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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Francois Matte, Quebec, CA;
Francois Matte, Quebec, CA;
Other;
Abstract
The wing flapping mechanism () includes a main frame (), a pair of opposite wings () laterally projecting from the main frame (), and a linkage arrangement to convert rotation of a motor () into a three-dimensional cyclic wing motion of each of the wings (). The linkage arrangement includes torque-transmitting couplings extending from inside the main frame () into the wing structures () to transmit an alternating pivoting motion, created as a result of the rotation of the motor (), to the distal end of a corresponding third torsion-responsive tube ('″). Each torque-transmitting coupling extends inside a shoulder joint (), a first torsion-responsive tube (′), an elbow joint (), a second torsion-responsive tube (″), a wrist joint () and the third torsion-responsive tube (′″) of the corresponding wing structure ().