ROBOT

• US 20110162477A1
• Filed: 01/06/2011
• Published: 07/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Hong Won, Han, Woo Sup
• Application Number:
  US12/985,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20110162477A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 74/490.05
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 19/0075 Means for protecting the manipulator from its environment or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/06 characterised by multi-articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20329 Joint between elements

Abstract

A robot forms a natural curved line through a thickness variation of an outer cover member such that a user feels friendly toward gestures expressed by the robot. The robot includes a plurality of link members, at least one joint hinge connecting the plurality of link members, and an outer cover member covering the plurality of link members and the at least one joint hinge, wherein, as the outer cover member gets close to the at least one joint hinge, the thickness of the outer cover member increases.

Claims

1. A robot comprising:

a plurality of link members;

at least one joint hinge connecting, the plurality of link members; and

an outer cover member covering the plurality of link members and the at least one joint hinge,

wherein, as the outer cover member gets close to the at least one joint hinge, the thickness of the outer cover member increases.

2. The robot according to claim 1, further comprising at least one fixing member connecting the outer cover member and the at least one joint hinge.

3. The robot according to claim 2, wherein the outer cover member includes first thickness parts corresponding to the fixing members, and at least one second thickness part having a smaller thickness than that of the first thickness parts corresponding to the plurality of link members.

4. The robot according to claim 3, wherein, as the at least one second thickness part gets distant from the fixing members, the thickness of the at least one second thickness parts decreases.

5. The robot according to claim 2, wherein the at least one fixing member is fixed between the plurality of link members by the at least one joint hinge.

6. The robot according to claim 2, wherein the at least one fixing member is fixed to one of the plurality of link members.

7. The robot according to claim 1, wherein the outer cover member is changed into a curved shape.

8. The robot according to claim 1, wherein the outer cover member is made of an elastic and flexible material.

9. The robot according to claim 2, wherein the outer cover member includes at least one first outer cover part connected to the at least one fixing member to have a designated thickness, and a second outer cover part made of an inelastic material and covering the at least one first outer cover part.

10. The robot according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of link members is provided in a rectilinear shape.

11. A robot comprising:

a plurality of link members connected by joints; and

an outer cover member covering the plurality of link members,

wherein the outer cover member has a thickness variation.

12. The robot of claim 11, wherein the thickness variation of the outer member comprises:

the outer cover member includes first thickness parts covering the joints, and second thickness parts covering the remaining parts excluding the joints; and

the first thickness parts have a greater thickness than that of the second thickness parts

13. A robot comprising:

a plurality of link members connected by joints;

an outer cover member covering the plurality of link members; and

fixing members formed corresponding to the joints between the plurality of link members and the outer cover member,

wherein the outer cover member is made of an elastic material such that, as the outer cover member gets distant from the fixing members, the thickness of the outer cover member decreases.