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US 12,151,522 B2Granted
Fastener access and storage apparatus and method for a mobile robotic wheel servicing tool
OwnerHongbin Weninventor
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Abstract
A mobile robot tool has a wheel demounting sub-system mounted to a tool frame for screw disengaging fasteners from respective anchor elements integral with a hub of a vehicle from which the wheel is being demounted. Also mounted on the frame are fastener storage seats for storing respective ones of the fasteners. A transfer mechanism is operable to remotely transfer disengaged ones of the fasteners from the anchor elements to respective ones of the fastener storage seats.
Claims15
A mobile robot tool comprising:
- a frame;
- a wheel demounting sub-system with a plurality of fastener holders mounted to the frame, said fastener holders rotate respective ones of fasteners for screw disengaging the fasteners from respective anchor elements integral with a hub of a vehicle from which a wheel is to be demounted, a plurality of fastener storage seats mounted to the frame for storing respective ones of the fasteners, and a transfer mechanism operable to transfer disengaged ones of the fasteners from the fastener holders to respective ones of the fastener storage seats, wherein the fastener storage seats are distributed as at least one circular array.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.