CLAMPING MECHANISM, LOCKING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING RECONFIGURABLE MANIPULATOR

A clamp mechanism is disclosed, clamping on a tube made of elastic material, provided with a band clamped on a tube. Inside the tube, in the location where the band clamps, a stiff element is located having a diameter substantially corresponding to the inner diameter of the tube. The band encompasse...

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Hauptverfasser:	KUCINSKI TOMASZ, SEWERYN KAROL, GRASSMANN KAMIL, GRYGORCZUK JERZY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BUILDING BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES FENCING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS MASTS SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A clamp mechanism is disclosed, clamping on a tube made of elastic material, provided with a band clamped on a tube. Inside the tube, in the location where the band clamps, a stiff element is located having a diameter substantially corresponding to the inner diameter of the tube. The band encompasses the tube over the length of at least the half of its circumference and is connected to a tensioning and releasing apparatus. A locking system for a manipulator is also provided including tubes substantially parallel to each other. Each tube is formed of curling strip wound on a drum rigidly connected to a structure. The manipulator has at least one reconfigurable parameter. The system includes a mechanism that is mounted on each one of tubes. Further, a method of operating a reconfigurable manipulator is disclosed including curled strip tubes, wherein the manipulator is provided with a locking system, which is released for reconfiguration of the manipulator and clamped for normal operation.