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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Hiroshi Isobe, Shizuoka, JP;

Takayoshi Ozaki, Shizuoka, JP;

Yoshitaka Nagano, Shizuoka, JP;

Yukihiro Nishio, Shizuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Isobe, Shizuoka, JP;

Takayoshi Ozaki, Shizuoka, JP;

Yoshitaka Nagano, Shizuoka, JP;

Yukihiro Nishio, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

NTN Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A remote controlled actuator includes a spindle guide section of an elongated configuration, a distal end member fitted to a tip end of the spindle guide section for alteration in attitude, and a drive unit housing to which a base end of the spindle guide section is connected. The distal end member rotatably supports a spindle then holding a tool. The spindle guide section includes a hollow outer shell pipe, a rotary shaft and a guide pipe, and an attitude altering member for altering an attitude of the distal end member is inserted within the guide pipe. A hollow of the outer shell pipe includes a round hole portion at a center and a grooved portion depressed radially outwardly from the round hole portion. The rotary shaft is arranged within the round hole portion whereas the guide pipe is arranged within the grooved portion.


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