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Title:
MOBILE ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/087999
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a mobile robot capable of reliably moving along an object surface produced from metal regardless of the shape of the object surface. A mobile robot moves over an object surface produced from metal, and is provided with: two or more casing parts which are disposed with a space therebetween; at least one output shaft which is rotatably supported by each of the casing parts; a wheel part which is disposed on each of both sides of each of the casing parts and rotationally driven by each of the output shafts; at least one driving part which rotationally drives the output shaft; and a coupling part which couples the casing parts adjacent to each other and at least part of which is elastically deformable. Each of the wheel parts is provided with a base coupled to the output shaft, a plurality of rod-shaped members radially projecting from the base, and magnets attached to the leading ends of the respective rod-shaped members.

Inventors:
TAKADA YOGO (JP)
KAWAI TADAO (JP)
KAWAKAMI HIROSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/082472
Publication Date:
June 12, 2014
Filing Date:
December 03, 2013
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Assignee:
UNIV OSAKA CITY (JP)
International Classes:
B62D57/024; B25J5/00; B60B19/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2011102527A12011-08-25
Foreign References:
JPH1024875A1998-01-27
JPS60121177A1985-06-28
JPH10286694A1998-10-27
JPH10175575A1998-06-30
JP2000168305A2000-06-20
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yamada, Iichiro et al. (JP)
Yamada 威 1 郎 (JP)
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