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US 10,850,713 B2Granted
Robotics for rotating energy cells in vehicles
AssigneeSynCells, Inc.
InventorGerard O'Hora
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Abstract
An energy module exchange system may include an enclosure with one or more storage racks configured to store and charge energy modules; an opening in the enclosure; and a robotic arm configured to retrieve the energy modules from the storage racks and pass them through an opening in the enclosure for exchange with an electric vehicle.
Claims16
An energy module exchange system comprising:
- an enclosure with one or more storage racks configured to store and charge energy modules;
- an opening in the enclosure;
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- a robotic arm configured to retrieve the energy modules from the storage racks and pass them through an opening in the enclosure for exchange with an electric vehicle, wherein:
- the robotic arm comprises an effector configured to mate with a corresponding handle of the energy modules;
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- the effector comprises one or more hooks configured to be inserted underneath the corresponding handle of the energy modules.
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A method comprising:
- storing and/or charging a plurality of energy modules in one or more storage racks of an enclosure;
- retrieving, using a robotic arm, one or more of the plurality of energy modules from the storage racks, wherein:
- the robotic arm comprises an effector configured to mate with corresponding handles of the one or more of the plurality of energy modules;
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- the effector is configured to actuate the corresponding handles of the one or more of the plurality of energy modules from a first position into a second position, wherein the second position unlocks the one or more of the plurality of energy modules from an electric vehicle;
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- passing, using the robotic arm, the one or more of the plurality of energy modules through an opening in the enclosure for exchange with the electric vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.