Rack and Chain Lifting Device
    11.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170355578A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15181907

    申请日:2016-06-14

    IPC分类号: B66F3/02

    摘要: The invention is a rack and chain lifting device. The purpose is to convert rotational motion to linear motion in a way that is superior to a rack and pinion device because, first, it allows for more points of contact with the rack through the use of a silent chain in place of a pinion, and, second, because it can be used in corners since the motor can be distanced from the rack by means of the silent chain. The invention comprises a silent chain with link plates that are shaped such that the teeth of the link plates are offset when the chain is straightened, allowing the profile of the silent chain to correspond with the profiles of both gears and racks. The invention also comprises a rack that can be placed in corners. Some embodiments include a system of gears, a motor, and a mounting platform.

    Rack and chain lifting device
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10669139B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15181907

    申请日:2016-06-14

    摘要: The invention is a rack and chain lifting device. The purpose is to convert rotational motion to linear motion in a way that is superior to a rack and pinion device because, first, it allows for more points of contact with the rack through the use of a silent chain in place of a pinion, and, second, because it can be used in corners since the motor can be distanced from the rack by means of the silent chain. The invention comprises a silent chain with link plates that are shaped such that the teeth of the link plates are offset when the chain is straightened, allowing the profile of the silent chain to correspond with the profiles of both gears and racks. The invention also comprises a rack that can be placed in corners. Some embodiments include a system of gears, a motor, and a mounting platform.

    Rack and chain driven elevator
    13.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10214386B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15194938

    申请日:2016-06-28

    IPC分类号: B66B9/02 B66B13/30 B66B5/16

    摘要: The invention is an elevator. The elevator is driven by a rack and a chain. The elevator also comprises a transportable frame, a floor, and an elevator shaft. The purpose of the invention is, by using a rack and chain lifting device to drive the elevator, to allow the elevator to be driven from the bottom. Driving the elevator from the bottom makes the structural integrity of the elevator box unnecessary, so that the elevator box can be replaced with an elevator box façade and a fabric door, making the elevator lighter and more economical. In addition, the design of the elevator allows for adjacent doors, battery power, and voice control.

    Silent Chain Profile For Linear Movement
    15.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170350472A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15175488

    申请日:2016-06-07

    CPC分类号: F16G13/04 F16G13/18

    摘要: The invention is a silent chain with a profile capable of corresponding with the profiles of both sprockets and racks. The purpose of the invention is to convert rotational motion to linear motion in a way that is superior to the traditional rack and pinion device by allowing for more surface area contact with the rack through the use of, rather than a pinion, a silent chain that is capable of engaging with a rack. The invented silent chain comprises link plates of a particular shape stacked in alternating rows and joined together by connecting pins in such a way as to be bendable. The link plates are shaped such that the teeth of the link plates are offset when the chain is straightened, which allows the profile of the silent chain to correspond with the profiles of both sprockets and racks.

    Kitchen workspace with a moving oven

    公开(公告)号:US10309658B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-04

    申请号:US15094160

    申请日:2016-04-08

    摘要: A kitchen workspace and a method of organizing a kitchen workspace is set forth. The kitchen workspace is consolidated into a small footprint area with automated vertical storage shelves for storing and housing kitchen items and kitchen appliances. The automated storage shelves may be provided with electrical power for powering kitchen appliances found on the shelves. Kitchen appliances may be rotated around the automated storage shelves while the appliances are being used. One or more food cooking devices above a sink are able to be moved while being fixed to a kitchen wall.

    In-process calibration system for robot moving in one or more axes

    公开(公告)号:US10086515B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US15350628

    申请日:2016-11-14

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 B25J13/08

    摘要: The invention is an in-process calibration system. It is not an open loop system or a closed loop system, but a hybrid system that retains both the low propensity for error of the closed loop system and the simplicity of the open loop system. The invention comprises a housing, one or more robots that move in up to three axes mounted to the housing, at least one sensor for each axis of the robots' movement, and a microcontroller. The sensors are fixed to the housing at known locations, and the microcontroller instructs end effectors of the robots through a sequence of moves that intermittently trigger the sensors. When the sensors are triggered, the microcontroller corrects the idealized location of the end effectors in the microcontroller's calculations to the actual location of the end effectors, which is, at the moment that the sensors are triggered, the known location of the sensors.

    Container and robot communication in inventory system

    公开(公告)号:US10293488B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15362195

    申请日:2016-11-28

    IPC分类号: B25J11/00 G06Q10/08

    摘要: The invention is a system in which containers communicate their specifications to a robot, preferably a robotic arm, in order to teach the robot how to handle the individual contents of the containers. Each container has a controller that stores information about that container's contents. In order for the robot to interact with the container's contents, the robot communicates with the controller of the container to receive instructions for interacting with the contents. Preferably, the system is part of an automated storage and retrieval system, and the robot interacts with the contents of the containers as part of an assigned task, such as food preparation. The system may include feedback sensors and a user interface.