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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Applicant:
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marc Strauss, Fremont, CA (US);
Colin Duffie, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bin Su, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); B25J 19/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reusable mechanism is disclosed for coupling two robotic appendages, such that an unintended force acting against a side of one of the appendages may decouple the appendages. The mechanism includes a revolved male dovetail mated to a revolved female dovetail. The mechanism may further include a channel within the male dovetail and a detent that inhibits rotation of the male dovetail in relation to the female dovetail.