Top module comprising weighing device and method for weighing an object placed on a top module
AssigneeNord Modules A/S
InventorKristian Kvistgaard
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Abstract
A top module configured to be placed on and attached to a mobile robot is disclosed. The top module comprises attachment structures for attaching the top module to the mobile robot. The top module comprises an integrated weighing device configured to detect the weight of an object arranged on the top module.
Claims16
A top module configured to be placed on and be mechanically attached to and electronically connected to a mobile robot, said top module comprising:
- attachment structures for attaching the top module to the mobile robot,
- wherein the top module comprises an integrated weighing device configured to detect a weight of an object arranged on the top module,
- wherein the weighing device comprises a plurality of spaced apart weighing units each having a fixed portion that is fixed to the mobile robot by a screw member extending through a bore provided in the fixed portion and a slidably mounted portion that is mounted a non-zero distance above the mobile robot.
A method for weighing an object placed on a top module that is placed on and attached to a mobile robot, the top module comprising one or more attachment structures for attaching the top module to the mobile robot and an integrated weighing device configured to detect the weight of an object arranged on the top module, the weighing device comprising a plurality of spaced apart weighing units each having a fixed portion that is fixed to the mobile robot by a screw member extending through a bore provided in the fixed portion and a slidably mounted portion that is mounted a non-zero distance above the mobile robot, the method comprising:
- arranging the object on the top module;
- and
- applying the integrated weighing device to detect the weight of the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.