JPS62262603A - Moving vehicle apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To hold the coupling of a power receiving plug for power supplying means by providing the plug having latch means at the end of a cord fed from a moving vehicle body. CONSTITUTION:When working means 4 starts working, the motor 2b of moving means 2 is driven with a battery 3 as a power source to approach a moving vehicle body 1 to power supplying means 7. When the body 1 approaches at a predetermined position with respect to the means 7, a power receiving plug 5a is connected with the means 7. This coupled state is held by latch means 5e. At this time, the end 15b of the latch pawl 15a of the plug is engaged by the elastic force of a coiled spring 18 with a latch port as a latch formed on the upper surface of an engaging window. Thus, the plug 5a and a power supply plug socket 7a are held in a coupled state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field The invention relates to a mobile vehicle that can be driven by power supply via a cord from a power supply means provided in the transition area to a transition means of the vehicle body, for example, a self-propelled vehicle. It is suitable for type-type work robots.

(b) Conventional techniques As the first conventional device of this kind, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-2011
As disclosed in Publication No. 5, the moving means (for example, a motor) of the robot body is driven by the mounted Ii battery to make it move by itself, and the working means provided on the χ robot body is operated by this mounted battery. There's a robot.

In addition, as a second conventional device, 1. Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-10630
As disclosed in Publication No. 2, the working means provided on the robot/body is activated at each stage:
At this suction, connect the power receiving plug of the robot body to the power supply station to charge the onboard battery that allows the robot body to move, and also connect the working means from the power supply station while the robot body is in the static state. There is a robot that operates using electric power.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the first conventional device described above, since the moving means and working means of the robot body are mounted and manufactured in a pond, the operating time is short and the installation time is short. Charging frequency increases. Also, to reduce the frequency of charging, it is possible to install a large capacity battery, but [
The tit of the J-pound body becomes a dog and has the disadvantage of being large.

Furthermore, in the conventional 8rl+2 device, the working means of the robot main body operates only at the station where the battery mounted on the robot main body is charged, so there is a drawback that the operating range of the working means is extremely limited.

The present invention was invented in view of the above points.
To provide a mobile vehicle device that can reduce the capacity of a pond, expand the operating range of a working means, and maintain connection of a power receiving plug provided on a mobile vehicle body to a power supply means provided in the operating region. This is what I am trying to do.

(D) Means for solving the problem? In order to solve the problem (B), the present invention provides a means for moving the vehicle by driving the transfer means of the main body of the moving vehicle by power supply via a cord from the power supply means provided in the transfer area. A vehicle device, comprising: a power receiving plug provided at the tip of a cord sent out from a moving vehicle body and having a latching means; and a latching portion that is electrically coupled to the power receiving plug and latched by the latching means; A power supply outlet constituting a power supply means is provided.

(E) Effect Since the transition means of the mobile vehicle body is supplied with power from the power supply means of the transition area via the cord, the onboard battery of the mobile vehicle body is
This means that the battery cannot be used to drive the transfer means in the workplace, and its battery capacity becomes smaller.

In addition, there is a power receiving plug installed at the end of the cord of the mobile vehicle body, and a power feeding means (power feeding outlet) installed in the transition area).
The power receiving plug is connected and held by the hooking means of the power receiving plug and the latching portion of the power feeding means, so that the power receiving plug does not come off from the power feeding center during the transfer work of the mobile vehicle main body.

(f) Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a model diagram of the principle of a mobile vehicle, and FIG. 2 is a model diagram for explaining the working state of the mobile vehicle.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile vehicle body, which is equipped with a transfer means 2, a secondary battery 31, a working means 4, a hood adjusting means 5, and the like.

The transition means 2 has four wheels 2a and a first motor 2b that drives two of the wheels through a bar gear,
This motor can be driven by power supplied from the secondary battery 3 or power supply means 7, which will be described later.

The working means 4 is a floor cleaner in this embodiment, and includes a dust collection fan 4a and a second motor 4b for driving the dust collecting fan 4a, and this motor is driven by power supplied from the power supply means 7.

The hood adjustment means 5 includes a power receiving plug 5a connected to a power supply outlet 7a which is provided in a transition area of the mobile vehicle main body 1, that is, a wall surface 6 of a workplace, and constitutes a power supply means 7 that is fully connected to a commercial power source. The connection state of the cord 5b connected to the reel mechanism 5a, the drive device 5d that feeds and winds up or at least winds up the cord 5b wound around the reel mechanism, the power receiving plug 5a and the power feeding center 7a. It has a latching means 5C for holding and a latching releasing means 5F. The power receiving plug 5s is coupled to the power feeding means 7 when the mobile vehicle main body 1 approaches the power feeding means 7. This coupled state is held by the hooking means 5C.

The cord 5b is connected to the actuating circuit means 8, and the power from the cord 5b is passed through the actuating circuit means 8 and is converted into alternating current or direct current to the second motor 4b of the working means 4;
It is supplied to the secondary battery 3 etc. via the first motor 2b of the transfer means 2- and the charging circuit means 9. Further, the driving bag e5d has a winding motor in the embodiment, and is connected to the reel mechanism 5C via a one-way clutch.

The mobile vehicle 1 has a control means 10 which, based on the output of the sensor 11 searching for the power supply means 7,
In such a way that the mobile vehicle main body 1 approaches the position of the power supply means 7,
It controls the connection state of the first motor 2b and the secondary t/lh3 of the transfer means 2.

The search sensor 11 detects the WG4 signal to the power supply means 7, and the guidance signal may be a radio wave, light, etc. 7) emitted from a position near the power supply means 7, and may be installed on the floor. It may also be reflected light from a light-reflecting tape, or a magnetic field from an electromagnetic induction wire placed on the floor.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a command means provided in the main body of the moving vehicle, which has a manual command part and an automatic command part, and the control means 10 and the operating circuit means 8 are activated by a command from either command part.
The manual command section manually inputs the time to start charging the battery 3, the time to start training the work means, the scope of work, the order of work, etc., and based on the input, command signals and signals for storage in the automatic command section. This outputs the following. Further, the automatic command section automatically operates the control means 10 and the operating circuit means 8 based on data stored in advance.

The power supply means 7 is a power supply outlet 7a connected to a commercial power source.
When an information signal is added to the t source line of commercial IA*, the information signal is also transmitted to the mobile vehicle body along with the commercial power at the hood 5b.

In the above configuration, when the work means 4 starts work based on the command from the command means 12, the search sensor 11 detects the guidance signal of the power supply means 7. The control means 10 is controlled so that the objects approach each other. That is, the first part of the transition means 2 uses the battery 3 as a power source.
Drive the motor 2b. By the operation of this transition means 2,
When the vehicle main body 1 approaches the power supply means 7 at a predetermined position, the receiver 1 plug 5a is connected to the power supply means 7. This connected state is held by the hooking means 5C.

In this connected state, power from the cord 5b can be supplied to the transfer means 2, the working means 4, etc. via the operating circuit means 8. Therefore, by the operation of the transfer means 2, the vehicle body 1 moves while feeding out the hood 5b from the reel mechanism 5C, and when the vehicle body 1 enters the work area, the work means 4 is activated based on the command from the command means 120. In this state in which the power receiving plug 5a is connected to the power supply means 7, the power receiving plug 5a is activated to clean the floor surface while the mobile vehicle body 1 is moving.
Mainly, since the operating period of the working means 4 is long, at least during this transition operation, the 'I battery is floatingly charged with electric power from the hood 5b via the charging circuit means 9.

When the operation of the working means 4 in the working area is completed, the search sensor 11 automatically detects the guidance signal to the power feeding means 7 and moves the mobile vehicle body 1 to a position near the power feeding means 7. During this movement, the drive device 5d operates to wind up the hood 5b. This drive device is operated by electric power from the cord 5b.

Thus, when the vehicle main body 1 approaches the power supply means 7 in a predetermined state while winding the cord 5b, the latching state of the latching means 5c is released by the operation of the release means 5f, and as the vehicle main body 1 moves, The power receiving plug 5a can be separated from the power supply means 7.

Next, the relationship between the power supply outlet 7a and the power receiving plug 5a will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the power receiving plug. In this drawing, the power receiving plug 5a is the upper and lower cases 13a.

13b, a pair of plug blades 14.14 connected to the hood 5b are attached to the lower case 13a, and a swinging rod 15 constituting the latching means 5e is pivotally supported by a pivot pin 16. This swing #115 has a latch claw 15g at the tip, and this latch claw is located on the lower frames 17a, 17b protruding from the upper and lower cases 13a, 13b, and the tip 15b of the latch claw 15a is attached to the upper frame. It protrudes from the window 17c of the window 17b.

Between the rear part 15c of the pivot pin 16 of the swinging rod 15 and the upper case 13b, the tip 15b of the latch and claw 15a is connected to the counter 1.
A coil spring 18 is attached to urge the coil spring 7c to protrude further. Further, a through hole 13C (see FIG. 5(c)) is provided in the lower case 13a opposing the rear portion 15c. In addition, the up and down degrees 13a, 1
3b are connected by well-known connection means such as screws.

Next, FIG. 4 is a front view of the power supply outlet 7a. In this drawing, there is a pair of plug blades 1-19 made of U-shaped elastic fittings that vertically clamp each plug blade 14. The pair of plug blade holders are located at the back of the insertion opening 20 in the horizontal direction. In the center of this insertion hole, there are upper and lower frames 17a,
17b and an engagement window 21 at the tip 15b of the latch claw 15a. The width A of the plug blade holder 19 facing the insertion opening 20 is larger than the width B of each plug blade 14, so that even if the center of each plug blade does not coincide with the center of the plug blade holder, the plug blade 14 can be placed in the plug blade holder. 19. From this, the width C of the alignment window 21 is larger than the width of the upper and lower frames 17a and 17b by an amount corresponding to the difference between the widths A and B. Incidentally, each plug blade receiver 19 is connected to a commercial tR line 22.

Next, connect the power receiving plug 5a and the power supply outlet 7a,
This will be explained based on FIG. Figure 5 (a) (b) (c)
2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of essential parts before the two are combined, during the I-connection, and after the I-connection. In these drawings, before joining,
A tip 15b of the latch claw 15a is urged upward by a coil spring 18. In this state, when the upper and lower frames 17a, 17b of the power receiving plug 5a are inserted into the engagement window 21 of the power feeding center 7a, the tip 15b is pushed downward by the upper edge of the engagement window 21, and is pushed downward by the elasticity of the coil spring 18. resist and descend. When the receiver 1 lamp 5a is inserted into the straw, the tip 1
5b is latched to a latching port 23 as a latching portion provided on the upper surface of the engagement window 21 by the elasticity of the fill spring 18.

In this way, the power receiving plug 5a and the power supply hook 7a can be connected and maintained, and each plug blade 14 can be connected and maintained to each plug blade receiver 19.

As shown in FIG. 6, which is a side view of the vehicle main body 1, the power receiving plug 5a is located in a side recess 24 of the mobile vehicle main body 1, and this side recess is connected to a power supply outlet. 7a
Since the vehicle main body 1 approaches the power supply socket 7a, the power plug 5a can be naturally connected to the power supply outlet 7a.

When the work on the 8-vehicle body 1 is finished and the movable body 1 approaches the power supply outlet 7a while winding up the cord 5b, the power receiving plug 5a is stored in the side recess 24. In this state, the movable piece 25a of the i-magnetic blank 25 constituting the release means 5F moves the rear part 15c of the swinging rod 15 against the elasticity of the fill spring 18 through the through hole 13c of the power receiving plug εa. Since it moves upward by one force, the latch of the latch claw 15a is released. In this state, the mobile vehicle main body 1 moves away from the power supply outlet 7a, thereby separating the power receiving plug 5a from the power supply outlet 7a.

In the embodiment described above, the latching means 5c is the latching claw 15.
Rocking # with a! 15, but the latching means 5
e may be constituted by an electromagnetic plunger, for example, without being limited to this. In this case, the release means 5F
It can be configured by a signal applying circuit that releases the latched state of the It magnetic plunger.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the transfer means of the mobile vehicle body can be
Since it is operated by supplying power through the hood from the power supply means provided in the transition area, the weight of the V-cell on the main body of the moving vehicle can be reduced, and the size of the moving vehicle can be reduced.

In addition, a hooking means is provided on the power receiving plug provided at the tip of the cord sent out from the mobile vehicle body, and also constitutes a power feeding means, -5: A hooking means is provided on the power feeding outlet electrically connected to the electric plug. Because there is a latching part for latching,
It is possible to maintain the connection state between the power receiving plug and the power receiving plug, and by feeding power through the hood, even when the hood swings when the moving vehicle body moves and a tensile force is applied to the power receiving plug, the power receiving plug can be moved. Supply of the car body T1. You can ensure that you are able to do so yourself.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is an example of the present invention! 1 is a model principle diagram of a moving vehicle, and FIG. 2 is a model diagram explaining the working state of a moving vehicle.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the power receiving plug, Fig. 4 is a front view of the power feeding center, and Figs. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part during and after the connection. FIG. 6 is a side view of the mobile vehicle. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Mobile vehicle main body, 2... Drive means, 3... Battery, 4... Working means, 5... Cord adjustment means, 5a
...Power receiving plug, 5b...Hood, 5c...Latching means, 5f...Release means, 7...Power supply means, 7a...
Sleeve T: J cent, 23...Latching part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A mobile vehicle in which the transition means of the mobile vehicle body is driven by power supply via a cord from a power supply means provided in the transition area, the vehicle being provided at the tip of the cord sent out from the mobile vehicle body,
A mobile vehicle device comprising: a power receiving plug having a latching means; and a power feeding outlet that is electrically supplied to the power receiving plug, has a latching portion to which the latching means latches, and constitutes a power feeding means.