Patent ID: 8562236

Claim:
Articulated device, comprising: a first member provided with a first set of teeth fixedly connected thereto; a second member provided with a second set of teeth fixedly connected thereto; a coupling section on which the first set of teeth is hingeably supported around a first hinge axis, and on which the second set of teeth is hingeably supported around a second hinge axis, wherein the first set of teeth engages with the second set of teeth; a positioning device for setting an angular position of the first and second members relative to the coupling section, wherein the positioning device is configured to exert a force on the coupling section relative to at least one of the first and second members for causing the coupling section to hinge around the hinge axis connecting the coupling section with the first or second member, the positioning device further comprising a positioning element provided hingeably around a third hinge axis on one of said first and second members, which positioning element is provided with a third set of teeth fixedly connected thereto; a fourth set of teeth fixedly connected to the coupling section, wherein the third set of teeth engages with the fourth set of teeth; and a drive device for driving the positioning element.