DRIVING PART INTERFACE

• Main Authors: AGO KENJI, TOTSUGI SHOTA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 05.03.2020
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

To provide a driving part interface capable of detecting the attaching of a drape to a robot arm, and recognizing the fact that an adapter is mounted without attaching the drape.SOLUTION: A driving part interface 200 includes: a plurality of drive members 210 provided corresponding to a plurality of drive transmission members 61 provided to an adapter 60; a plurality of actuators 220 for rotationally driving the plurality of drive members 210; a housing 230 which incorporates the actuator 220, and includes openings 231 for the plurality of drive members at a position corresponding to the plurality of drive members 210, and an opening 232 for detecting a drape; a detection member 240 disposed so as to move between a protruding position P1 protruding from the opening 232 for detecting a drape and a retreating position P2 retreating from the opening 232 for detecting a drape; and a sensor 250 for detecting the detection member 240 that has moved to the retreating position P2 when the drape 70 comes in contact.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9 【課題】ロボットアームへのドレープの取り付けを検出することが可能で、かつ、ドレープを取り付けるのを忘れてアダプタを装着した場合も認識可能な駆動部インターフェースを提供すること。【解決手段】この駆動部インターフェース２００は、アダプタ６０に設けられた複数の駆動伝達部材６１に対応して設けられた複数の駆動部材２１０と、複数の駆動部材２１０を回転駆動させる複数のアクチュエータ２２０と、アクチュエータ２２０を内蔵し、複数の駆動部材２１０に対応する位置に複数の駆動部材用開口部２３１を有し、ドレープ検出用開口部２３２を有するハウジング２３０と、ドレープ検出用開口部２３２から突出した突出位置Ｐ１と、ドレープ検出用開口部２３２から退避した退避位置Ｐ２との間を移動可能に配置された検出部材２４０と、ドレープ７０が当接することにより退避位置Ｐ２に移動した検出部材２４０を検出するセンサ２５０と、を備える。【選択図】図９