Patent ID: 11969888
Assignee: VEOLIA NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A mechanical joint mounted between an actuating arm and a moving arm, comprising:
a hub configured to receive one or more cables passing through the hub from the actuating arm to the moving arm, the hub including a body section including an outside surface, a flat top surface comprising one or more hub cable guide holes, a first and second side for attaching to the actuating arm and the moving arm, and a vertical slot extending through the body section configured to receive the one or more cables;
one or more actuators connected to a flexible mechanical drive system wherein the flexible mechanical drive system includes first and second flexible drive devices having first ends coupled to the one or more actuators and second ends configured to rotate the hub about its central axis resulting in a change of position between the actuating arm and the moving arm from a first position to a second position; and
a link connector extending from the flat top surface of the hub and attached on opposite sides to the second ends of the first and second flexible drive devices, the link connector including one or more connector cable guide holes aligned with the one or more hub cable guide holes and the one or more cables extend from the actuating arm through the one or more connector cable guide holes, the one or more hub cable guide holes, and through the vertical slot in between the second ends of the first and second flexible drive devices.