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Smart compact indoor firefighting robot for extinguishing a fire at an early stage

  • US 8,973,671 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2011
  • Issued: 03/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A firefighting robot, comprising:

  • a robot platform having a double thermal insulation structure with a cooling system between a first and a second thermal structure of the double thermal insulation structure, the first and the second thermal structures each being comprised of a material with a low thermal conductivity and a strong thermal shock resistance;

    a plurality of motors mounted to the robot platform;

    a plurality of gears driven by the plurality of motors;

    a plurality of tracks with an adaptable track shape driven by the plurality of gears;

    a plurality of track covers that cover the plurality of tracks and the plurality of gears;

    a driving camera mounted to a central front portion of the robot platform;

    a computing means programmed for the robot to analyze and fight fires;

    a remote control device adapted for controlling the computing means;

    a power source;

    a water tank;

    a water sprinkler unit connected to the water tank and adapted for spraying water on the robot platform to lower the temperature of the robot platform;

    an extinguishing system platform;

    an extinguishing system comprising;

    a plurality of extinguishing agent canisters attached to the extinguishing system platform;

    a fire extinguishing nozzle connected to the plurality of extinguishing agent canisters; and

    a nozzle open/close wire unit for operating the fire extinguishing nozzle;

    the robot further comprising a pan/tilt mount mechanism connected to the extinguishing system platform, the pan/tilt mount mechanism comprising;

    a pan/tilt pole connected to the extinguishing system platform;

    a linear actuator adapted for moving the pan/tilt pole up and down;

    a pan/tilt axis element connected to an end of the extinguishing system platform and adapted for allowing a tilting motion of the extinguishing system platform while the pan/tilt pole moves up and down; and

    a DC motor adapted for simultaneously rotating the pan/tilt pole and the extinguishing system platform.

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