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US 6,382,039 B1Granted
Telescopic system for a robot
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYong-Won Choi
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Abstract
A telescopic system for a robot includes a frame for mounting a motor, a stationary module mounted on the frame and a rotational shaft rotating by the motor. The rotational shaft is mounted in the stationary module, and a movable plate is associated with the rotational shaft to ascend and descend according to a rotational motion of the rotational shaft. A movable module is mounted on the movable plate to expand away from and retract into the stationary module as the movable plate ascends and descends.
Claims11
A telescopic system for a robot, comprising:
- a stationary module having a motor connected thereto, wherein the stationary module comprises upper and lower plates;
- a rotational shaft rotated by the motor, the rotational shaft being mounted in the stationary module, wherein the rotational shaft comprises an upper end rotatably supported on the upper plate of the stationary module and a lower end;
- a movable plate located in the stationary module and operatively associated with the rotational shaft to ascend and descend according to a direction of rotational motion of the rotational shaft;
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- a movable module mounted on the movable plate to extend away from and retract into the stationary module as the movable plate ascends and descends;
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- wherein a supporting body is mounted on the lower plate of the stationary module in which the lower end of the rotational shaft is rotatably supported.
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A telescopic system for a robot, comprising:
- a first stationary module including upper and lower plates;
- a motor associated with the first stationary module;
- a first rotational shaft in the first stationary module, the first rotational shaft including an upper end rotatably supported on the upper plate and a lower end;
- a first coupling means for coupling the motor to the first rotational shaft to rotate the first rotational shaft in the first stationary module, the first coupling means including a supporting body mounted on the lower plate in which the lower end of the first rotational shaft is rotatably supported;
- a second movable module telescopically received in the first stationary module;
- a second rotational shaft in the second movable module;
- a second coupling means (a) for coupling the first rotational shaft to the second movable module such that the second movable module and the second coupling means ascend and descend together according to a rotational direction of the first rotational shaft and (b) for coupling the rotational movement of the first rotational shaft to the second rotational shaft;
- a third movable module telescopically received in the second movable module;
- a third coupling means (a) for coupling the second rotational shaft to the third movable module such that the third movable module and the third coupling means ascend and descend together according to a rotational direction of the second rotational shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.