Docking assembly for an electronic device
AssigneeAnybotics AG
InventorsAyla Watsuji, Fabian Gunther, Raphael Friedli, Ursin Hutter, Francisco Giraldez Gamez, Maximilian Wulf
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Abstract
Docking assembly 1000 for charging a battery of an electronic device, in particular a robot, comprising a first docking element 1 and a second docking element 2. If the first docking element 1 docks to the second docking element 2, a concave recess of the first docking element 1 positively fits into a convex protrusion of the second docking element 2 in a direction of a center axis 100 of the concave recess.
Claims16
A docking assembly for charging a battery of an electronic device, in particular a robot, comprising a first docking element and a second docking element,
- wherein if the first docking element docks to the
- second docking element,
- a concave recess of the first docking element positively fits into a convex protrusion of the second docking element in a direction of a center axis of the concave recess,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into a concave surface of the concave recess electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into a convex surface of the convex protrusion,
- a second surface of the first docking element is separated from the concave surface by means of a rim encircling the concave recess, and positively fits to a second surface of the second docking element in a direction of the center axis,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the first docking element electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the second docking element.
A first docking element for a docking assembly, the docking assembly for charging a battery of an electronic device, in particular a robot, comprising the first docking element and a second docking element,
- wherein if the first docking element docks to the
- second docking element,
- a concave recess of the first docking element positively fits into a convex protrusion of the second docking element in a direction of a center axis of the concave recess,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into a concave surface of the concave recess electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into a convex surface of the convex protrusion,
- a second surface of the first docking element is separated from the concave surface by means of a rim encircling the concave recess, and positively fits to a second surface of the second docking element in a direction of the center axis,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the first docking element electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the second docking element.
A second docking element for a docking assembly, the docking assembly for charging a battery of an electronic device, in particular a robot, comprising a first docking element and the second docking element,
- wherein if the first docking element docks to the
- second docking element,
- a concave recess of the first docking element positively fits into a convex protrusion of the second docking element in a direction of a center axis of the concave recess,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into a concave surface of the concave recess electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into a convex surface of the convex protrusion,
- a second surface of the first docking element is separated from the concave surface by means of a rim encircling the concave recess, and positively fits to a second surface of the second docking element in a direction of the center axis,
- at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the first docking element electrically connects to at least one electrical contact part integrated into the second surface of the second docking element.
An elastic element comprising at least three tube segments,
- wherein each tube segment links to two other tube segments by a bridge for forming a ring-like structure,
- wherein center axes of each of the at least three tube segments intersect with an axis of the ring-like structure at a point outside the ring-like structure.
A method for docking a first docking element to a second docking element for charging a battery of an electronic device, in particular a robot,
- wherein the first docking element is a docking port and the second docking element is a docking socket integrated into the electronic device,
- or vice versa,
- the method comprising:
- detecting the docking port with a camera of the electronic device,
- estimating the pose for positioning of the electronic device such that it docks with the docking socket to the docking port, and
- controlling the electronic device to adopt to the position for docking with the docking socket to the docking port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.