Bending structure and joint function part

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PATENT NO 12262905
APP PUB NO 20230001590A1
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17268929

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Provided is a bending structure and a joint function part, capable of ensuring sufficient flexibility and rigidity in an axial direction. The bending structure is provided with an outer coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and an inner coiled part formed of a wire wound in a coiled shape and arranged in the outer coiled part, wherein the outer coiled part has a plurality of gaps to distance adjacent coils, and coils of the inner coiled part are provided so as to correspond to the gaps of the outer coiled part and fit between the adjacent coils while being in contact with the adjacent coils of the outer coiled part.

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NHK SPRING CO LTDKANAGAWA 236-0004

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  • 2019 Application Filing Year
  • A61B Class
  • 19985 Applications Filed
  • 13174 Patents Issued To-Date
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Hirata, Takafumi Yokohama, JP 25 28
Hotoda, Yuki Yokohama, JP 15 4
Kurokawa, Shimpei Yokohama, JP 14 19

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