US 12,434,379 B2
Connection plate
Liam D Harrison, Derby (GB); Ian Kennedy, Derby (GB); Thomas Hopper, Derby (GB); and Andrew D Norton, Derby (GB)
Assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London (GB)
Filed by ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London (GB)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/384,081.
Claims priority of application No. 2217437 (GB), filed on Nov. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0165794 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/065 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1045 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); B25J 19/0004 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A continuum arm robot comprising a robotic arm and a connection plate wherein the connection plate connects to an end of the robotic arm through a collar, the connection plate having a channel that extends from one end into a plurality of apertures that an end of tendons passes through, wherein
a rotatable plate is located within the plurality of apertures, the rotatable plate being attached to an axle that is connected to the connection plate, and
a tendon of the tendons associated with the aperture is connected to the rotatable plate.