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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); B25J 3/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); F16F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); B25J 3/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/1075 (2013.01); B25J 17/02 (2013.01); F16F 3/06 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2918 (2013.01); A61B 2017/292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02);
Abstract
Provided is a bending structure and a joint function part, capable of ensuring sufficient flexibility and rigidity in an axial direction. The bending structure is provided with an outer coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and an inner coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and arranged in the outer coiled part, wherein the outer coiled part has a plurality of gaps to distance adjacent coils, and coils of the inner coiled part are provided so as to correspond to the gaps of the outer coiled part and fit between the adjacent coils while being in contact with the adjacent coils of the outer coiled part.