Title:
DEVICE ADAPTED TO MOVE ON WALL SURFACE, AND METHOD OF MOVING ON WALL SURFACE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/061122
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This device 1 adapted to move on a wall surface is configured such that a left and right pair of endless crawler tracks 3 is disposed on a vehicle body 2, a plurality of first magnets 4 are mounted in the circumferential direction of the track belt 3a of each of the crawler tracks 3, and a second magnet 5 is mounted to the lower surface of the vehicle body 2. The device 1 adapted to move on a wall surface is also configured such that, with a wall surface W and the first magnets 4 in contact with each other and with the wall surface W and the second magnet 5 separated from each other, the device 1 is caused to travel on the wall surface W by rotating and driving the crawler tracks 3 while the device 1 is attached to the wall surface W by the magnetic attraction of the first magnets 4 and the second magnet 5. As a result, the device adapted to move on a wall surface travels stably on the wall surface utilizing the magnetic attraction and has excellent maneuverability.
Inventors:
HANEDA MAKOTO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/078703
Publication Date:
April 05, 2018
Filing Date:
September 28, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOL TECHNO TRADE LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B08B9/051
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WO2016111625A1 | 2016-07-14 |
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SEIRYU PATENT PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION et al. (JP)
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