Title:
INPUT UNIT, INPUT DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/210769
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention addresses the problem of obtaining an input unit enabling detection of movement of an operator's finger, including not only flexion/extension of the finger but also abduction/adduction thereof. This input unit 100 is for robot operation, and comprises a base 101, a contact part 102 which is provided to be rotatable with respect to the base and with which an operator's finger 1 makes contact, and a detection unit 103 for detecting the amount of rotation of the contact part with respect to the base. The contact part 102 is configured so as to: rotate in a first direction D1 about a first axis, with respect to the base and in response to flexion of the finger; rotate in a second direction D2 about the first axis with respect to the base in response to an extension motion of the finger; rotate in a third direction D3 about a second axis with respect to the base in response to adduction of the finger; and rotate in a fourth direction D4 about the second axis with respect to the base in response to abduction of the finger. The detection unit is configured so as to detect: the amount of rotation of the contact part about the first axis; the amount of rotation of the contact part about the second axis; and the location of the tip of the finger over the contact part.
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Inventors:
KASUYA MASAHIRO (JP)
AIZAWA HOKUTO (JP)
AIZAWA HOKUTO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/016720
Publication Date:
November 02, 2023
Filing Date:
April 27, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MELTIN MMI CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B25J13/02
Foreign References:
| JP2001121462A | 2001-05-08 | |||
| JPS5821663Y2 | 1983-05-09 | |||
| JPH0639909Y2 | 1994-10-19 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YAMAMOTO, Shusaku et al. (JP)
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