Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device
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Application No.: US14459235Application Date: 2014-08-13
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Publication No.: US09050932B2Publication Date: 2015-06-09
- Inventor: Ian H. Bernstein , Adam Wilson , Mickey Kong Chun
- Applicant: Orbotix, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: Orbotix, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Orbotix, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agency: Mahamedi Paradice LLP
- Main IPC: B62D57/00
- IPC: B62D57/00 ; B60R11/00 ; B62D61/00 ; A63H30/04 ; A63H33/00 ; G05D1/00 ; A63H33/26 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system including one or more motors. The internal drive system acts to provide power to an interior surface of the spherical housing, thereby causing the self-propelled device to move. A biasing mechanism is coupled to the internal drive system and includes a spring and a spring end in contact with the inner surface of the spherical housing. An accessory component magnetically interacts with the biasing mechanism through the spherical housing such that as the self-propelled device rotates along, the accessory component remains stable with respect to the biasing mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US09090214B2 Magnetically coupled accessory for a self-propelled device Public/Granted day:2015-07-28
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