outer cylinder 17 is not limited to the one in which the wave washers 23 are laminated, and can be made of other flexible members.
- the outer cylinder 17 can be configured by a bellows made of a tubular body having a wave-shaped cross section or a double coil similar to the inner cylinder 15.
- the driven portion 7 is coaxially provided at the other end of the shaft 3 and is provided apart from the drive portion 5.
- the driven portion 7 constitutes a joint functional portion of the device to which the bending operation mechanism 1 is applied, and is configured to be elastically flexible in the axial direction.
- the bending of the driven portion 7 is performed by following the bending of the driving portion 5.
- the driven unit 7 of this embodiment has the same configuration as the drive unit 5, and is composed of a base portion 11, a movable portion 13, an inner cylinder 15, and an outer cylinder 17. Therefore, for each part of the driven unit 7, the description of the driving unit 5 will be referred to by reading as the driven unit 7.
- the driven unit 7 is configured in the opposite direction to the driving unit 5. Therefore, the bending direction of the driven portion 7 is opposite to the bending direction of the driving portion 5.
- the movable portion 13 of the driven portion 7 constitutes the tip portion of the driven portion 7, and an end effector or the like is attached depending on the device to which the bending operation mechanism 1 is applied.
- the link portion 9 connects between the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7, and the driven portion 7 is pulled and bent according to the bending of the drive portion 5.
- the link portion 9 is composed of a plurality of drive wires 25 parallel to each other as one or more cord-like members. In this embodiment, four drive wires 25 are provided.
- Each drive wire 25 is a cord-like member made of metal or the like.
- the drive wire 25 has flexibility to the extent that it does not hinder the bending and restoration of the driving portion 5 and the driven portion 7 of the bending operation mechanism 1.
- the cross-sectional shape of the drive wire 25 may be a circular shape similar to the insertion holes 23c and 24a of the outer cylinder 17, or may be a different shape such as an ellipse or a rectangle. Further, the drive wire 25 can be a stranded wire, a NiTi (nickel titanium) single wire, a piano wire, an articulated rod, a chain, a string, a thread, a rope, or the like as long as it is a cord-like member.
- NiTi nickel titanium
- the drive wire 25 inserts the shaft 3, the drive unit 5, and the driven unit 7 along the axial direction.
- the drive wire 25 is guided through the insertion holes 23c and 24a of the outer cylinder 17.
- the guide member may be a plate or the like fixed in the shaft 3 and may have an insertion hole, a slit or the like through which the drive wire 25 is inserted.
- the drive wire 25 is shafted at a position where the drive wire 25 is displaced in the radial direction from the centers of the drive unit 5, the driven unit 7, and the shaft 3 when the bending operation mechanism 1 is straight (extended). It extends in the direction.
- Both ends of the drive wire 25 are connected to positions displaced in the radial direction from the center of the movable portion 13 as the tip portions of the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7 according to the guide of the drive wire 25.
- the drive wire 25 as the link portion 9 is configured to connect the positions displaced in the radial direction from the centers of the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7.
- the displacement amount r1 of the drive wire 25 in the drive unit 5 is equal to the displacement amount r2 of the drive wire 25 in the driven unit 7.
- the drive wire 25 connects between the movable portion 13 of the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7 in a state where tension is applied, but the tension of the drive wire 25 may be appropriately set according to the characteristics of the bending operation mechanism 1 and the like. can.
- Both ends of the drive wire 25 are located in the connection holes 13a provided in the movable portion 13, and are prevented from coming off by engaging with the movable portion 13 by end processing or the like. As a result, both ends of the drive wire 25 are connected to the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7.
- the engagement position with the movable portion 13 on both sides is the connection position of the link portion 9 with respect to the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7.
- the connection position is an axial position corresponding to each other, and refers to a position symmetrical with respect to a line along the radial direction passing through the axial center of the bending operation mechanism 1 in this embodiment.
- the connection may be made by an appropriate method such as welding or adhesion, and the connection position may be set according to the connection method.
- connection position of the link portion 9 to the drive unit 5 and the length L1 to the base portion 11 as the base end portion of the drive unit 5 are the connection position of the link portion 9 to the driven portion 7 and the base portion as the base end portion of the driven portion 7. It is the same as the length L2 up to 11.
- the length L1 refers to the length from the connection position of the link portion 9 to the drive unit 5 to an arbitrary axial position of the base portion 11 of the drive unit 5.
- the length L2 is the link portion 9 to the driven unit 7.
- any axial position of the base 11 is an axial position corresponding to each other, and is a position symmetrical with respect to a line along the radial direction passing through the axial center of the bending operation mechanism 1 in this embodiment. To say.
- the bending angle ⁇ 1 when the driving unit 5 is bent and the bending angle ⁇ 2 of the driven portion 7 that is bent in accordance with the bending angle ⁇ 1 are equal. ..
- the bending angle refers to the central angle of the axial centers of the inner cylinder 15 and the outer cylinder 17 that are responsible for the bending operation.
- the flexible tube 10 is located at the axial center of the bending operation mechanism 1 and is a tubular member formed of resin or the like. Both ends of the flexible tube 10 are inserted into the inner cylinder 15 of the driving portion 3 and the driven portion 5.
- the flexible tube 10 has flexibility to the extent that it does not hinder the bending and restoration of the driving portion 5 and the driven portion 5.
- a push-pull cable 12 is inserted in the flexible tube 10.
- the push-pull cable 12 operates an end effector or the like by moving forward and backward.
- a drive member such as an air tube other than the push-pull cable 12 or another flexible member or the like. Further, depending on the device, it is possible to omit either or both of the flexible member of the flexible tube 10 and the push-pull cable 12.
- the bending operation mechanism 1 of the present embodiment has the driving unit 5 and the driven unit 7 in a straight state (extended) when the driving unit 5 and the driven unit 7 are not bent, as shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 5 (A).
- the corresponding winding portion 19a of the inner coil portion 19 is fitted between the adjacent winding portions 21a of the outer coil portion 21 of the inner cylinder 15.
- the inner coil portion 19 of the inner cylinder 15 is pushed out toward the outside of the bend.
- the extrusion of the inner coil portion 19 is permitted by the increased pitch 21b between the adjacent winding portions 21a of the outer coil portion 21 of the inner cylinder 15 at the bent outer portion. Therefore, the bending operation can be smoothly performed.
- the corresponding winding portion 19a of the inner coil portion 19 continues to be fitted between the adjacent winding portions 21a of the outer coil portion 21 of the inner cylinder 15.
- the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 can suppress inadvertent pushing due to compression in the axial direction, and can suppress fluctuations in the length of the central portion. Therefore, the driven unit 7 linearly follows the bending of the driving unit 5 and bends with good followability.
- the drive unit 5 that can be elastically bent
- the driven unit 7 that is provided apart from the drive unit 5 and that can be elastically bent
- the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 5 It is provided with a link portion 9 that connects 7 to each other and pulls and bends the driven portion 7 according to the bending of the driving portion 5.
- Each of the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7 includes an inner coil portion 19 and an outer coil portion 21 that can be bent in the axial direction, and the inner coil portion 19 is provided at a pitch 21b between adjacent winding portions 21a of the outer coil portion 21.
- the corresponding winding portion 19a fits.
- the driving unit 5 and the driven unit 7 are suppressed from being pushed in the axial direction during bending and non-bending before and after bending, and the followability of the driven unit 7 to the driving unit 5 can be improved. It can be operated intuitively.
- the link portion 9 is a drive wire 25 as a cord-like member connecting positions displaced in the radial direction from the centers of the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7, and the bending operation mechanism 1 sets the bending angle of the driving portion 5.
- ⁇ 1 and the bending angle of the driven portion 7 are ⁇ 2
- the displacement amount of the drive wire 25 in the drive portion 5 is r1
- the displacement amount of the drive wire 25 in the driven portion 7 is r2
- ⁇ 1: ⁇ 2 r2: r1.
- the driven portion 7 can be reliably bent by the amount of bending the driving portion 5, which is more intuitive. Operation is possible.
- FIG. 7 (A) and 7 (B) are schematic cross-sectional views of the bending operation mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 (A) shows normal times, and FIG. 7 (B) shows a bending time. ..
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state of the drive wire of the bending operation mechanism of FIG. 7.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to the first embodiment, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- the drive wire 25 as each cord-like member connects the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 at different positions by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction. Others are the same as in Example 1.
- each drive wire 25 is provided by being gradually displaced in the circumferential direction so as to form a spiral, and is provided between the connection position of the drive unit 5 with respect to the movable portion 13 and the connection position of the driven portion 7 with respect to the movable portion 13. Displace 180 degrees in the direction.
- the drive wire 25 may be configured such that the displacement amount is not limited to 180 degrees and any other angle is used, and the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 are connected to different positions in the circumferential direction according to this angle.
- the drive wire 25 of this embodiment is spirally formed in the shaft 3 which is the drive portion 5 and the driven portion 7 windings, and the circumference corresponds to the connection at different positions by 180 degrees due to the spiral shape in the shaft 3. Displace 180 degrees in the direction. That is, in the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7, the drive wires 25 are not spiral but parallel. However, the drive wire 25 may be configured in a spiral shape as a whole from the movable portion 13 of the drive portion 5 to the movable portion 13 of the driven portion 7.
- a holding hole gradually displaced in the circumferential direction is formed in a plurality of holding members arranged in the axial direction, and the spiral shape is held by inserting the drive wire 25 into the holding hole. ..
- the drive wire 25 is inserted in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
- the driven portion 7 can be bent in the direction in which the drive portion 5 is bent, and a more intuitive operation can be performed. Further, in this embodiment, since the drive wire 25 is spiral only in the shaft 3, the structure of the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 is prevented from being complicated, the operation is stabilized, and the versatility is achieved. Can be improved. In addition, even in Example 2, the same action and effect as in Example 1 can be obtained.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view at the time of bending showing the bending operation mechanism according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to the first embodiment, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- connection position of the link portion 9 with respect to the drive portion 5 and the length L1 to the base portion 11 as the base end portion of the drive portion 5 are set, the connection position of the link portion 9 with respect to the driven portion 7, and the base of the driven portion 7. It is longer than the length L2 up to the base 11 as an end portion. Others are the same as in Example 1.
- the length of the drive unit 5 is made longer in the axial direction than the length of the driven unit 7, and the drive wire 25 of the link unit 9 is the movable unit 13 of the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 as in the first embodiment. Connect between.
- the length L1 may be formed shorter than the length L2.
- the length of the drive unit 5 is made shorter in the axial direction than the length of the driven unit 7, and the drive wire 25 of the link unit 9 is between the drive unit 5 and the movable unit 13 of the driven unit 7 as in the first embodiment. Just connect. Therefore, in this embodiment, the length L1 may be different from the length L2.
- the displacement amount of the movable portion 13 of the driving unit 5 until the bending angle ⁇ 1 is set. It becomes larger than the displacement amount of the movable portion 13 of the driven portion 7 until the bending angle ⁇ 2 is reached.
- the large displacement of the movable portion 13 of the driven portion 7 can be controlled by the small displacement of the movable portion 13 of the drive portion 5, and the drive portion 5 is formed. It is possible to make the driven portion 7 perform a large displacement without increasing the size.
- Example 2 the same action and effect as in Example 2 can be obtained in this example as well.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view at the time of bending showing the bending operation mechanism according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to the second embodiment, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- the displacement amount r1 of the drive wire 25 in the drive unit 5 is larger than the displacement amount r2 of the drive wire 25 in the driven unit 7.
- Others are the same as in Example 1.
- the outer cylinder 17 of the drive unit 5 has a larger diameter than the outer cylinder 17 of the driven unit 7, and the insertion hole 23c of the drive unit 5 is arranged radially outside the insertion hole 23c of the driven unit 7 accordingly. are doing.
- the displacement amount r1 is made larger than the displacement amount r2.
- the bending angle ⁇ 1 of the driving unit 5 is smaller than the bending angle ⁇ 2 of the driven unit 7.
- the displacement amount r1 may be smaller than the displacement amount r2.
- the driven portion 7 can be made to perform a bending operation having a large bending angle ⁇ 2 by the bending operation having a small bending angle ⁇ 1 of the driving unit 5. Therefore, in this embodiment, the driven portion 7 can be greatly bent with a small operating force. Moreover, the diameter of the drive unit 5 can be increased to facilitate operation, and bending with a smaller operating force becomes possible.
- the driven portion 7 can be made to perform the bending operation having a small bending angle ⁇ 2 by the bending operation in which the bending angle ⁇ 1 of the driving unit 5 is large. Therefore, it is possible to enable the delicate operation of the driven portion 7, improve the operability of the delicate operation, and suppress operation errors and the like.
- Example 4 Even in Example 4, the same action and effect as in Example 2 can be obtained.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a state of a drive wire of the bending operation mechanism according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the same reference numerals are given to the configurations corresponding to the first embodiment, and duplicate description will be omitted.
- the number of drive wires 25 is three. Others are the same as in Example 1.
- the three drive wires 25 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and connect the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 at positions facing each other in the axial direction.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing the state of the drive wire of the bending operation mechanism according to the modified example of the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing a connection position of the drive wire of the bending operation mechanism of FIG.
- the drive wire 25 connects the drive unit 5 and the driven unit 7 at different positions by 180 degrees in the circumferential direction, as in the second embodiment.
- Example 2 the same action and effect as in Example 2 can be obtained.
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図1は、本発明の実施例1に係る屈曲操作機構を示す斜視図、図2は、屈曲操作機構の駆動部の拡大斜視図、図3は、駆動部の一部を断面にした斜視断面図である。図4は、駆動部に用いられる内筒を示す断面図であり、図4(A)は平常時、図4(B)は屈曲時である。図5(A)及び(B)は、屈曲操作機構の概略断面図であり、図5(A)は平常時、図5(B)は屈曲時を示す。図6は、屈曲操作機構の駆動ワイヤーの状態を示す斜視図である。
本実施例の屈曲操作機構1は、図4(A)及び図5(A)のように、駆動部5及び従動部7を屈曲していない直状時(伸展時)において、駆動部5及び従動部7において内筒15の外コイル部21の隣接巻部21a間に内コイル部19の対応する巻部19aが嵌合している。
以上説明したように、本実施例では、弾性的に屈曲可能な駆動部5と、駆動部5に対して離間して設けられ弾性的に屈曲可能な従動部7と、駆動部5及び従動部7間を接続し、駆動部5の屈曲に応じて従動部7を引張り屈曲させるリンク部9とを備える。
5 駆動部
7 従動部
9 リンク部
11 基部(先端部)
13 可動部(基端部)
19 内コイル部
19a 巻部
21 外コイル部
21a 巻部
25 駆動ワイヤー(索状部材)
Claims (6)
- 弾性的に屈曲可能な駆動部と、
前記駆動部に対して離間して設けられ弾性的に屈曲可能な従動部と、
前記駆動部及び前記従動部間を接続し前記駆動部の屈曲に応じて前記従動部を引張り屈曲させるリンク部と、
を備え、
前記駆動部及び前記従動部のそれぞれは、軸方向に対して屈曲可能な内コイル部及び外コイル部を備え、前記外コイル部の隣接巻部間の隙間に前記内コイル部の対応する巻部が嵌合する、
屈曲操作機構。 - 請求項1記載の屈曲操作機構であって、
前記駆動部に対する前記リンク部の接続位置と前記駆動部の基端部までの長さが、前記従動部に対する前記リンク部の接続位置と前記従動部の基端部までの長さと異なる、
屈曲操作機構。 - 請求項2記載の屈曲操作機構であって、
前記駆動部と前記従動部は、軸方向長さが異なり、
前記リンク部は、前記駆動部と前記従動部の先端部間を接続する、
屈曲操作機構。 - 請求項1~3の何れか一項に記載の屈曲操作機構であって、
前記リンク部は、前記駆動部及び前記従動部の中心から径方向に変位した位置を接続する索状部材であり、
前記駆動部の屈曲角度をθ1、前記従動部の屈曲角度をθ2、前記索状部材の前記駆動部での変位量をr1、前記索状部材の前記従動部での変位量をr2とした場合、
θ1:θ2=r2:r1の関係を有する、
屈曲操作機構。 - 請求項1~4の何れか一項に記載の屈曲操作機構であって、
前記リンク部は、1以上の索状部材からなり、
各索状部材は、前記駆動部と前記従動部とを周方向で180度異なる位置で接続する、
屈曲操作機構。 - 請求項5記載の屈曲操作機構であって、
前記各索状部材は、前記駆動部及び前記従動部間で螺旋状に形成され、該駆動部及び前記従動部間での螺旋状により前記180度異なる位置での接続に対応して180度変位する、
屈曲操作機構。
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