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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toru Takenaka, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Gomi, Saitama, JP;
Yuichi Uebayashi, Saitama, JP;
Yosuke Ikedo, Saitama, JP;
Kenichi Katagiri, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0123 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0141 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0148 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint mechanismhas a zigzag structureextending in a zigzag pattern between a first memberand a second member. A flexible lengthy memberfixed to the first memberextends from the first membertoward the second memberand is travelable with respect to the second member. A tension application unitthat applies a tension to the flexible lengthy memberis configured to be capable of changing a tension to apply.