United States
US 12,703,084 B2
Variable-stiffness mechanism
US 12,703,084 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: NUtech Ventures. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- NUtech Ventures
- Inventors
- Carl Nelson
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2024-09-27
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,703,084 B2 · US12703084 · 12703084
Abstract
A variable-stiffness mechanism may include racks, pinion gears, spring elements, a cable, and a pulley. The variable-stiffness mechanism may be based on a variable-lever principal using the racks as a lever and the pinion gears as a variable pivot point. The pinion gears may be fixed in position relative to the pulley and coupled together by a gear-to-gear mesh. Alternatively, the pinion gears may be configured to translate relative to the pulley using a central drive rack and drive motor.
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