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Patent No.:

US 9427876 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:

Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Annan Michael Mozeika, Groton, MA (US);

Mark Robert Claffee, Methuen, MA (US);

Martin Buehler, Watertown, MA (US);

Assignee:

iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2013.01); B25J 5/005 (2013.01); B25J 9/0015 (2013.01); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0009 (2013.01); B62D 57/032 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20329 (2015.01);
Abstract

A robotic joint assembly includes a first structural member, a second structural member, and a rolling flexure joint joining the first structural member to the second structural member to provide at least one degree of freedom between the first and second structural members. The rolling flexure joint includes first and second flexible hinge members each having one end secured to the first structural member and an opposing end secured to the second structural member. The first and second flexible hinge members cross one another between the first and second structural members.


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