Invention Grant
US08875816B2 High travel suspension for small ground mobile robots 有权
用于小型地面移动机器人的高速行驶悬架

High travel suspension for small ground mobile robots
Abstract:
A lightweight mobile robot includes a chassis less than 500 pounds and two independent tracked drives including a drive wheel assembly, four or more independently suspended bogie assemblies, an idler wheel assembly, a compliant front shoe fixedly coupled to an independently suspended bogie assembly positioned adjacent the idler wheel assembly, and a compliant elastomer track entraining the drive wheel, road wheels, idler wheel assembly and compliant front shoe. The bogie assembly includes a serpentine suspension arm having a corresponding road wheel rotatably mounted at a distal end thereof, the bogie arm swingable through a range entirely beneath the chassis. The serpentine suspension arm provides clearance for adjacent road wheels to swing past one another without making contact with any portion of the adjacent bogie assembly. The compliant elastomer track has center guides and peripheral drive features protruding therefrom for engaging the drive wheel, road wheels, and idler wheel.
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IPC分类:
B 作业;运输
B62 无轨陆用车辆
B62D 机动车;挂车(农用机械或机具的转向机构或在所要求轨道上的引导装置入A01B69/00;车轮,脚轮,车轴,提高车轮的附着力入B60B;车用轮胎,轮胎充气或轮胎的更换入B60C;拖有挂车的牵引车或类似车辆之间的连接入B60D;轨道和道路两用车辆,两栖或可转换的车辆入B60F;悬架装置的配置入B60G;加热、冷却、通风或其他空气处理设备入B60H;车窗,挡风玻璃,非固定车顶,门或类似装置,车辆不用时的护套入B60J;动力装置的布置,辅助驱动装置,传动装置,控制机构,仪表或仪表板入B60K;电动车辆的电力装备或动力装置入B60L;电动车辆的电源线入B60M;其他类目不包含的乘客用设备入B60N;适用于货运或装载特殊货物或物体的入B60P;用于一般车辆信号或照明装置的布置,其安装或支承或者其电路入B60Q;其他类目不包含的车辆,车辆配件或车辆部件入B60R;其他类目不包含的保养,清洗,修理,支承,举升或调试入B60S;制动器布置,制动控制系统或其部件入B60T;气垫车入B60V;摩托车及其所用附件入B62J,B62K;车辆试验入G01M)
B62D55/00 履带车辆(转向机构方面入B62D11/00)
B62D55/08 .履带总成;及其部件
B62D55/104 ..用于车轮、支重轮、履带支重轮架或车架的悬架装置(一般车辆悬架装置入B60G)
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