发明名称 Roller system
摘要 A roller system including a frame, a plurality of arm assemblies configured to apply a force to a surface, each arm assembly including an arm pivotably connected to the frame and a roller assembly pivotably connected to the arm and having a plurality of rollers configured to engage with the surface, and a pressure distribution system configured to adjust the force applied to the surface by at least one of the plurality of arm assemblies.
申请公布号 US8763506(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.07.01
申请号 US200812679113 申请日期 2008.09.19
申请人 Humanistic Robotics 发明人 Ulrich Nathan;Koplin Joshua;Reeves Samuel;Ahnert Stephen;De Brun Erik
分类号 F42B23/00 主分类号 F42B23/00
代理机构 代理人 Tieff Michael W.
主权项 1. A roller system comprising: a frame configured to be pushed by a host vehicle; a plurality of arm assemblies configured to apply force to a surface, wherein the applied force is independent of a weight of the host vehicle, each arm assembly including: an arm pivotably connected to the frame; anda roller assembly pivotably connected to the arm and having a plurality of rollers configured to engage with the surface; and a pressure distribution system configured to adjust the force applied to the surface by each of the plurality of arm assemblies independently of the weight of the host vehicle, wherein the pressure distribution system comprises: a pressure source; a plurality of pneumatic circuits, each pneumatic circuit including a manifold and one or more pneumatic pistons connected to the manifold; and a switch having a plurality of positions for selectively connecting each pneumatic circuit with the pressure source, wherein each switch position corresponds to a different pneumatic circuit, and wherein the switch is configured to automatically cycle through each position at least once a second; wherein each pneumatic piston of the pressure distribution system is connected to an arm assembly and configured to apply a force on the arm assembly when its respective pneumatic circuit is connected to the pressure source by the switch.
地址 Philadelphia PA US