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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Kazuhiro Nihei, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Nihei, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/00 (2006.01); E04H 14/00 (2006.01); E04H 12/18 (2006.01); E04C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a movable tensegrity structure capable of performing bending operation, twisting operation, contracting operation, etc. by itself. The movable tensegrity structures () is constituted by combining a plurality of rigid members () and tension members () for connecting the end points (E, F) of the rigid members (), respectively. The tensegrity structure is characterized in that all or a part of the plurality of tension members () is formed of a contraction-controllable member.