Waist rotation structure and robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10556352-B2
Application number	US-201715609026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2017
Priority date	Dec 30, 2016
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

A waist rotation structure includes a mounting disc defining a through hole, a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, and a transmission assembly. The rotatable disc defines a first cable insertion hole. The driving device includes an output shaft. The transmission assembly includes a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole. The transmission cylinder includes a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear. The body defines a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A waist rotation structure comprising:
a mounting disc defining a through hole,
a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, the rotatable disc defining a first cable insertion hole;
a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, the driving device comprising an output shaft; and
a transmission assembly comprising a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole, the transmission cylinder comprising a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear, and the body defining a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole,
wherein the waist rotation structure further comprises a stopper assembly, the stopper assembly comprising a stopper arranged on a side of the rotatable disc that faces the mounting disc, and two posts arranged on a side of the mounting disc that faces the rotatable disc, and the two posts being located on a movement path of the stopper, and being spaced apart from each other.

2. The waist rotation structure of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a gear section, a mounting section and a transmission section that are connected in sequence along a length-wise direction of the first cable insertion hole, the gear section and the driven gear are integrally formed, the mounting section is rotatably connected to the mounting disc by a first bearing at the through hole, and the transmission section is fixedly connected to the rotatable disc.

3. The waist rotation structure of claim 2 , wherein the transmission section is inserted in the first cable insertion hole, a lateral surface of the transmission section comprising a first positioning surface, and a lateral surface of the first cable insertion hole comprising a second positioning surface matching the first positioning surface.

4. The waist rotation structure of claim 3 further comprising an auxiliary disc, wherein the auxiliary disc defines a second cable insertion hole aligning with the through hole, and is fixedly connected to the transmission section.

5. The waist rotation structure of claim 2 further comprising an auxiliary support fixedly connected to the mounting disc, wherein the auxiliary support and the mounting disc corporately define a receiving chamber therebetween, the driving device is received in the receiving chamber, and the auxiliary support defines a limitation groove that allows the driving device to pass therethrough and prevents the driving device from moving.

6. The waist rotation structure of claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary support defines a positioning hole, the body further comprises an auxiliary section that is integrally formed with the gear section and passes through the positioning hole and rotatably connected to the auxiliary support, the auxiliary section is connected to the auxiliary support through a second bearing at said positioning hole.

7. The waist rotation structure of claim 1 further comprising an initial position marking assembly for marking an initial position of the rotatable disc, wherein the initial position marking assembly comprises a metal block arranged on a side of the rotatable disc that faces the mounting disc, and a sensor arranged on a side of the mounting disc that faces the rotatable disc, the sensor is configured to detect a presence of the metal block when the metal block rotates together with the rotatable disc to a predetermined position.

8. The waist rotation structure of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a number of teeth of the driven gear to a number of teeth of the drive gear is greater than one.

9. A robot comprising a waist rotation structure, the waist rotation structure comprising:
a mounting disc defining a through hole,
a rotatable disc located at a first side of the mounting disc, the rotatable disc defining a first cable insertion hole;
a driving device fixed to a second side of the mounting disc that is opposite the first side, the driving device comprising an output shaft; and
a transmission assembly comprising a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole, the transmission cylinder comprises a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear, and the body defines a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole,
wherein the waist rotation structure further comprises a stopper assembly, the stopper assembly comprising a stopper arranged on a side of the rotatable disc that faces the mounting disc, and two posts arranged on a side of the mounting disc that faces the rotatable disc, and the two posts being located on a movement path of the stopper, and being spaced apart from each other.

10. A waist rotation structure comprising:
a mounting disc defining a through hole,
a rotatable disc defining a first cable insertion hole;
a driving device fixed to the mounting disc and spaced from the rotatable disc by the mounting disc, the driving device comprising an output shaft; and
a transmission assembly comprising a drive gear connected to the output shaft, and a transmission cylinder extending through the through hole, the transmission cylinder comprising a body that extends through the through hole, and is rotatably connected to the mounting disc and fixedly connected to the rotatable disc, and a driven gear fixedly arranged on a lateral surface of the body and engaged with the drive gear, the driven gear being rotatable with respect to the mounting disc, and the body defining a wiring hole extending opposite ends thereof and aligning with the first cable insertion hole,
wherein the mounting disc is stationary with respect to the driving device upon a rotation of the transmission assembly.

11. The waist rotation structure of claim 10 , wherein the body comprises a gear section, a mounting section and a transmission section that are connected in sequence along a length-wise direction of the first cable insertion hole, the gear section and the driven gear are integrally formed, the mounting section is rotatably connected to the mounting disc by a first bearing at the through hole, and the transmission section is fixedly connected to the rotatable disc.

12. The waist rotation structure of claim 11 , wherein the transmission section is inserted in the first cable insertion hole, a lateral surface of the transmission section comprising a first positioning surface, and a lateral surface of the first cable insertion hole comprising a second positioning surface matching the first positioning surface.

13. The waist rotation structure of claim 12 further comprising an auxiliary disc, wherein the auxiliary disc defines a second cable insertion hole aligning with the through hole, and is fixedly connected to the transmission section.

14. The waist rotation structure of claim 11 further comprising an auxiliary support fixedly connected to the mounting disc, wherein the auxiliary support and the mounting disc corporately define a receiving chamber therebetween, the driving device is received in the receiving chamber, and the auxiliary support defines a limitation groove that allows the driving device to pass therethrough and prevents the driving device from moving.

Assignees

• Ubtech Robotics Corp

Inventors

• Xiong Youjun
• Shu Wenquan
• Yu Wenhua
• Zhao Qi
• Zhou Libing
• Li Youpeng

Classifications

• B25J19/0029

  arranged within the different robot elements · CPC title

• B25J17/00 Primary

  Joints · CPC title

• B62D57/032 Primary

  with alternately or sequentially lifted supporting base and legs; with alternately or sequentially lifted feet or skid (B62D57/024 takes precedence) · CPC title