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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. O'Brien, Ithaca, NY (US);
Robert F. Shepherd, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 19/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); F16H 55/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 19/08 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); F16H 55/54 (2013.01); F16H 2019/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission is presented, including a spool having a bore. An outer member disposed on the spool, and a cord is configured to at least partially wrap around the outer member. The outer member is configured to constrict and unconstrict to a force applied to the outer member. In this way, rotation of the spool causes a tension force to be applied to the cord, and a greater tension force in the cord will cause the outer member to constrict more than a lower tension force in the cord.