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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Inventor:
Philip Jackson, Glendale, CA (US);
Assignee:
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01B 19/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); A63H 9/00 (2006.01); A63G 7/00 (2006.01); F15B 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 19/00 (2013.01); A63G 7/00 (2013.01); A63H 9/00 (2013.01); F15B 15/10 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0396 (2015.04); Y10T 403/25 (2015.01);
Abstract
A movable robotic structure including a frame or substrate, an outer skin connected to at least a portion of the frame and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the outer skin. The vacuum source, such as a vacuum pump, is activated to pull the outer skin into engagement with an outer surface of the frame. When pulled by the vacuum source, the skin may conform to the topography or texture of the frame, as well as become taut over at least a portion of the frame.