LADDER CLIMBING/LOWERING ROBOT SYSTEM

摘要

PURPOSE:To widen the moving area of ladder climbing/lowering robot by fixing the robot elevating section under elevating condition. CONSTITUTION:The robot elevating section 6 of ladder climbing/lowering robot 3 has the elevating section body 16 provided with four grippers 17A-D and one robot controller 18. Each gripper 17A-D is provided to grip the bar 19 of ladder 5 while slidable in elevating direction of ladder 5 or in vertical direction and retractable horizontally toward the ladder 5. The grippers 17A-D are driven by a motor and an air cylinder. A short ladder 20 is secured at the front end in advancing direction of the body 8 of car. The robot elevating section 6 is fixed dismountably to said short ladder 20 under elevating state while gripping the bar 21 of short ladder 20 by means of four grippers 17A-D.