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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2020
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR;
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An articulating structure includes a joint unit including a front segment and a rear segment that are connected in series and perform relative rotation with respect to a rotation portion, and an elastic member interposed between the front segment and the rear segment, and a wire that passes through the front segment and the rear segment in a lengthwise direction of the joint unit, wherein the front segment rotates relative to the rear segment in one direction when the wire is pulled rearward, and the elastic member elastically deforms by a pressing force by the rotation of the front segment to provide a force that resists the pressing force.