Adjusting device and method for operating an adjusting device

• US 8,663,339 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Issued: 03/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH (Albatros Son Holding BV)
• Original Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH (Albatros Son Holding BV)
• Inventors: Inschlag, Josef, Eder, Marcus
• Primary Examiner(s): SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD
• Application Number:
  US13/575,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20120290101A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,153 Days
• Field of Search: 310/77, 310/103, 310/12.24, 188/162, 623/24
• US Class Current: 623/24
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/582 Elbow joints
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/583 Hands; Wrist joints
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/586 Fingers
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/70 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/6854 for locking or unlocking a joint
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/6863 magnetic
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/701 operated by electrically controlled means, e.g. solenoids or torque motors

Abstract

The invention relates to an adjusting device for a prosthetic device, having a drive (1) for adjusting at least one first component of the prosthetic device relative to a second component, wherein the drive (1) is designed as a permanent magnet electric motor and comprises a stator (4) having exciter coils (3) and a rotor (2) having at least one permanent magnet is an armature magnet (5). At least one holding magnet (6) in the form of a permanent magnet is arranged on the stator (4) to form a cogging torque for the rotor (2).

Claims

1. An adjusting device for use with a prosthetic device, the adjusting device comprising a drive for adjusting at least one first component of the prosthetic device relative to a second component, wherein the drive is designed as a permanent-magnet electric motor and has a stator with exciter coils and a rotor with at least one permanent magnet as armature magnet, wherein at least one holding magnet in the form of a permanent magnet is arranged on the stator in order to provide a cogging torque for the rotor.

2. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of holding magnets are arranged, spaced apart from one another, on the stator.

3. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of armature magnets are arranged in the rotor, with alternating polarity about a circumference of the rotor.

4. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein devices are provided for superposing a rotary field of the adjusting device with a constant magnetic field for compensation of the cogging torque during adjustment of the adjusting device.

5. A prosthetic device with an adjusting device as claimed in claim 1.

6. The prosthetic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the prosthetic device is designed as a prosthetic hand or a prosthetic elbow.

7. The prosthetic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first component is a prosthetic finger and the second component is a chassis.

8. The prosthetic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the drive is mounted on the chassis and is coupled to the prosthetic finger via a gear.

9. A method for operating an adjusting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when a rotary field is applied to drive the rotor, at least one constant field is superposed on the rotary field, such that the cogging torque generated by the holding magnet or the holding magnets compensated.

10. An adjusting device for use with a prosthetic device, the adjusting device comprising:

a drive for adjusting at least one first component of the prosthetic device relative to a second component, wherein the drive is configured as a permanent-magnet electric motor and comprises;

a stator having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart exciter coils;

a rotor having at least one permanent magnet configured as at least one armature magnet;

at least one holding magnet in the form of a permanent magnet being arranged on the stator in order to provide a cogging torque for the rotor.

11. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one holding magnet includes a plurality of holding magnets spaced apart from one another on the stator.

12. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one armature magnet includes a plurality of armature magnets arranged in the rotor with alternating polarity about a circumference of the rotor.

13. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the drive is configured for superposing a rotary field of the adjusting device with a constant magnetic field for compensation of the cogging torque during adjustment of the adjusting device.

14. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one holding magnet includes first and second holding magnets spaced apart on opposite sides of the rotor.

15. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the at least one first component comprises a prosthetic finger and the second component comprises a chassis of the prosthetic device.

16. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein when a rotary field is applied to drive the rotor, at least one constant field is superposed on the rotary field, such that the cogging torque generated by the holding magnet or the holding magnets is compensated.

17. An adjusting device, comprising:

a permanent-magnet electric motor configured to adjust at least one first component of a prosthetic device relative to a second component of the prosthetic device, wherein the motor comprises;

a stator having a plurality of exciter coils;

a rotor having at least one permanent magnet as an armature magnet;

at least one holding magnet in the form of a permanent magnet, the at least one holding magnet being arranged on the stator to provide a cogging torque for the rotor.

18. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the at least one holding magnet includes a plurality of holding magnets spaced apart from one another on the stator.

19. The adjusting device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the armature magnet includes a plurality of armature magnets arranged in the rotor with alternating polarity about a circumference of the rotor.