PRESSURIZING HOUSING FOR A SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATOR

Exemplary embodiments relate to pressurizable housings for a soft robotic actuator. The pressurized housings may be divided into an upper chamber in fluid communication with an internal void of the actuator, and a lower chamber connected to an inlet and an outlet. The upper chamber and lower chamber...

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1. Verfasser:	LESSING, Joshua Aaron
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVO-MOTORS HAND TOOLS HEATING HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL LIGHTING MANIPULATORS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Exemplary embodiments relate to pressurizable housings for a soft robotic actuator. The pressurized housings may be divided into an upper chamber in fluid communication with an internal void of the actuator, and a lower chamber connected to an inlet and an outlet. The upper chamber and lower chamber may be separated by a piston. By supplying a fluid to the lower chamber via the inlet, the piston is moved into the space previously occupied by the upper chamber, which reduces the volume of the upper chamber and increases the pressure in the internal void. This action allows the actuator to be rapidly inflated, and further simplifies the pressurization system and reduces its weight.