Research and Development
We at Toyoflex are engaged in the research and development of our unique mechanism products by combining our core technology of wire ropes and mechanism design technology aiming to enter new business fields.
- Waist assist suit Way-sist
- Teleoperated robot
- Robot arm
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Wire rope type driving
force transmission control unit - Triple sliding door interlock device
- Output directional operation enabled rotating force transmission unit
Waist assist suit Way-sist
Features of this product
This waist assist suit can be used to support work with no electric power. It can not only reduce the load when an operator wearing this suit stands up from the seated posture, but also reduce the burden on the operator's waist (lumbar spine, spinal erector muscle, psoas magnus muscle, etc.) when the operator takes kneeling or droopy posture. Because the assist force is generated by using only flat spiral springs and wire ropes, the product does not need any external force like electric power, and therefore it is not affected by the use environment.
Teleoperated robot
Features of this product
This product is a master-slave type teleoperated robot which traces the operator's motions. By mounting a driving motor on the shoulder to transmit the force of the hand part by using a rope driving unit, the weight of the hand part has been reduced.
This arrangement has reduced the overall motor output, and resultantly reduced the overall weight and size.
Furthermore, because the operator's motions are traced, the product can be used for work at a remote place.
Robot arm
Features of this product
This product is a master-slave type robot arm. The motions of the robot arm end part are driven from the body part through wire ropes. This arrangement has reduced the weight and size of the robot arm end part.
If the required grip force is small, the wire rope diameter can be reduced, and, as a result, the size of the product can also be reduced for further downsizing.
Wire rope type driving force transmission control unit
This product, using our core technology of high-precision wire ropes, has good achievements in mass production for automotive heater control units (to control air direction and volume).
The product can be diverted to different uses by changing the size and mechanism. (We have experienced this successfully for the architectural industry.)
Features of this product
- 1. Operation is enabled even if the channels between the input side and the output side are complicated!
- 2. Driving force transmission loss is small!
Triple sliding door interlock device
This product has smooth motions by using our high-precision wire ropes, so that it can be applied to triple sliding doors of various widths by way of our original production system.
Features of this product
- 1. By employing a structure in which our high-precision wire rope goes through pulley, a stable and smooth transmission of operation force can be realized.
- 2. By employing our original production system, not only the product can be applied to triple sliding doors of various widths, but also the optimum tensile force (operating force) can be secured.
Output directional operation enabled rotating force transmission unit
By using our core technology of high-precision wire ropes, this mechanical unit can operate two different motions: a motion from the input side to the output side, and a motion of torque transmission.
Operation in the output direction
Directional operation of the output side can be controlled from the input side
Features of this product
- 1. The input direction can be precisely reflected in the output side.
- 2. The flexible 360-degree output motions are enabled.
- 3. Even if the wire rope is bent, the directional transmission is enabled.
Transmission of rotational torque
Even if the wire rope is bent, rotational torque can be transmitted.
Features of this product
- 1. Even if the wire rope is bent, torque can be reliably transmitted.
- 2. High-performance strong-torque transmission is enabled.
- 3. Rotational phase shifting is small.
