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US 9,540,061 B2Granted
Magnet robot crawler
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsScott R. Albin, Anthony Chesna, Geoffrey Blake Lansberry, David J. Shane
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Abstract
A magnetic robot includes a chassis and at least one track assembly associated with the chassis. The track assembly has a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules displaceably mounted with respect to the chassis. A driven track circulates about the magnet modules and travels on guide portions of the magnet modules.
Claims20
A track assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules each displaceably mounted in a biased manner with respect to the frame, each magnet module including a guide portion;
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- a track about the linear series of non-circulating magnet modules and including a guided portion traveling with respect to the magnet modules and guided by the magnet module guide portions.
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A track assembly comprising:
- a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules displaceably mounted with respect to a frame, each magnet module including a guide portion;
- a track about the magnet modules and including a guided portion traveling with respect to the magnet modules and guided by the magnet module guide portions;
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- each magnet module including at least one permanent magnet sandwiched between a flux return backer and an intensifier pole piece.
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A track assembly comprising:
- a slotted frame;
- a linear series of non-circulating magnet modules displaceably mounted with respect to the slotted frame, each magnet module including a guide portion and a head portion received in the slotted frame;
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- a track about the magnet modules and including a guided portion traveling with respect to the magnet modules and guided by the magnet module guide portions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.