Title:
LANDING SHOCK ABSORBER OF LEG TYPE MOBILE ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3652643
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a landing shock absorber capable of securing the stability of the posture of a leg type mobile robot with ease while reducing the shock load when the leg body of the robot lands floor and also constituting the robot itself lightly.
SOLUTION: The landing shock absorber 18 arranged in the sole mechanism 6 of the robot is provided with a bag-like member 19 (variable volume body) which can expand and compressed in relation to the bottom face side of the sole mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is made of elastic material such as rubber. Atmospheric air can flow into and out from the bag-like member 19 through a flowing in and out passage 20 provided with a solenoid value 27, etc. With the sole mechanism 6 landing floor or just after being separated from floor after a landing state, the solenoid valve 27 is closed, resulting in compressing the bag-like member 19.
Inventors:
Toru Takenaka
Yo Gomi
Kazushi Hamaya
Yoshiya Takemura
Takashi Matsumoto
Yoshihide Yoshiike
Yoichi Nishimura
Kazushi Akimoto
Taro Yokoyama
Yo Gomi
Kazushi Hamaya
Yoshiya Takemura
Takashi Matsumoto
Yoshihide Yoshiike
Yoichi Nishimura
Kazushi Akimoto
Taro Yokoyama
Application Number:
JP2001392788A
Publication Date:
May 25, 2005
Filing Date:
December 25, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Honda motor industry stock company
International Classes:
B25J19/00; B62D57/032; B25J5/00; F16F9/04; (IPC1-7): B25J5/00; B25J19/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP11320461A | ||||
| JP639755A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tatsuhiko Sato
Takehiro Chiba
Takehiro Chiba