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Granted Patent B2
US 9,109,743 · App. 13/807,575 · Granted Aug 18, 2015

Hexapod

Inventor: Martin Schwab (Obererlbach, DE)
F16M13/022B23Q1/5462B25J17/0266F16H21/46
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Patent No.
US 9,109,743
App. No.
13/807,575
Granted
Aug 18, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The hexapod comprising a preferably plate-shaped receptacle on which at least five, preferably six rods mounted in joints are arranged wherein the other end of each rod is articulated on a mounting, wherein all the mountings can be moved along a circular railway of movement characterized by each mounting being arranged on a separate support ring wherein the respective support ring including the mounting arranged on it are movable, and by each support ring constitute the rotor or part of a rotor of an electromotive drive means comprising also a ring-shaped stator assigned to the individual support ring.

Claims (6)

1. A Hexapod comprising: a plate-shaped receptacle on which at least five rods having ends mounted in joints are arranged, wherein the other end of each rod is articulated on a respective mounting, wherein all the mountings can be moved along a circular path, wherein each of the mountings is arranged on a respective support ring of a plurality of support rings, wherein the respective support rings and the mountings arranged thereon are movable, and that each of the respective support rings constitutes a respective rotor or part of a respective rotor of an electromotive drive means, further comprising a respective ring-shaped stator assigned to each the respective support rings.

2. Hexapod according to claim 1 , wherein the support rings are arranged concentric one on top of each other or are arranged concentric and located one in one another or that the support rings are vertically arranged and radially stepped to each other.

3. Hexapod according to claim 1 , wherein each of the respective rotors is arranged within the stator assigned to it or that the stator is arranged within the respective rotor assigned to it.

4. Hexapod according to claim 1 , wherein the support rings are mounted via bearing means at at least one fixed in position component or mounted via bearing means arranged between them.

5. Hexapod according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one fixed in position component is the respective stator.

6. Hexapod according to claim 1 , wherein each of the support rings has a bearing arm, and all bearing arms are mounted via bearing means at one central bearing support.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2022
From: SCHWAB, MARTIN
To: MIRKO JAN UND WIDO FATH PATENT GBR
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 025 275 · Jun 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130099085A1 · Apr 25, 2013