CLIMBING ROBOT WITH COMPLIANT PINION DRIVE

An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure. In one example, the compliant drive comprises a drive shaft having splines configured to provide rotational play that p...

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Main Authors SU, Charles W, LERT, John G. Jr, GRANT, Alan, WARHURST, Julian, DUQUETTE, Michael, ELLIOTT, Martin R, FOSNIGHT, William J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 21.07.2021
Subjects
BLASTING
CONVEYING
ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS
GEARING
GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HEATING
LIGHTING
LOCOMOTIVES
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MOTOR RAILCARS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
RAILWAYS
SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
STORING
THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure. In one example, the compliant drive comprises a drive shaft having splines configured to provide rotational play that prevents jamming of a vertical drive gear on the end of the shaft with a rack in a vertical track.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190783392