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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Patrick Helmer, Bernex, CH;
Francois Conti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sébastien Grange, Sion, CH;
Patrice Rouiller, Trélex, CH;
Patrick Helmer, Bernex, CH;
Francois Conti, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sébastien Grange, Sion, CH;
Patrice Rouiller, Trélex, CH;
Force Dimension S.a.r.l., Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
An active gripper for a haptic device including a parallel kinematics structure providing at least three degrees of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, wherein the gripper comprises a first contact surface being adapted for contact by a first portion of a hand of a user, a second contact surface being adapted for contact by a second portion of the user's hand, which hand's second portion being moveable in relation to the hand's first portion, and a moveable member arranged between the first contact surface and the second contact surface and being adapted to actively move the first contact surface and the second contact surface in relation to each other.