Patent ID: 6660043
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An artificial hand comprising a plurality of fingers disposed opposite to one another; a support body for rotatably supporting the fingers; a first driving device mounted on a grasping part integrated with said support body, said first driving device having an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being closer to said fingers than the lower part; and a finger opening-and-closing operation part for converting a rotation output of said driving device to an opening-and-closing operation of said fingers, which further comprises:a holding part for rotatably holding said support body arranged above or at the upper part of said first driving device; a terminal device held by a wrist part; a second driving device arranged in said terminal device, a rotating output of said second driving device being converted to a rotational motion of said supports body; and a rotating mechanism for rotating said fingers and said first driving device as a unit around a longitudinal axis of said holding part and limiting rotating of said fingers and said first driving device around the longitudinal axis of said holding part between a first angular position and a second angular position.