Giant six-legged polar research vehicle with tracked feet

US10913502B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Taiyuan University of Science and Technology · CN
• TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY · CN
• Polar Research Institute of China · CN

Inventors

• Fuqiang Zhao · Chengdu, CN
• Pengyang Du · Shanxi, CN
• Qingxue Huang · Taiyuan, CN
• Baoyu Chang · Shanxi, CN
• Yinke Dou · Shanxi, CN
• Bo Sun
• Tie Wang · Kaohsiung, TW
• Jingxue Guo · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 21, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 9, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/728
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A giant six-legged polar research vehicle with tracked feet, including a platform, six legs arranged at six ends of the platform and six tracked feet arranged below the six legs. A monitoring device is arranged on a top cover. Six power compartments each having a steering device are arranged at six ends of a chassis in the platform. Each leg includes a main traveling device with an upper end and a lower end respectively connected to the steering device and a tracked foot, an auxiliary traveling device with an upper end and a lower end respectively connected to the chassis and the main traveling device, and a connecting device arranged on the main traveling device. The tracked foot includes a main flipping mechanism, an auxiliary flipping mechanism, a tracked foot slewing device, a crawler, a sliding plate and a suspension.