JP5399910B2 - 軽量可動ロボット用の多用途無限軌道 - Google Patents
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本出願は、米国特許商標庁に2006年11月13日に出願された「Versatile Endless Track for Lightweight Mobile Robots」という題名の米国仮特許出願第60/858,804号の優先権を主張し、その出願は、その全体が本明細書に参照によって組み込まれる。
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- 軽量可動ロボットによって使用可能な多用途無限軌道であって、
複数の軌道支持部の周りに掛かるように構成された可撓性軌道であって、当該可撓性軌道が前記複数の軌道支持部の周りで回転されるときに地表面と係合するために露出される当該可撓性軌道の地面に係合する変化する部分を有する可撓性軌道と、
前記可撓性軌道内に収容された複数のレセプタクルと、
前記可撓性軌道に沿って配置された複数の取り外し可能かつ交換可能なトラクションパッドとを備え、
少なくとも2つの異なる型の取り外し可能かつ交換可能なトラクションパッドが含まれ、各型のトラクションパッドが、異なるトラクション特性を有する地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすように設計された、地面に接合する異なる輪郭を有し、
各型のうちの少なくとも1つのトラクションパッドが常時、前記可撓性軌道の前記地面に係合する部分にあるように、各型の十分な取り外し可能かつ交換可能なトラクションパッドを含み、
前記トラクションパッドは、前記レセプタクルへの摩擦嵌合係合面を有し、人によるトラクションパッドの手作業での挿入および除去が可能である、
多用途無限軌道。 - 前記可撓性軌道が、そこに前記複数のトラクションパッドが固定された弾性のベルトを備える、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 前記可撓性軌道が、それに前記複数のトラクションパッドが掛けられる複数のケーブルを備える、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 前記可撓性軌道が、前記複数の軌道支持部のうちの少なくとも1つに摩擦駆動接合面を提供するように構成された、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 前記複数のトラクションパッドが、前記可撓性軌道に配置された、対応する複数のレセプタクルに取り外し可能に取り付けられた、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 前記トラクションパッドが前記対応するレセプタクルに嵌入する、請求項5に記載の軌道。
- 少なくとも3つの異なるトラクションパッドの型が含まれ、各トラクションパッドの型が、異なるトラクション特性を有する地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすように最適化された、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 第1のトラクションパッドの型が、柔らかく脆い表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計され、第2のトラクションパッドの型が、硬く滑りやすい表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計された、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 第1のトラクションパッドの型が、堅固な表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計され、第2のトラクションパッドの型が柔らかい表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計された、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 第1のトラクションパッドの型が、固体表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計され、第2のトラクションパッドの型が液体表面にトラクションをもたらすように設計された、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 少なくとも1つのトラクションパッドの型が、高い摩擦係数を有する実質的に平坦な地面に接合する部分を備え、第2のトラクションパッドの型が突出する滑り止めを備える、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 少なくとも1つのトラクションパッドの型が突出する滑り止めを備え、第2のトラクションパッドの型が水掻きを備える、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 前記各トラクションパッドの型が、粘着性パッド、バーの滑り止め、スパイク、吸着カップ、および水掻きからなるトラクションパッドの型の群から選択される、請求項1に記載の軌道。
- 無限軌道に含まれる複数のレセプタクルへの摩擦嵌合係合面を有し、人によるトラクションパッドの手作業での挿入および除去が可能であるトラクションパッドを備える無限軌道を構成する方法であって、
軽量ロボット車両に装着するのに適した無限軌道を提供するステップと、
前記無限軌道の一部分が地表面に対して接合するように露出されるように、前記軽量ロボット車両に前記無限軌道を装着するステップと、
前記軽量ロボット車両が動作される場合に、トラクションパッドの各型のうちの少なくとも1つが前記無限軌道の前記露出部分内にあるように、複数の取り外し可能かつ交換可能なトラクションパッドを前記無限軌道に、少なくとも2つの異なるトラクションパッドの型の交互になった順序で取り付けるステップとを含む方法。 - 前記複数のトラクションパッドのうちの少なくとも1つを異なる型のトラクションパッドと交換するステップをさらに含む、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 軽量可動ロボットによって使用可能な多用途無限軌道であって、
複数の軌道支持部の周りに装着するように構成され、可撓性軌道が前記複数の軌道支持部の周りで回転されるとき、地表面と係合するために露出された地面に係合する変化する部分を有する可撓性軌道と、
前記可撓性軌道内に収容された複数のレセプタクルと、
前記複数のレセプタクルに挿入され、それによって支持される複数のトラクションパッドとを備え、
少なくとも2つの異なる型のトラクションパッドが含まれ、各型のトラクションパッドが、異なるトラクション特性を有する地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすようになされた、地面に接合する異なる輪郭を有し、
各型のうちの少なくとも1つのトラクションパッドが常時、前記可撓性軌道の前記地面に係合する部分にあるように、各型の十分なトラクションパッドが含まれ、
前記トラクションパッドがレセプタクルへの摩擦嵌合係合面を有し、人によるトラクションパッドの手作業での挿入および除去が可能である、
多用途無限軌道。 - 前記トラクションパッドが前記レセプタクルによって取り外し可能に支持され、異なる型のトラクションパッドと交換可能である、請求項16に記載の軌道。
- 前記可撓性軌道が、前記複数のレセプタクルを備える弾性のベルトを備える、請求項16に記載の軌道。
- レセプタクルへの摩擦嵌合係合面を有し、人によるトラクションパッドの手作業での挿入および除去が可能であるトラクションパッドによって可撓性軌道を構成する方法であって、
地面に係合する部分および可撓性軌道内に収容された複数のレセプタクルを有する軽量ロボット車両に装着するのに適した可撓性軌道を提供するステップと、
前記地面に係合する部分が地表面と接合するために露出されるように、前記軽量ロボット車両に前記可撓性軌道を装着するステップと、
前記軽量ロボット車両が動作される場合に、トラクションパッドの各型のうちの少なくとも1つが、前記可撓性軌道の前記露出した、地面に係合する部分にあるように、少なくとも2つの異なるトラクションパッドの型の交互になった順序で前記複数のトラクションパッドを前記複数のレセプタクル内に挿入するステップとを含む方法。 - 軽量可動ロボットによって使用可能な多用途無限軌道であって、
複数の軌道支持部の周りに装着するように構成され、可撓性軌道が前記複数の軌道支持部の周りで回転されるとき、地表面と係合するために露出された地面に係合する変化する部分を有する可撓性軌道と、
前記可撓性軌道に含まれる複数のレセプタクルと、
前記複数のレセプタクルのうちの少なくともいくつかに取り外し可能に挿入された複数の第1のトラクションパッドであって、それぞれが第1の地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすように構成された地面に接合する輪郭を有する複数の第1のトラクションパッドと、
前記第1のトラクションパッドと交互になった順序で前記複数のレセプタクルのうちの少なくともいくつかに取り外し可能に挿入される、複数の第2のトラクションパッドであって、それぞれが第2の地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすように構成された地面に接合する輪郭を有する複数の第2のトラクションパッドとを備え、
前記第1および第2のトラクションパッドは、第3の地表面に対してトラクションをもたらすように構成された地面に接合する輪郭を有する複数の第3のトラクションパッドと選択的に交換可能であり、
少なくとも2つの型のうちの少なくとも1つのトラクションパッドが常時、前記可撓性軌道の前記地面に係合する部分にあるように、前記少なくとも2つの型の十分なトラクションパッドが含まれ、
前記トラクションパッドがレセプタクルへの摩擦嵌合係合面を有し、人によるトラクションパッドの手作業での挿入および除去が可能である、
多用途無限軌道。
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