Driving component, robot and robot system

• US 9,682,479 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Jen-Tsorng, Lin, Yi-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Ip, Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/836,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20160346925A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 31856811, 31856824, 700245, 446 85, 446 90
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/08 characterised by modular constructions
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/1676 Avoiding collision or forbidden zones

Abstract

A driving component for robot can include a communicating module configured to receive control signals, a motor, a controller coupled to the communicating module and configured to drive the motor according to the control signals received by the communicating module, a sensor configured to detect environment and providing detected results to the controller, a battery configured to provide electric power to the communicating module, the motor, the controller and the sensor, and a housing containing the communicating module, the motor, the controller, the sensor and the battery. The housing can include a coupling structure configured to couple to another driving component.

Claims

1. A robot comprising:

a plurality of driving components coupled together, each of the plurality of driving components comprising;

a communicating module configured to receive control signals;

a motor;

a controller coupled to the communicating module and configured to control the motor to drive according to the control signals received by the communicating module;

a sensor configured to detect environment characteristics and provide detected results to the controller;

a battery configured to provide electric power to the communicating module, the motor, the controller and the sensor;

a housing comprising a plurality of surfaces, the housing containing the communicating module, the motor, the controller, the sensor and the battery therein; and

at least one driving rod, each at least one driving rod extending through one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing; and

a coupling rod having at least two ends, the driving rod of one driving component being coupled to a middle portion of the coupling rod, and each of the at least two ends of the coupling rod being coupled to a corresponding driving rod of another driving component, thereby coupling at least two driving components to one surface of one driving component.

2. A robot system comprising:

a plurality of driving components coupled together, and a control device configured to control each of the driving components, each of the plurality of driving components comprising;

a communicating module configured to receive control signals from the control device;

a motor;

a controller coupled to the communicating module and configured to control the motor to drive according to the control signals received by the communicating module;

a sensor configured to detect environment characteristics and provide detected results to the controller;

a battery configured to provide electric power to the communicating module, the motor, the controller and the sensor;

a housing comprising a plurality of surfaces, the housing containing the communicating module, the motor, the controller, the sensor and the battery therein; and

at least one driving rod, each at least one driving rod extending through one of the plurality of surfaces of the housing; and

a coupling rod having at least two ends, the driving rod of one driving component being coupled to a middle portion of the coupling rod, and each of the at least two ends of the coupling rod being coupled to a corresponding driving rod of another driving component, thereby coupling at least two driving components to one surface of one driving component.

3. The robot system of claim 2, wherein the control device is a remote control, a smart phone, a smart tablet, a smart wearable device or other remote control devices.

4. The robot system of claim 2, wherein the communicating module comprises one or more kinds of wireless communicating devices coupled to the control device.

5. The robot system of claim 4, wherein the communicating module is a radio frequency device, a WiFi device, bluetooth device, Zigbee device, a 3G device or a 4G device used to be connected to internet.