Apparatus for variable supporting foot of robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9150262-B2
Application number	US-201313868520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	Dec 27, 2012
Publication date	Oct 6, 2015
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015

Abstract

An apparatus for a variable supporting foot of a robot includes a guide groove formed in a foot module of the robot and having an open end. A support plate is disposed in the guide groove and can slide out of the open end of the guide groove. A power conversion unit has one end connected to the support plate. A power generation member is connected to the other end of the power conversion unit, and has a portion at a lower end thereof that extends lower than a lower surface of the foot module. The power generation member generates a driving force as the foot module approaches the ground. The driving force is converted into a rotational motion and is transmitted to the support plate by the power conversion unit to cause the support plate to slide out of the guide groove of the foot module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for variably supporting a foot of a robot comprising:
a foot module for the foot of the robot, the foot module having a guide groove formed therein with an open end;
a support plate disposed in the guide groove and configured to slide out of the open end of the guide groove;
a power conversion unit having one end connected to the support plate; and
a power generation member connected to the other end of the power conversion unit,
wherein…

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Son Young Jun
• Yang Woo Sung

Classifications

• F16H1/04

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B25J9/003

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B62D57/032 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B25J9/00

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B25J11/00 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic