If both ends are turned into sliding connections, you get a Trammel of Archimedes. Relative motion angles other than 90 degrees are possible by simply rotating the fixed guide. wherein a pivoting axis of the pivot of the joint unit is in parallel to an axis of the pivots of the main arm member and the sub arm member at the coupling position, and. The structural application of flexure hinges in the SR mechanism is especially important to practically play a powerful role in the positioning stage and precision cutting. The device may include a pivot driving unit provided at any portion from the coupling position toward the tip end side of the main arm member and for pivoting the joint unit. Grasshopper Mechanism: This mechanism is a modification of the Scott-Russell Mechanism. These mechanisms are simple linkage mechanisms with revolute joints, but they can only generate approximate straight lines and that too only for short lengths. The distance from the pivot driving unit to the joint unit becomes closer, and the transmission mechanism regarding the drive can be coordinated compactly. cartesian coordinate type, Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Therefore, the gripping (chucking) flexibly responding to the orientation of a workpiece as a gripping target can be performed by the rotor of the rotation unit of which the amount of the postural displacement is increased, and the Scott Russell mechanism device according to the present invention can suitably be used for the gripping application. A Unified Approach to Interpreting Model Predictions Scott M. Lundberg, Su-In Lee; Nonbacktracking Bounds on the Influence in Independent Cascade Models Emmanuel Abbe, Sanjeev Kulkarni, Eun Jee Lee; Linear Convergence of a Frank-Wolfe Type Algorithm over Trace-Norm Balls Zeyuan Allen-Zhu, Elad Hazan, Wei Hu, Yuanzhi Li The present invention can be switched, as for the joint unit attached to the tip end of the main arm, to the total of two ways of pivoting including the pivot cooperating with the angle change of the arm members at the coupling position and the pivot independent from the angle change, and thus the Scott Russell mechanism device can suitably be used for various applications. This mechanism is a modification of modified Scott-Russel'smechanism with the difference that the point Pdoes not slide along a straight line, but moves in a circular arc with centre O. A standard Scott Russell straight- mechanism was invented by a French army officer, line mechanism provides an exact straight-line mo- Charles Nicolas Peaucellier, in 1864. Stuart J. Russell and Peter Norvig Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Therefore, a plurality of variations can be provided to the method of moving the base end part of both of the arm members, resulting in being able to flexibly perform the moving of the tip end part of the main arm member. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Moreover, the present invention aims to provide a Scott Russell mechanism device that allows a main arm member and a sub arm member to pivot at a base end part of both of the arm members to reduce a drive torque for turning both of the arm members, and to increase in degree of freedom in postures of various kinds of units attached to a tip end of the main arm member compared to the conventional degree. The device may include a pivoting mechanism unit for automatically pivoting the joint unit cooperating with the angle change by the angle changer, a pivot driving unit for pivoting the joint unit via the pivoting mechanism unit independently from the angle change by the angle changer. mechanism of machinery straight and parallel line mechanism table of contents straight line mechanism introduction history different mechanism used for Therefore, since the rotation unit has the rotor that is rotatable independently to the displacement of the tip end part of the main arm member, the degree of freedom of the posture of the rotor of the rotation unit provided to the tip end side of the main arm member improves. Either one of the base end part of the sub arm member or the base end part of the main arm member may be pivotably coupled to the second linearly-moving unit about the virtual straight line as the pivoting axis thereof. wherein the main arm member is formed linearly in a first section extending from the base end part to the part corresponding to the coupling position and in a second section extending from the part corresponding to the coupling position to the tip end part, and the part corresponding to the coupling position is curved, and. A pivoting axis of the pivot of the joint unit may be in parallel to an axis of the pivots of the main arm member and the sub arm member at the coupling position. The mechanism to the right can be refered to as the Scott Russell Mechanism or a more descriptive name is the Scott Russell Exact Straight Line Mechanism. Either one of the base end part of the main arm member or the base end part of the sub arm member may be pivotably coupled to the first linearly-moving unit about the virtual straight line as the pivoting axis thereof. PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YR, SMALL ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M2551); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: SMALL ENTITY. Any in SPE Disciplines (4) Conference. An interesting mechanism to consider in designing leverage devices with flextensional joints is the Scott -Russel, also known as half beam mechanism, which is described geometrically in Fig.. 10, 2015, Germany, 6 pages. In the present invention, the rotation unit having the rotor is coupled to the joint unit. The proposed stage showed the first natural frequency of 57 Hz and the maximum stroke of 122.84 m, 108.46 m, 0.685 mrad in the x-, y-, and -direction, respectively. The Scott Russell mechanism device of, 15. PATENTED CASE, Free format text: Therefore, even if the main arm member and the sub arm member are not arranged to offset from each other, interference between the arm members at the coupling position of both of the arm members can be subsided, and compared to the conventional device without an offset arrangement, the tip end part of the main arm member can be drawn close to the sub arm member. Therefore, the first ball screw will be excluded from the turning targets, compared to the turnings of both of the arm members of the industrial robot relating to the reference document 1 described above, a drive torque caused by the turn is reduced, and both of the arm members can be turned smoothly. ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FRONT-END CIRCUIT FOR A 128-ELEMENT ARRAY PROBE Publication number: 20220381890 It is a four bar mechanism and all the pairs are turning pairs as shown in Fig. A pivoting axis of the pivot of the joint unit may be in parallel to an axis of the pivots of the main arm member and the sub arm member at the coupling position. Therefore, the gripping unit can be pivoted proximally to the workpiece which is the gripping target, and the Scott Russell mechanism device including a griping function suitable for such a gripping application can be provided. The displacement amplification mechanism has the primary role in sensitivity and performance analysis of micro-devices (Iqbal and Malik 2019). 33 - March 25, 2009 (40-2) - House of Commons of Canada Lever Mechanisms," Published in "Mechanisms in Modern Engineering Design, Drive mechanism and manufacturing apparatus, Based on the collapsible explorer mechanical arm of triangle configuration link transmission, unit for transferring a substrate and apparatus and method for treating the substrate with the unit, Device for carrying out a phase-locked linear displacement of two shafts arranged in parallel. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SASAKI, HIROMICHI;SHIMIZU, MIKIO;ICHIKAWA, YASUNORI;REEL/FRAME:031303/0520, Free format text: IPTC (1) NACE (2) OTC (1) Date. The First World War brought about much destruction and horror to extents that the world had never before seen. Furthermore, Patent Document 4 discloses a Scott . In this mechanism, the centres Oand O1 are fixed.. Therefore, compared to the case of coupling the units in an order different from above, the pivoting unit positioned at the farthest tip end can perform the postural displacement in a different range. Assignors: ICHIKAWA, YASUNORI, SASAKI, HIROMICHI, SHIMIZU, MIKIO, HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS, MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES, Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. In order to solve the above problem, a Scott Russell mechanism device according to the present invention includes a main arm member, a sub arm member pivotably coupled to the main arm member, and an angle changer for changing a coupling angle between the main arm member and the sub arm member. The application of the Scott Russell mechanism device according to the present invention expands by attaching various kinds of units corresponding to various applications to its rotor. Compared to previously reported grippers that utilize gecko-like adhesives, the one presented here produces higher normal adhesion and has robustness and controllability advantages. Therefore, the rotation unit can perform the postural displacement in a different range from the case of coupling in an order different from the above, and the application of the Scott Russell mechanism device according to the present invention further expands. In the present invention, the joint unit pivotably coupled to the tip end part of the main arm member can be pivoted in the total of two kinds of manners including the pivot cooperating with the angle change between both of the arm members at the coupling position and the pivot independent to the angle change. In the present invention, the pivoting member is pivotably coupled to the joint unit and the rotation unit having the rotor is coupled to the pivoting member. Moreover, in the present invention, pivoting member is pivotably coupled to the joint unit and the rotation unit having the rotor is coupled to the pivoting member. Freemantle straight-line linkage from British Patent 2741, November 17, 1803. In the present invention, the gripping unit is attached to the rotor of the rotation unit. Moreover, in the present invention, the base end part of either one of the sub arm member or the main arm member is linearly movable by the second ball screw. By the constraints of the geometry point A moves in a circular path and as the point A moves in a circle point P traverses an exact straight line path normal to the line joining O2 and O4.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'brighthubengineering_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_14',174,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-brighthubengineering_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0'); From the construction of the Peaucellier linkage it is clear that this is a much more complex mechanism than the mechanisms generating approximate straight lines, which were simple four bar linkages. A Scott Russell mechanism device is formed into a boomerang-like shape such that a main arm member coupled to a sub arm member is curved to detour a coupling position. The proposed mechanism is applied in an internal materials movement system using autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) for supporting logistics processes along the supply chain, aiming to replace the current manual operations. a sub arm member pivotably coupled to the main arm member; and. The angle changer may have a first ball screw arranged in parallel to the virtual straight line, and a first linearly-moving unit for being linearly moved by a rotation of the first ball screw. The Scott Russell mechanism device of, 16. The application of the Scott Russell mechanism device according to the present invention expands by attaching various kinds of units corresponding to various applications to its rotor. Therefore, even if the main arm member and the sub arm member are not arranged to offset from each other, when the coupling angle is changed so that the base end parts of both of the arm members are separated from each other, interference between the arm members at the coupling position of both of the arm members is subsided, and the tip end part of the main arm member is easily drawn close to the sub arm member. In the present invention, the joint unit, the rotation unit, and the pivoting unit are coupled to each other in this order. Two equal length length links are connected to the opposite corners of the rhombus at one end and to a common fixed point at the other ends. Either one of the base end part of the main arm member or the base end part of the sub arm member may be pivotably coupled to the first linearly-moving unit about the virtual straight line as the pivoting axis thereof. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type, 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, TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC, TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS, TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION, Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element, The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy, Gilman Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Llc, The Regents Of The University Of Michigan, ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SASAKI, HIROMICHI;SHIMIZU, MIKIO;ICHIKAWA, YASUNORI;REEL/FRAME:031303/0520, PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YR, SMALL ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M2551); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: SMALL ENTITY, Motor-driven articulated arm with cable capstan including a brake, Substrate transfer unit, substrate treating apparatus including the same, and substrate treating method, Drive mechanism and manufacturing apparatus, Based on the collapsible explorer mechanical arm of triangle configuration link transmission, Device for carrying out a phase-locked linear displacement of two shafts arranged in parallel, Picking mechanism with metamorphic function, Bending apparatus for material testing and micro-ct imaging, mechanical arm with synchronous belt transmission device, Suitable for the lifting mechanism of disk-like accessory, STRIP CUTTING SYSTEM BY HELICOIDAL KNIVES AND CORRESPONDING CUTTING PROCESS, Motorized manipulator of the cable transmission type having an increased field of action, Scara type robot with counterbalanced arms, Pick and place device having two parallel axes, Improvements in or relating to overhead electric traction systems, Joint structure of arm, etc. Based on the geometry of the linkage the output motion is a simple sine function of the drive link or a simple harmonic motion. In the present invention, the pivoting member is pivotably coupled to the joint unit and the rotation unit having the rotor is coupled to the pivoting member. wherein the main arm member is protrudingly provided with a convex part at a side coupled to the sub arm member on the coupling position, wherein the main arm member is formed into a boomerang shape such that the coupling position is curved to make the base end part of the main arm member, the coupling shaft of the convex part, and the tip end part of the main arm member positioned on a same straight line, and. The mechanism with bridge-type flexure hinges is developed and optimized to amplify the displacement of a multilayer piezostack by Kim et al. A rotation unit having a rotor may be coupled to the pivoting member.