# US 11,452,226 B2 · Robot with through-hole to receive pin > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,452,226 B2 - Document ID: US11452226B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/606,599 - Filed: 2019-03-13 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-13 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Moonchan Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11452226B2 ## CPC - B25J 11/008: {Manipulators for service tasks} - H05K 7/1427: {Housings} - B25J 9/0009: {Constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases} - B25J 19/0075: {Means for protecting the manipulator from its environment or vice versa} - F16M 11/22: with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence) - H05K 1/181: associated with surface mounted components - H05K 5/03: Covers - H01H 13/04: Cases; Covers - H05K 2201/10053: Switch - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00) ## Abstract A robot comprises: an outer body in which a pin through-hole is formed; a cover from which a pin passing through the pin through-hole protrudes and in which a protrusion is formed at one side of the pin; and a stopper disposed at an outer circumference of the pin, wherein the stopper comprises: a protrusion contact surface on which the protrusion is contacted and caught; and an outer body contact surface that is contacted and caught by a periphery of the pin through-hole in the outer body. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A robot comprising: an outer body in which a pin through-hole is formed, the outer body being provided with an opening, and a space being formed inside the outer body; a cover from which a pin passing through the pin through-hole protrudes and in which a protrusion is formed at one side of the pin; a stopper disposed at an outer circumference of the pin; an interface module disposed in the opening, the interface module comprising a display; and an inner frame disposed in the space; wherein the inner frame connects a periphery of the opening and supports the outer body, wherein the inner frame is fastened to the outer body by a fastening member, and wherein the stopper comprises: a protrusion contact surface on which the protrusion is contacted and caught; and an outer body contact surface that is contacted and caught by a periphery of the pin through-hole in the outer body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member faces a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and the cover covers the fastening member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, further comprising: a PCB coupled to the outer body; a switching element installed on the PCB; and a button switching the switching element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The robot according to claim 3, wherein the cover is provided with a button hole surrounding an outer circumference of the button. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The robot according to claim 3, wherein the PCB is provided with an avoidance hole avoiding the pin. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The robot according to claim 3, wherein the outer body is provided with a button accommodation portion accommodating the button, the button accommodation portion faces a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and the cover covers the button accommodation portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, further comprising: a PCB coupled to the outer body; and a cable terminal connected to the PCB. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The robot according to claim 7, wherein the cable terminal faces a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and the cover covers the cable terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the stopper has a ring shape, and an inner diameter of the stopper is smaller than an outer diameter of the protrusion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The robot according to claim 1, wherein the cover comprises: an inner cover in which the pin protrudes from one surface; and an outer cover covering an opposite surface of the one surface of the inner cover from which the pin protrudes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The robot according to claim 10, wherein the inner cover is made of an elastic material, and the stopper is made of a metallic material. ### Claim 12 A robot comprising: an outer body in which a pin through-hole is formed, the outer body being provided with an opening, and a space being formed inside the outer body; a cover from which a pin passing through the pin through-hole protrudes and in which a protrusion is formed at an outer circumference of the pin; a stopper disposed to move along the outer circumference of the pin between the protrusion and the outer body; an interface module disposed in the opening, the interface module comprising a display; and an inner frame disposed in the space; wherein the inner frame connects a periphery of the opening and supports the outer body, wherein the inner frame is fastened to the outer body by a fastening member, and wherein the stopper comprises: a protrusion contact surface on which the protrusion is contacted and caught; and an outer body contact surface that is contacted and caught by a periphery of the pin through-hole in the outer body. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The robot according to claim 12, wherein the outer body is provided with a fastening member penetration portion through which the fastening member fastened to the inner frame passes, wherein the fastening member and the fastening member penetration portion face a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and wherein the cover covers the fastening member and the fastening member penetration portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The robot according to claim 12, further comprising: a PCB coupled to the outer body; a switching element installed on the PCB; and a button switching the switching element, wherein the cover is provided with a button hole surrounding an outer circumference of the button. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The robot according to claim 14, wherein the outer body is provided with a button accommodation portion accommodating the button, the button accommodation portion faces a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and the cover covers the button accommodation portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The robot according to claim 12, further comprising: a PCB coupled to the outer body; and a cable terminal connected to the PCB, wherein the cable terminal faces a surface of the cover from which the pin protrudes, and the cover covers the cable terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The robot according to claim 12, wherein the cover comprises: an inner cover in which the pin protrudes from one surface; and an outer cover covering an opposite surface of the one surface of the inner cover from which the pin protrudes, wherein the inner cover is made of an elastic material, and wherein the outer cover is made of a harder material than the inner cover. ### Claim 18 A robot comprising: an outer body in which a pin through-hole is formed, the outer body being provided with an opening, and a space being formed inside the outer body; a PCB coupled to the outer body; a cable terminal connected to the PCB; a cover from which a pin passing through the pin through-hole protrudes and in which a protrusion is formed at an outer circumference of the pin, the cover covering the cable terminal; a stopper disposed to move along the outer circumference of the pin between the protrusion and an inner surface of the outer body; an interface module disposed in the opening, the interface module comprising a display; and an inner frame disposed in the space; wherein the inner frame connects a periphery of the opening and supports the outer body, wherein the inner frame is fastened to the outer body by a fastening member, wherein the stopper is contacted and caught by a periphery of the pin through-hole in the outer body when the cover is pulled out from the outer body, wherein the cover comprises: an inner cover in which the pin protrudes from one surface; and an outer cover covering an opposite surface of the one surface of the inner cover from which the pin protrudes, wherein the inner cover is made of an elastic material, and wherein the outer cover is made of a harder material than the inner cover. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The robot according to claim 18, wherein the PCB is provided with an avoidance portion avoiding the pin. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The robot of claim 19, wherein the avoidance portion of the PCB includes a hole to receive a distal section of the pin, and a diameter of the hole is greater than an outer diameter of the stopper.