US 12,434,394 B2
Micromanipulator
Dragos A Axinte, Nottingham (GB); Erhui Sun, Nottingham (GB); Andres A Gameros Madrigal, Nottingham (GB); Abdelkhalick Mohammad, Nottingham (GB); Tianyi Zeng, Nottingham (GB); Max B Keedwell, Bristol (GB); and Josue Israel Camacho Arreguin, Nottingham (GB)
Assigned to ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London (GB)
Filed by ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London (GB)
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/378,322.
Claims priority of application No. 2216347 (GB), filed on Nov. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0149472 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 17/0283 (2013.01) [B23K 37/0229 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A micromanipulator for mounting on an end of a macromanipulator, the micromanipulator comprising:
a connection plate with a first motor and a second motor connected to a rigidly mounted base section,
a first rotational section connected to the base section about a first pivotable axis, the first rotational section being further connected to the first motor via a first slider rod, and
a second rotational section connected to the first rotational section about a second pivotable axis, the second rotational section being further connected to the second motor via a second slider rod,
wherein a first rotational joint between the base section and the first rotational section and a second rotational joint between the first rotational section and the second rotational section are offset by 90°.