MECHANICAL MUSCLE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: conversion of the internal energy of the energy carrier to the mechanical motion of objects with varying inertia parameters. SUBSTANCE: the muscle has connecting members and an elastic shell filled with the energy carrier, made with a reinforcement in the transverse and longitudinal directions, parallel oriented flexible non-extensible threads, the shell reinforcement in the longitudinal direction is made with a pitch providing for a transverse deformation of the shell without any loss of sealing, and the shell reinforcement in the transverse direction is made with a pitch selected proceeding from the condition of provision of the maximum shortening of the shell at a reduction of the cross-sectional dimension at the same time, consumption of the energy carrier and an increase of the speed of response, the elastic shell has at least one cross-section, whose perimeter length differs from the perimeter length of the cross-section coinciding with the thread of the transverse reinforcement, the elastic shell is enveloped at least by one closed layer of elastic material with pronounced antifriction properties oriented relative to the shell axes, and even one thread of the longitudinal reinforcement is positioned above the outer surface of the given layer with formation of opposite, closed inclusive, helical lines with the required pitch, the interval of the layout of the threads of the transverse reinforcement is variable along the axis of the mechanical muscle. EFFECT: enhanced precision of positioning. 3 cl, 1 dwg