253 results about "Large deflection" patented technology

A bi-directional system for actively deflecting the distal tip of a catheter includes a reconfigurable tube that is positioned proximal to the catheter's distal tip. The tube is formed with slits that are arranged to allow the tube to be transformed from a relaxed, cylindrical configuration to a plurality of deflected configurations. First and second pull wires are provided, with each wire having a respective distal end that is attached to the distal end of the tube. Each wire extends to a catheter handle where it is attached to a respective reel. The reels can be rotated, back and forth, to selectively deflect or relax the tube. To ensure a smooth recovery after a relatively large deflection, a mechanism is disclosed for delaying an application of tension on one of the pull wires until at least a portion of any tension on the other pull wire is released.

The invention relates to micromechanical elements which can be deflected, and which can preferably be deflected translationally, and possibly also in an oscillatory form. In comparison to known solutions, the object of the invention is to allow larger deflections, with better resistance at the same time to side forces and torques. In this case, suspension by at least one spring system is provided on elements according to the invention. Levers which are connected in an articulated manner to torsion spring elements are provided on spring systems. Torsion spring elements of a spring system are aligned on a common axis and / or on a plurality of axes which are aligned parallel to one another, and at least one torsion spring element is firmly clamped in.

The invention discloses a large-deflection self-adaptive seal for low-speed equipment. The large-deflection self-adaption seal for the low-speed equipment comprises a shaft sleeve, a seal cavity, a connecting plate and a static ring and a moving ring which are arranged in a cavity body of the seal cavity; the shaft sleeve penetrates through the seal cavity, the static ring and the moving ring are arranged on the shaft sleeve in a sleeving mode, the connecting plate is fixedly connected with the shaft sleeve, and the moving ring is fixedly installed on the connecting plate; the static ring comprises a connecting end and a seal end which are connected by adopting a flexible structure, the static ring is fixedly connected with the seal cavity through the connecting end, a static ring seal ring is arranged between the seal end and the shaft sleeve, and the seal end is provided with an arc-shaped seal end face; the moving ring is provided with an arc-shaped seal end face matched with the seal end of the static ring, the static ring and the moving ring are cooperatively connected through the seal end faces, the seal end of the static ring is provided with a jacking mechanism, and the jacking mechanism applies jacking force to the seal end to enable the seal end face of the static ring and the seal end face of the moving ring to be closely matched. The seal adopts arrangement of the arc-shaped seal end faces and the flexible connecting structure and solves the leakage problem caused by rotating shaft eccentricity.

An improved insulation displacement terminal (IDT) includes opposed spaced fingers having outer edges with first and second abutment sections adjacent the ends of the outer edges. A resilient spring-like mid-section in the finger between the abutment sections applies a generally normal force to a wire captured between the inner edges of opposed fingers of the IDT. The resilient spring-like mid-section of each finger may be provided by narrowing the width of each finger between the abutment sections such as by recessing the outer edges from the outer edges of the abutment sections or by providing slots or openings in the mid-section of the fingers. Corners of inner edges of the fingers are smoother and inner edges are generally planar to provide a large contact area between the fingers and a wire disposed therebetween. The IDT is mounted within a housing to provide an insulation displacement connector (IDC).