Robot using limiting device for locking battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12160013-B2
Application number	US-202418582844-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2024
Priority date	Oct 14, 2021
Publication date	Dec 3, 2024
Grant date	Dec 3, 2024

Abstract

A robot includes a limit device and an energy storehouse, the limiting device may lock or loosen a battery opened in the energy storehouse, the limiting device includes a first connecting member, a transmission rod, and a second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a first main body portion and two first connecting elements arranged at intervals. The two first connecting elements are respectively connected to the first main body. The transmission rod includes a first end and a second end arranged at intervals. The first end penetrates through one of the two first connecting elements. The second end penetrates through the other one of the two first connecting element. The second connecting member includes two indexing buckles arranged at intervals, each of the indexing buckles includes a first limiting groove and a second limiting groove.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot comprising:
an energy storehouse; and
a limit device comprising:
a first connecting member comprising a first main body portion and two first connecting elements, wherein the two first connecting elements are arranged at intervals, and the two first connecting elements are respectively connected to the first main body, the first main body portion comprises a first element, a second element, and a buffer element, the buffer element is arranged on a side of the first element away from the first connecting element, the second element is arranged on a side of the first element away from the buffer element, and the two first connecting elements are arranged on opposite sides of the first element;
a transmission rod comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are arranged at intervals, and the first end penetrates through one of the two first connecting elements, the second end penetrates through the other one of the two first connecting element; and
a second connecting member provided with two indexing buckles, wherein the two indexing buckles are arranged at intervals, each of the two indexing buckles comprises a first limiting groove and a second limiting groove, the first end extends into one of the two indexing buckles, and the second end extends into the other one of the two indexing buckles;
wherein the limiting device comprises a stopping state and a non-stop state; when the limiting device is in the stopping state, the first end and the second end are respectively arranged on the two first limiting grooves, the first main body is located at a first position; when the limiting device is in the non-stop state, the first end and the second end are respectively arranged at the two second limiting grooves, the first main body is in a second position; and
wherein the limiting device is configured to lock or loosen a battery opened in the energy storehouse.

2. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the limiting device further comprises a third connecting member, the second connecting member is connected to the third connecting member, and the first connecting member is arranged on a side of the second connecting member away from the third connecting member.

3. The robot of claim 2 , wherein the second connecting member comprises a second main body portion and a second connecting element, and the two second connecting elements are arranged on opposite ends of the second main body, each of the two indexing buckles is arranged on one of the two second connecting elements.

4. The robot of claim 3 , wherein the two first connecting elements are arranged between the two second connecting elements.

5. The robot of claim 3 , wherein the second connecting element is connected to the third connecting member, and a length of the first main body portion is greater than a length of the second main body portion.

6. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the second element is movably connected to the first element.

7. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the first limiting groove and the second limiting groove are formed by extending a space in the indexing buckle in two different directions, the first limiting groove is arranged along a first direction, and the second limiting groove is arranged along a second direction.

8. The robot of claim 7 , wherein in the second direction, a width of the first connecting member is less than a distance between an apex of the second limiting groove and an edge of the indexing buckle.

Assignees

• Futaijing Prec Electronics Yantai Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kao Chen-Ting
• Wen Chi-Cheng
• Chang Yu-Sheng
• Lee Chih-Cheng
• Wu Chiung-Hsiang
• Yen Sheng-Li
• Zhang yu-cheng
• Hsieh Chang-Ju
• Chao Chen

Classifications

• E05D3/18

  with sliding pins or guides · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• B25J19/00

  Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewing; Safety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators (safety-devices in general F16P; protection against radiation in general G21F) · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M50/249 Primary

  specially adapted for aircraft or vehicles, e.g. cars or trains (constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles B60L50/64) · CPC title