Patents Assigned to NIPO International Rescue System Institute
  • Patent number: 10359060
    Abstract: A moving device includes an elastic tube, a sectional shape of which is elastically deformable according to an internal pressure given by fluid, a slider unit capable of moving forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the elastic tube according to a change in the sectional shape of the elastic tube, a brake provided in the slider unit and configured to be deformed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elastic tube to be capable of coming into sliding contact with a target object, and a fluid adjusting section configured to supply air to or discharge air from the elastic tube respectively via first and second fluid supply pipes that respectively communicate with insides on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the elastic tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: Olympus Corporation, NIPO International Rescue System Institute, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Yasuo Hirata, Satoshi Tadokoro, Tomonari Yamamoto, Masashi Konyo, Kenjiro Tadakuma