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US 10,651,594 · App. 16/398,830 · Granted May 12, 2020

Detachable robotic system

Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai (Taoyuan, TW); Lu-Lung Tsao (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Ching Tsai (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
H01R13/6273A47L9/009A47L11/24A47L11/4005A47L11/4066H01R13/6205H01R33/975A47L2201/00
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Patent No.
US 10,651,594
App. No.
16/398,830
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A detachable robot system includes a mobile working machine and an intelligent device. The mobile working machine includes a transmission wheel device, a first fastening portion and a first conductive contact. The first fastening portion and the transmission wheel device are oppositely arranged on the first main body. The transmission wheel device loads and moves the first main body. The intelligent device is completely removable from the mobile working machine, and includes a second fastening portion and a second conductive contact. Thus, when the intelligent device is loaded on the mobile working machine, the intelligent device is fixedly coupled to the mobile working machine by the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion engaged with each other, so that the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact are aligned and connected to each other.

Claims (20)

1. A detachable robot system, comprising: a mobile working machine comprising a first main body, a transmission wheel device and a first connection module in which the first connection module and the transmission wheel device are oppositely arranged on the first main body, the transmission wheel device is configured to load and move the first main body, and the first connection module comprises a first fastening portion and a first conductive contact, and the first fastening portion comprises two position-limited slots; and

an intelligent device comprising a second main body and a second connection module in which the second main body is completely removable from the first main body, the second connection module is disposed on the second main body, and comprising a second fastening portion, two elastic members and a second conductive contact, the second fastening portion comprises two hooking portions, each of the two hooking portions is pivotally connected to the second main body for being rotatably moved into and engaged within one of the two position-limited slots, and each of the two hooking portions comprises an L-shaped member having a first rod body and a second rod body which are adjoined to each other, and each of the two elastic members abuts against the second rod body and the second connection module; a pivot shaft disposed on a junction portion of the first rod body and the second rod body, for pivoting the L-shaped member to the second connection module; and a hook body disposed on the first rod body of the L-shaped member so as to be removably hooked on one of the two position-limited slots,

wherein, when the intelligent device is loaded on the mobile working machine, a bottom portion of the second main body is fixedly coupled to a top portion of the first main body by the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion engaged with each other, so that the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact are aligned and connected to each other.

2. The detachable robot system of claim 1 , wherein the hook bodies are faced to each other or faced away from each other.

3. The detachable robot system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile working machine further comprises a first magnetic body being embedded in the first main body; and

the intelligent device further comprises a second magnetic body being embedded in the second main body to align with the first magnetic body,

wherein, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body are magnetically attracted to each other when the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are engaged with each other.

4. The detachable robot system of claim 1 , wherein the intelligent device further comprising a receiving recess formed on the bottom portion of the second main body; and

the second connection module further comprises a floating base and a cushion module, the floating base is movably retained within the receiving recess, wherein the second conductive contact and the second fastening portion are respectively disposed on the floating base, and the cushion module is disposed in the floating base, and connected to the floating base and the second main body.

5. The detachable robot system of claim 4 , wherein the floating base comprises an outer rim portion and a protruding body, the outer rim portion is fixedly connected to one side of the protruding body, projects outwardly from the protruding body to surround the protruding body, the receiving recess is formed with an inner side surface and an adjoining surface, and the adjoining surface is adjoined to the inner side surface for interfering with the outer rim portion from moving outwards from the receiving recess,

wherein, when the intelligent device is loaded on the mobile working machine, a vertical gap is formed between the adjoining surface and the outer rim portion, and a horizontal gap is formed between the inner side surface and the protruding body.

6. The detachable robot system of claim 4 , wherein the cushion module further comprises a plurality of cushion springs, and the cushion springs are symmetrically arranged on one surface of the floating base being opposite to the mobile working machine,

wherein the second conductive contact comprises a spring connector, and a resilient force of the spring connector is less than a resilient force of each of the cushion springs.

7. The detachable robot system of claim 4 , wherein the first conductive contact is located between the two position-limited slots; and

the second conductive contact is located between the two hooking portions.

8. The detachable robot system of claim 7 , wherein the two elastic members respectively located in the floating base, and each of the two elastic members is connected to the floating base and one of the two hooking portions, respectively.

9. A detachable robot system, comprising:

a mobile working machine comprising a first main body, a transmission wheel device, at least one position-limited slot and a first conductive contact in which the at least one position-limited slot and the first conductive contact are respectively disposed at a top portion of the first main body, and the transmission wheel device is arranged at a bottom portion of the first main body, and configured to load and move the first main body; and

an intelligent device comprising a second main body, at least one hooking portion, a linkage member and a second conductive contact in which the second main body is completely removable from the top portion of the first main body, the at least one hooking portion is pivotally connected to the second main body, one end of the at least one hooking portion is removably engaged with the at least one position-limited slot, the linkage member is disposed in the second main body, and connected to the second main body and the other end of the at least one hooking portion, the second conductive contact is disposed on a bottom portion of the second main body, and is removably connected to the first conductive contact, and the linkage member comprises a cushion spring,

wherein, when the intelligent device is vertically ascended relative to the mobile working so that the second main body rotates the at least one hooking portion to move away from the at least one position-limited slot with the linkage member, the second main body is separated from the first main body, and the second conductive contact is separated from the first conductive contact.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2019
From: TSAI, SHENG-AN; TSAO, LU-LUNG; TSAI, YU-CHING
To: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 108105495 A · Feb 19, 2019 · national
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