Robot for detecting and saving life in small space

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11999052-B2
Application number	US-201917295436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2019
Priority date	Nov 26, 2018
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

A robot for detecting and saving a life, includes: a body part including a plurality of unit joints; a head part which is provided at the front of the body part in the direction in which the body part moves forward, and which has a gripper capable of picking up an object by a plurality of tongs parts that are folded and unfolded; and an extension part capable of extending forward from the head part so as to enter a small space that is difficult for the body part to enter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A robot for detecting and saving a life comprising:
a body part including a plurality of unit joints extending in a length direction;
a non-extendible head part which is provided at a front of the body part in a direction where the body part moves forward and includes a gripper capable of picking up an object by a plurality of tongs parts which are folded and unfolded, each of which includes sensors or modules performing different functions,
the non-extendible head part having a cylindrical shape and comprising a plurality of injection holes formed on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical shape; and
an extension part extended independently without being linked to the plurality of tongs parts and provided to extend forward from the non-extendible head part so as to enter a small space that is difficult for the body part to enter, with provision of a supply line supplying water and nutrients inside to provide water and nutrients to the survivor upon detection of the survivor.

2. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 1 , wherein a heat source sensor for sensing a heat source is provided in one of the plurality of tongs parts.

3. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 2 , wherein an extinguishing liquid is stored inside the non-extendible head part so that the extinguishing liquid is capable of being injected through the plurality of injection holes when the heat source is sensed by the heat source sensor or smoke sensed by a smoke sensor.

4. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 1 , wherein a smoke sensor for sensing smoke is provided in one of the plurality of tongs parts.

5. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 4 , wherein an extinguishing liquid is stored inside the non-extendible head part so that the extinguishing liquid is capable of being injected through the plurality of injection holes when the heat source is sensed by the heat source sensor or smoke sensed by a smoke sensor.

6. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 1 , wherein a sonic sensor is provided in one of the tongs parts to transmit a signal detected from the sonic sensor to rescuers or a rescue center and detect a rescue signal of the survivor.

7. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 6 , wherein a communication module is provided in one of the tongs parts to determine conditions of the survivor through the communication module when the rescue signal of the survivor is detected in the sonic sensor.

8. The robot for detecting and saving the life of claim 1 , wherein a camera module is provided in the non-extendible head part or the extension part to photograph a progressing direction of the body part and transmit the photographed progressing direction to the rescue center, and the rescue center determines the progressing direction through images input from the camera module.

Assignees

• Korea Inst Of Robot And Convergence
• Univ Korea Res & Bus Found

Inventors

• Kim Jong Geol
• Jin Mao Lin
• Shin Dong Bin
• Hong Dae Hie
• Oh Seung Sub
• Seo Kap Ho

Classifications

• B25J15/0019 Primary

  End effectors other than grippers · CPC title

• A62C99/0072

  using sprayed or atomised water · CPC title

• B25J9/065

  Snake robots · CPC title

• B25J9/1697

  Vision controlled systems · CPC title

• B25J13/087

  for sensing other physical parameters, e.g. electrical or chemical properties · CPC title