Robot touch shield
US6580246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0225
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A robot touch shield device comprising a shell supported by at least one shell support member mounted on a base member, and a sensor device for sensing an exterior force applied to the shell, the sensor device having a base sensor portion having a center and a vertical member, the base sensor portion affixed on the base member, the vertical member affixed on the shell, the vertical member positioned over the center of the base sensor portion, wherein the exterior force applied to the shell translates the shell relative to the base member, the base sensor portion senses a displacement of the vertical member relative to the center of the base sensor portion and produces an output representing at least one of a direction of the exterior force applied and the degree of the exterior force applied.
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