Robotic Payload Transport System
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200290814A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16816096

    申请日:2020-03-11

    IPC分类号: B65G41/00 B65G13/07 B65G13/04

    摘要: A roller conveyor system configured for installation on top of a mobile robot to provide robotic transport of a payload includes: a roller conveyor, the roller conveyor comprising: a roller assembly, the roller assembly comprising a plurality of rollers, the rollers configured to move a payload, each of the rollers being configured to rotate, the roller assembly comprising a motorized roller and one or more auxiliary rollers, the motorized roller comprising a motor configured to cause the motorized roller to rotate; and a hybrid power transmission configured to drive the rollers, the hybrid power transmission coupling the motorized roller to at least one of the one or more auxiliary rollers, the hybrid power transmission using at least two power transmission methods.

    Robotic payload transport system
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11939169B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17236953

    申请日:2021-04-21

    IPC分类号: B65G41/00 B65G13/04 B65G13/07

    摘要: A roller conveyor system configured for installation on top of a mobile robot to provide robotic transport of a payload includes: a roller conveyor, the roller conveyor comprising: a roller assembly, the roller assembly comprising a plurality of rollers, the rollers configured to move a payload, each of the rollers being configured to rotate, the roller assembly comprising a motorized roller and one or more auxiliary rollers, the motorized roller comprising a motor configured to cause the motorized roller to rotate; and a hybrid power transmission configured to drive the rollers, the hybrid power transmission coupling the motorized roller to at least one of the one or more auxiliary rollers, the hybrid power transmission using at least two power transmission methods.

    Robotic Payload Transport System
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210261350A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-26

    申请号:US17236953

    申请日:2021-04-21

    IPC分类号: B65G41/00 B65G13/07 B65G13/04

    摘要: A roller conveyor system configured for installation on top of a mobile robot to provide robotic transport of a payload includes: a roller conveyor, the roller conveyor comprising: a roller assembly, the roller assembly comprising a plurality of rollers, the rollers configured to move a payload, each of the rollers being configured to rotate, the roller assembly comprising a motorized roller and one or more auxiliary rollers, the motorized roller comprising a motor configured to cause the motorized roller to rotate; and a hybrid power transmission configured to drive the rollers, the hybrid power transmission coupling the motorized roller to at least one of the one or more auxiliary rollers, the hybrid power transmission using at least two power transmission methods.

    System and method for aligning a robotic charging connector with a mating connector
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for aligning a robotic charging connector with a mating connector 有权
    将机器人充电连接器与配合连接器对准的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09559461B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US15138006

    申请日:2016-04-25

    发明人: Eric Diehr

    摘要: A system for aligning a robotic charging connector with a mating connector includes: a robot comprising a charging connector; a self-aligning robotic charging dock comprising a floating interface assembly, the floating interface assembly comprising a floating interface plate, the floating interface assembly further comprising a mating connector, the mating connector configured to snugly mate with the charging connector, the floating interface assembly further comprising a floating interface configured to align the robotic charging connector with the mating connector, the floating interface comprising a sliding surface configured to move against the floating interface plate as the robot docks with the robotic charging dock.

    摘要翻译: 用于将机器人充电连接器与配合连接器对准的系统包括:机器人,其包括充电连接器; 包括浮动接口组件的自对准机器人充电座,所述浮动接口组件包括浮动接口板,所述浮动接口组件还包括匹配连接器,所述配合连接器被配置为与所述充电连接器紧贴地配合,所述浮动接口组件进一步 包括浮动接口,其被配置为使所述机器人充电连接器与所述配合连接器对准,所述浮动接口包括被配置为当所述机器人与所述机器人充电座对接时抵靠所述浮动接口板移动的滑动表面。

    Robotic payload transport system
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11034524B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16816096

    申请日:2020-03-11

    IPC分类号: B65G41/00 B65G13/07 B65G13/04

    摘要: A roller conveyor system configured for installation on top of a mobile robot to provide robotic transport of a payload includes: a roller conveyor, the roller conveyor comprising: a roller assembly, the roller assembly comprising a plurality of rollers, the rollers configured to move a payload, each of the rollers being configured to rotate, the roller assembly comprising a motorized roller and one or more auxiliary rollers, the motorized roller comprising a motor configured to cause the motorized roller to rotate; and a hybrid power transmission configured to drive the rollers, the hybrid power transmission coupling the motorized roller to at least one of the one or more auxiliary rollers, the hybrid power transmission using at least two power transmission methods.

    Robotic Cart Configured for Effective Navigation and Multi-Orientation Docking

    公开(公告)号:US20200324976A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16380892

    申请日:2019-04-10

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137

    摘要: A system includes: a cart including: four legs; at least one shelf, each shelf attached to each of the legs; the cart having a generally rectangular shape, a width of the cart being longer than a length of the robot, a length of the cart being longer than a length of the robot; four wheels, each wheel attached to a different leg at a bottom of the leg, the wheels configured to roll to facilitate movement of the cart; and a robotic dock, the robotic dock comprising four docking receptacles at ninety degree angles from adjacent docking receptacles; and a robot comprising: a sensor; and a docking module, the docking module comprising retractable docking pins, each retractable docking pin configured, when extended upward, to mate with a corresponding docking receptacle, thereby securing the robot to a bottom shelf of the cart.