Transportation device and transportation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10525864-B2
Application number	US-201815943709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2018
Priority date	Oct 6, 2017
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

A transportation device includes a motor, a transmission assembly, a position limiting assembly, two linkage assemblies, and two wheels. The transmission assembly is linked to the motor. The position limiting assembly includes two position limiting board portions disposed in parallel and adjacent to each other. The two linkage assemblies partially extend into a space between the two position limiting board portions and are pivoted to the two position limiting board portions, respectively. The two linkage assemblies are limited by the two position limiting board portions in a first axis. The two wheels are disposed in tandem along a second axis, respectively linked to the transmission assembly, and pivoted to the two linkage assemblies. The two wheels are driven by the motor respectively through the transmission assembly and are limited by the two linkage assemblies in the first axis. A transportation system including the transportation device is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transportation device, wherein the transportation device comprises:
a motor;
a transmission assembly linked to the motor;
a position limiting assembly comprising two position limiting board portions disposed in parallel and adjacent to each other;
two linkage assemblies partially extending into a space between the two position limiting board portions and pivoted to the two position limiting board portions, respectively, the two linkage assemblies being limited by the position limiting board portions in a first axis; and
two wheels disposed in tandem along a second axis, the two wheels being respectively linked to the transmission assembly and pivoted to the two linkage assemblies, wherein the two wheels are respectively driven by the motor through the transmission assembly, and the two wheels are limited by the two linkage assemblies in the first axis.

2. The transportation device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover secured to the position limiting assembly; and
two elastic members respectively disposed between the cover and the two linkage assemblies.

3. The transportation device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of the linkage assemblies comprises a linkage board and an extension base, each of the linkage boards is parallel to the two position limiting board portions and partially extends into the space between the two position limiting board portions, the extension base is connected to portions of the linkage boards exposed from the two position limiting board portions, and each of the elastic members is respectively connected to the cover and the corresponding extension base.

4. The transportation device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly comprises a gear set and a pulley set, the gear set comprises a driving gear connected to the motor and two driven gears engaged with the driving gear, the pulley set comprises two first pulleys, two second pulleys, and two belts, the two first pulleys are respectively linked to the two driven gears, the two belts are respectively sleeved on the two first pulleys and the two second pulleys, and the two wheels are shafted to the two second pulleys.

5. The transportation device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the two first pulleys are respectively coaxial to two pivoting portions of the two linkage assemblies pivoted to the two position limiting board portions.

6. The transportation device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
two securing members respectively securing the two linkage assemblies to at least one of the position limiting board portions.

7. The transportation device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a bottom board connected to position limiting assembly, the motor being disposed on the bottom board.

8. The transportation device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

9. A transportation system, comprising:
a bearing base; and
two transportation devices as claimed in claim 1 , the two transportation devices being disposed at two opposite sides of the bearing base.

10. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein two motors are disposed at a middle area of the bearing base.

11. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , the transportation device further comprising:
a cover secured to the position limiting assembly; and
two elastic members respectively disposed between the cover and the two linkage assemblies.

12. The transportation system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each of the linkage assemblies comprises a linkage board and an extension base, each of the linkage boards is parallel to the two position limiting board portions and partially extends into the space between the two position limiting board portions, the extension base is connected to portions of the linkage boards exposed from the two position limiting board portions, and each of the elastic members is respectively connected to the cover and the corresponding extension base.

13. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the transmission assembly comprises a gear set and a pulley set, the gear set comprises a driving gear connected to the motor and two driven gears engaged with the driving gear, the pulley set comprises two first pulleys, two second pulleys, and two belts, the two first pulleys are respectively linked to the two driven gears, the two belts are respectively sleeved on the two first pulleys and the two second pulleys, and the two wheels are shafted to the two second pulleys.

14. The transportation system as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the two first pulleys are respectively coaxial to two pivoting portions of the two linkage assemblies pivoted to the two position limiting board portions.

15. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , the transportation device further comprising:
two securing members respectively securing the two linkage assemblies to at least one of the position limiting board portions.

16. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , the transportation device further comprising:
a bottom board connected to the position limiting assembly, the motor being disposed on the bottom board.

17. The transportation system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis.

Assignees

• Acer Inc

Inventors

• Chang Wen-Pin
• Lee Wen-Shu
• Ciou Pu-De
• Lai Wei-Chen
• Wen Chun-Hung
• Wu Tsung-Hsun

Classifications

• B60K2007/0061

  the motor axle being parallel to the wheel axle · CPC title

• B60P1/6409 Primary

  details, accessories, auxiliary devices · CPC title

• B60K2007/0046

  the motor moving together with the vehicle body, i.e. moving independently from the wheel axle · CPC title

• B60P1/025

  with a loading platform inside the wheels of a same axle and being lowerable below the axle · CPC title

• B60K17/342

  having a longitudinal, endless element, e.g. belt or chain, for transmitting drive to wheels · CPC title