公开(公告)号：US20240239172A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18402629

申请日：2024-01-02

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner

IPC: B60K1/02 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K17/04 ,  F41H7/00

CPC classification number: B60K1/02 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K17/043 ,  F41H7/005

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate robot body with an axis supporting two drive wheels and a rearward tail extending from the robot body. The robot body comprising an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, the motors connecting to the drive wheels through gear and clutch systems supported by the chassis, sensors and operational components positioned at the front of the chassis, processing circuitry, radio, memory, power control circuitry are located in the chassis such as the circuitry compartments and may be sealingly contained therein. The chassis having a main chassis body that provides enhanced structural strength by supporting the drive motors in conforming bores and having a plurality of U-shaped recesses for receiving a forward chassis body component and a battery module. Additional recesses on the ends of the main body component, along with end chassis caps define drive system compartments for gear systems and clutch mechanism that are isolated from the interior circuitry compartments and the drive motors.

公开(公告)号：US11981021B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17992750

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B25J19/02 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60K17/04 ,  B60K17/12 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/00

CPC classification number: B25J13/085 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/0016 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60K17/043 ,  B60K17/12 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/005 ,  B25J19/023 ,  B60K2007/0092

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.

公开(公告)号：US20210170851A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17094709

申请日：2020-11-10

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner ,  Luke William Bromback

IPC: B60K1/02 ,  F41H7/00

Abstract: A two wheeled robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of a body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with sides and exterior side surfaces and providing an accessory mounting interface. The interface having a matrixical arrangement of threaded holes and one or more landings, the landings having an outwardly facing planar landing surface with hole openings at the landing surface. An accessory with a robot mounting interface cooperates with the chassis at the accessory mounting interface such that prior to fastening the accessory has a single degree of freedom of movement. Screws extend through portions of the accessory into select ones of the threaded holes of the matrixical arrangement.

公开(公告)号：US20190054641A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15998672

申请日：2018-08-15

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner

IPC: B25J19/02 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B25J5/00

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20240217125A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18380143

申请日：2023-10-13

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner

IPC: B25J19/02 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/00 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: B25J19/027 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/023 ,  B60R16/0231 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/005 ,  G07C9/00174 ,  G07C9/00896 ,  B60K1/02 ,  B60Y2200/24

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20220348064A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17747836

申请日：2022-05-18

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner ,  Luke William Bromback ,  Collin LaFave

IPC: B60K1/02 ,  F41H7/00

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot with a pair of motorized wheels mounted on each end of an elongate body and a rearwardly extending tail. The body comprising a chassis with an accessory mounting interface on top side and rearward side. A backpack accessory providing active sensing or environmental effects has an inverted L-shape when viewed from an end and attaches to the rearward side of the elongate body and extends over the topside of the body. The stabilizing tail for the two wheeled robot attaches to a rearward surface of the backpack accessory. The robot and backpack accessory have impact protection means when the robot is thrown. The backpack accessory may be within a zone of protection defined by the maximum deflection of the wheels or may have elastomeric bumpers when the accessory backpack projects out of the zone of protection.

公开(公告)号：US20210362355A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17241816

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett ,  Andrew Drenner

IPC: B25J19/02 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G07C9/00 ,  F41H7/00

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot.

公开(公告)号：US20200282569A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16821499

申请日：2020-03-17

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/00 ,  B60K17/04 ,  B60K7/00 ,  B60K17/12

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.

公开(公告)号：US20190054633A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15998686

申请日：2018-08-15

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Alex J. Kossett

IPC: B25J13/08 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B25J5/00

CPC classification number: B25J13/085 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/0016 ,  B25J19/023 ,  B60K1/04 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60K17/043 ,  B60K17/12 ,  B60K2007/0092 ,  B62D57/02 ,  F41H7/005

Abstract: A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes a pair of torque limiting mechanisms, each torque limiting mechanism being operatively coupled between a motor and a drive wheel. Each torque limiting mechanism comprises a drive flange portion, a driven flange portion and a plurality of rollers. A spring element provides a ring force that biases the rollers toward the driven flange portion.

公开(公告)号：US20180290312A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15717443

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: ReconRobotics, Inc.

Inventor： Casey R. Carlson ,  Andrew Drenner ,  Alex J. Kossett ,  Ian T. Burt

IPC: B25J19/02 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D61/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B60B9/10

CPC classification number: B25J19/023 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B60B9/10 ,  B62D57/02 ,  B62D61/00 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A robot has an electronic surveillance system embedded within a chassis disposed between two wheels. The wheels include a main body and a plurality of treads. The treads are generally disposed radially around the main body and extend distally from outer portion of the main body. The main body generally defines a plurality of compression cells and may present a substantially frustoconical outer surface.