Title:
ROBOT EQUIPMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3173653
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To imitate the behavior of an organism by means of a simple mechanism and to smoothly move the robot equipment even if some obstructions are present on a floor.
SOLUTION: This robot equipment contains a body part 4, a head part 6 placed on the body part 4, and a driving means for the head part 6. The head part 6 is oscillatable in back and forth relative to the body part 4 and is installed in a horizontally oscillatable state with a generally vertically extended virtual rotation axis 8 centered. The driving means for head part 6 drives the head part 6 to oscillate the head part 6 in back and forth and to horizontally oscillate the head part 6 with the virtual rotation axis 8 centered. The virtual rotation axis 8 is forwardly tilted. The robot equipment is also provided with first wheels 22 disposed on the body part 4 at its front lower part and for supporting the body part 4 and casters 24 disposed on the body part 4 at its back lower part and for supporting the body part 4 together with the first wheels 22. The first wheels 22 are forwardly projected at their front ends 26 from the body part 4 at its front end 28.
Inventors:
Toshihiro Nishizawa
Application Number:
JP30760598A
Publication Date:
June 04, 2001
Filing Date:
October 28, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NEC
International Classes:
B25J13/08; A63H11/00; B25J5/00; (IPC1-7): B25J13/08; A63H11/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP1107787A | ||||
| JP36710A | ||||
| JP10151591A | ||||
| JP62208889A | ||||
| JP717295U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Noda