Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robots having a lift actuator and a tilt structure for lifting and supporting large objects
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Application No.: US17828651Application Date: 2022-05-31
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Publication No.: US12017897B2Publication Date: 2024-06-25
- Inventor: Alexander Alspach , Andrew M. Beaulieu , Aimee S. Goncalves
- Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
- Main IPC: B25J9/06
- IPC: B25J9/06 ; B25J5/00 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J9/14 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J13/08 ; B25J15/00 ; B25J19/00 ; B66F9/075 ; B66F9/18 ; G01L1/04 ; G01L1/12 ; G01L1/22 ; G01L5/00 ; G01L7/08 ; G01L9/00 ; G01L5/22

Abstract:
A robot includes a rail system, a body structure coupled to the rail system, a first arm coupled to a first side of the body structure, one or more first arm actuators providing the first arm with multiple degrees of freedom, a second arm coupled to a second side of the body structure, one or more second arm actuators providing the second arm with multiple degrees of freedom, a lift actuator operable to move the body structure along the rail system, and a tilt structure coupled to the body structure. The first arm actuators and the second arm actuators are operable to wrap the first arm and the second arm around an object and hold the object against the body structure. The tilt structure is operable to tilt the body structure. The lift actuator is operable to move the body structure such that the object is lifted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230138330A1 ROBOTS HAVING A LIFT ACTUATOR AND A TILT STRUCTURE FOR LIFTING AND SUPPORTING LARGE OBJECTS Public/Granted day:2023-05-04
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