Robot and robot components

Abstract

An embodiment of the present application discloses a robot and a robot component. The robot includes a battery pack and a robot main body. The battery pack is provided with a first fixing member; the robot main body has a battery compartment and is provided with a second fixing member that is used in cooperation with the first fixing member. One of the first fixing member and the second fixing member includes a first driving structure, a first fixing structure and a second driving structure, and the other of the first fixing member and the second fixing member includes a second fixing structure. The first driving structure is connected to the first fixing structure and is used to drive the first fixing structure to move to disconnect from the second fixing structure; the second driving structure is connected to the first fixing structure and is used to drive the first fixing structure to move to connect to the second fixing structure. When removing the battery pack in the embodiment of the present application, the first driving structure can be directly controlled. When assembling the battery pack, the second driving structure can be directly controlled. The operation is convenient and the disassembly and assembly time can be effectively saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of power supply technology, and in particular to a robot and a robot component. Background Art

[0002] Robots generally include legged robots, wheeled robots, etc. The normal operation of robots requires the use of power supplies to power all components of the whole machine. In related technologies, there are generally two power supply solutions for robots: the first is to build the power supply inside the robot body, and the power supply cannot be directly disassembled from the outside, and the robot stops running when charging; the second is to make the power supply into a battery pack, which can be disassembled from the outside. In this way, when the battery pack is low on power, the battery pack can be directly replaced outside the robot.

[0003] The second solution of detachable battery pack is a common solution in the current robot field. By replacing the battery pack, the robot can work uninterruptedly, thus solving the pain point of battery life. However, in the related technology, the disassembly and assembly of the battery pack is relatively cumbersome and the disassembly and assembly efficiency is low. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a robot and a robot assembly for solving the problems of cumbersome disassembly and assembly operations and low disassembly and assembly efficiency of battery packs in related technologies.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a robot, comprising:

[0006] The battery pack is provided with a first fixing member;

[0007] A robot body having a battery compartment for accommodating the battery pack, the robot body being provided with a second fixing member used in conjunction with the first fixing member, one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member comprising a first driving structure, a first fixing structure and a second driving structure, the other of the first fixing member and the second fixing member comprising a second fixing structure, the first driving structure being connected to the first fixing structure and being used to drive the first fixing structure to move so as to be disconnected from the second fixing structure; the second driving structure being connected to the first fixing structure and being used to drive the first fixing structure to move so as to be connected to the second fixing structure.

[0008] In a second aspect, the present application provides a robot assembly, comprising the above-mentioned robot and a base, wherein the base has a first surface, the first surface is provided with a receiving groove, and the receiving groove is used to accommodate the battery pack removed from the robot.

[0009] The robot and the robot component of the present application are provided with a first driving structure and a second driving structure, and the first driving structure and the second driving structure are respectively used to drive the first fixing structure and the second fixing structure to be disconnected and to drive the first fixing structure and the second fixing structure to be connected. In this way, when removing the battery pack, the first driving structure can be directly controlled, and when assembling the battery pack, the second driving structure can be directly controlled. The operation is convenient and the disassembly and assembly time can be effectively saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0011] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the first robot provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0012] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an exploded view of the shown robot;

[0013] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of the structure at A in ;

[0014] Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the robot shown in 1;

[0015] Figure 5 is Figure 4 an enlarged view of the structure at B in ;

[0016] Figure 6 is Figure 5 an enlarged view of the second fixing member in ;

[0017] Figure 7 is Figure 4 an enlarged view of the structure at B in another state in ;

[0018] Figure 8 is a perspective view of the first robot component provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the second robot component provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 10 is Figure 9 a schematic structural view of the base in the shown robot component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0021] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the following will further describe in detail the embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this application. On the contrary, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of this application as detailed in the appended claims.

[0023] In a first aspect, an embodiment of this application provides a robot 100. Please refer to Figure 1 , the robot 100 may include a robot main body 110 and a battery pack 120. Among them, the battery pack 120 may be an energy storage device assembled from multiple battery cells. The battery pack 120 has been widely used due to its advantages such as large capacity, high energy density, and convenient disassembly and assembly. The battery pack 120 is installed on the robot main body 110 to supply power to the robot main body 110.

[0024] Specifically, please refer to Figure 2 , the robot main body 110 is provided with a battery compartment 111, and the battery pack 120 can be installed in the battery compartment 111 of the robot main body 110. To enable the battery pack 120 to supply power to the robot main body 110 after being installed in the battery compartment 111, a first electrical connector 121 may be provided on the outer wall of the battery pack 120, and a second electrical connector may be provided at the battery compartment 111 of the robot main body 110. The first electrical connector and the second electrical connector may be communicatively connected. The second electrical connector may be correspondingly arranged with the first electrical connector 121. Due to the perspective problem Figure 2 only shows the structure of the first electrical connector 121. Those skilled in the art should know that the second electrical connector may be provided on one of the multiple inner walls of the battery compartment 111 corresponding to the first electrical connector 121.

[0025] In an exemplary solution, both the first electrical connector 121 and the second electrical connector may be pads, so that after the battery pack 120 is installed in the battery compartment 111, the first electrical connector 121 and the second electrical connector can be in contact and electrically connected. In another exemplary solution, the first electrical connector 121 may include a transmitting coil, and the second electrical connector may include a receiving coil, so that after the battery pack 120 is installed in the battery compartment 111, the transmitting coil can be coupled with the receiving coil to supply power to the robot main body 110.

[0026] Understandably, the battery pack 120 has a state with relatively sufficient power and a state with almost depleted power. For the convenience of distinction, when the battery pack 120 is in a state with relatively sufficient power, it can be called a power supply battery pack. The power supply battery pack can be used to supply power to the robot main body 110 to ensure that the robot main body 110 can operate and work normally. When the battery pack 120 is in a state with depleted power, it can be called a battery pack to be charged. The battery pack to be charged cannot provide the power required for the operation and work of the robot main body 110. Therefore, after the battery pack 120 changes from a power supply battery pack to a battery pack to be charged, it is necessary to remove the battery pack to be charged from the robot main body 110 and install a power supply battery pack additionally.

[0027] Preferably, the connection between the robot main body 110 and the battery pack 120 can be detachable. In an exemplary solution, please refer to Figure 4 , the battery pack 120 can be provided with a first fixing member 130, and the robot main body 110 can be provided with a second fixing member 140 that is used in cooperation with the first fixing member 130. The detachable connection between the battery pack 120 and the robot main body 110 can be realized through the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140.

[0028] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 5 , in which, Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of the structure of the second fixing member 140 at position A in Figure 5 is Figure 4 an enlarged view of the structure of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 at position B in Figure 3 and Figure 5 , one of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 can include a first driving structure 141, a first fixing structure 142, and a second driving structure 143, and the other of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 can include a second fixing structure 131. Among them, the first driving structure 141 can be connected to the first fixing structure 142 and is used to drive the first fixing structure 142 to move to disconnect from the second fixing structure 131; the second driving structure 143 can be connected to the first fixing structure 142 and is used to drive the first fixing structure 142 to move to connect to the second fixing structure 131. That is, whether the battery pack 120 is disconnected from or fixed to the robot main body 110 can be controlled by the first driving structure 141 and the second driving structure 143 respectively, which can simplify the manual operation process and improve the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the battery pack 120.

[0029] In an exemplary solution, at least part of the first driving structure 141 may be located outside the robot body 110. It should be noted that at least part of the first driving structure 141 being located outside the robot body 110 means that the first driving structure 141 can be touched from outside the robot body 110. For example, one end of the first driving structure 141 may be located inside the robot body 110, and the other end may extend out of the robot body 110 and extend toward the side away from the robot body 110.

[0030] When at least part of the first driving structure 141 is located outside the robot body 110, the first driving structure 141 can be driven by pressing the end away from the robot body 110. At this time, the first driving structure 141 and the first fixing structure 142 can be in contact via an inclined surface, so that when the first driving structure 141 is pressed, the inclined surface can drive the first fixing structure 142 to move to release the connection between the first fixing structure 142 and the second fixing structure 131. Since the pressing operation is relatively simple, in actual use, the relative position of the robot body 110 and the base 200 can be directly adjusted so that the base 200 can press the first driving structure 141 on the robot body 110, thereby realizing the intelligent release of the connection between the first fixing structure 142 and the second fixing structure 131. The design is ingenious and has a wide application prospect. For example, referring to Figure 9 , the fuselage of the robot body 110 can be located above the base 200, and the battery compartment 111 of the robot body 110 can be located at the bottom of the fuselage. In this way, by adjusting the distance between the fuselage of the robot body 110 and the base 200, the exposed end of the first driving structure 141 can directly abut against the base 200 and be pressed by the base 200. Furthermore, the connection between the first fixing structure 142 and the second fixing structure 131 can be released, so that the battery pack to be charged in the battery compartment 111 can slide into the accommodating groove 220 of the base 200.

[0031] Specifically, referring to Figure 6 , the first driving structure 141 may include a pressing portion 1411 and a pushing portion 1412. The pressing portion 1411 may have a pressing surface 1413 and a first surface 1414 opposite to the pressing surface 1413, and the pressing surface 1413 may be disposed on the side away from the robot body 110. The pushing portion 1412 may be connected to the first surface 1414 and have a first inclined surface 1415, and the first inclined surface 1415 may be inclined relative to the movement direction of the pressing portion 1411. The first fixing structure 142 may have a second inclined surface 1421 corresponding to the first inclined surface 1415, and the first inclined surface 1415 can drive the second inclined surface 1421 to move, thereby driving the first fixing structure 142 to release the connection with the second fixing structure 131. Refer to Figure 7 .

[0032] Please refer to again Figure 6 Figure 6 , the first fixing structure 142 has a first end face 1422 facing the second fixing structure 131, a second end face 1423 opposite to the first end face 1422, and an outer peripheral face 1424 connected between the first end face 1422 and the second end face 1423. Among them, the outer peripheral face 1424 may include a second inclined surface 1421. Since the size of the outer peripheral face 1424 is relatively large, it is more convenient to arrange. Specifically, in an exemplary solution, the outer peripheral face 1424 may be provided with a notch 1425, and the inner wall face of the outer peripheral face 1424 forming the notch 1425 may include a second inclined surface 1421. Of course, the outer peripheral face 1424 may also be provided with a bump, and the outer surface of the bump may include a second inclined surface 1421, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations on this.

[0033] In an exemplary solution, the second fixing structure 131 may be a slot, and the first fixing structure 142 may be a plug adapted to the slot. To facilitate the battery pack 120 to enter the battery compartment 111, in an exemplary solution, a chamfer may be provided on the outer periphery of the first end face 1422 of the first fixing structure 142. To facilitate the battery pack 120 to enter the battery compartment 111, in another exemplary solution, the first end face 1422 may be an inclined surface, and in the direction from the open end of the battery compartment 111 to the bottom wall of the battery compartment 111, the distance between the first end face 1422 and the second end face 1423 may gradually increase.

[0034] To realize the restoration of the first driving structure 141 after the pressing operation, so as to facilitate the smooth progress of the next pressing operation, one of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 including the first driving structure 141 may further include a first elastic element 144. The first elastic element 144 may be located on the side where the first surface 1414 of the first driving structure 141 is located, so as to be able to drive the first driving structure 141 to reset. Among them, the first elastic element 144 may be any device having elastic telescopic performance. For example, the first elastic element 144 may include a compression spring, a spring piece, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations on this.

[0035] Preferably, the elastic telescopic direction of the first elastic element 144 may be parallel to the moving direction of the pressing portion 1411 of the first driving structure 141. In this way, the first elastic element 144 can directly push the first driving structure 141 to reset along the opposite direction of the moving direction of the pressing portion 1411, and it can be ensured that the restored position of the first driving structure 141 is basically the same as the original position.

[0036] In an exemplary solution, the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140, where one of them includes the first driving structure 141, may further include a guiding element 145. The extending direction of the guiding element 145 may be parallel to the moving direction of the pressing portion 1411. The guiding element 145 can be used to guide the first elastic element 144. When the first elastic element 144 selects devices such as a spring or a torsion spring, the direction of the spring or torsion spring during the elastic expansion and contraction process is not easy to control. Therefore, after adding the guiding element 145, it can be ensured that the first elastic element 144 only moves along the moving direction of the first driving structure 141 to better drive the first driving structure 141 to reset.

[0037] Specifically, the first elastic element 144 may be sleeved around the guiding element 145. For example, when the first elastic element 144 selects a compression spring, the compression spring may be sleeved around the guiding element 145, and the inner side wall of the compression spring may abut against the outer side wall of the guiding element 145.

[0038] In addition to guiding the first elastic element 144, the guiding element 145 can also guide the moving direction of the first driving structure 141. At this time, the guiding element 145 may include a first portion 1451 distributed along the moving direction of the pressing portion 1411 and a second portion 1452 connecting the first portion 1451. The first elastic element 144 may be sleeved around the first portion 1451. A guiding groove 1416 for cooperating with the second portion 1452 may be provided on the first surface 1414 of the first driving structure 141, and the second portion 1452 may be slidably disposed in the guiding groove 1416. By guiding both the first elastic element 144 and the first driving structure 141 with the same guiding element 145, it can better achieve that the elastic expansion and contraction direction of the first elastic element 144 is parallel or collinear with the moving direction of the first driving structure 141.

[0039] Furthermore, a limiting cylinder 146 may be provided on the first surface 1414 of the first driving structure 141. The limiting cylinder 146 may be sleeved around the first elastic element 144. In this way, the inner side of the first elastic element 144 can be limited by the guiding element 145, and the outer side of the first elastic element 144 can be limited by the limiting cylinder 146. Specifically, when the first elastic element 144 selects a compression spring, the inner side wall of the limiting cylinder 146 may abut against the outer side wall of the compression spring.

[0040] In an exemplary solution, the second driving structure 143 may include a second elastic element 1431. The second elastic element 1431 may be connected to the first fixing structure 142 and is used to drive the first fixing structure 142 to move so as to be connected to the second fixing structure 131. The second driving structure 143 is arranged to include the second elastic element 1431, and the elastic performance of the second elastic element 1431 is used to drive the first fixing structure 142 to move relative to the second fixing structure 131. The sources of elastic elements are extensive and the cost is low, which can reduce the manufacturing cost. Among them, the second elastic element 1431 may be any device with elastic telescopic performance. For example, the second elastic element 1431 may include a torsion spring, a shrapnel, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations in this regard.

[0041] Preferably, the second elastic element 1431 may be a torsion spring, and the torsion spring may be sleeved on the periphery of the limiting cylinder 146. Since both ends of the torsion spring will move away from its central axis when the torsion spring is stretched, and both ends of the torsion spring will move closer to its central axis when the torsion spring is compressed. In this way, by sleeving the torsion spring on the limiting cylinder 146, the central axis of the torsion spring can be generally kept collinear with the central axis of the limiting cylinder 146, which can ensure that the position of the torsion spring can be basically kept unchanged after multiple uses; and by sleeving the torsion spring on the limiting cylinder 146, it is also convenient for the installation and positioning of the torsion spring. It should be noted that when the second fixing member 140 of the robot main body 110 includes a torsion spring, the specific setting method of the torsion spring may be: the torsion spring is sleeved on the limiting cylinder 146 and one end of the torsion spring is fixed to the first fixing structure 142, and the other end of the torsion spring is fixed to the robot main body 110.

[0042] The above-mentioned "one of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 includes the first driving structure 141, the first fixing structure 142 and the second driving structure 143, and the other of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 includes the second fixing structure 131" may include two cases: the first fixing member 130 includes the first driving structure 141, the first fixing structure 142 and the second driving structure 143, and the second fixing member 140 includes the second fixing structure 131; and the second fixing member 140 includes the first driving structure 141, the first fixing structure 142 and the second driving structure 143, and the first fixing member 130 includes the second fixing structure 131. Preferably, the second fixing member 140 may include the first driving structure 141, the first fixing structure 142 and the second driving structure 143, and the first fixing member 130 may include the second fixing structure 131. Since the robot main body 110 is larger in structure than the battery pack 120, the second fixing member 140 with relatively more structures is arranged on the robot main body 110, and the first fixing member 130 with relatively fewer structures is arranged on the battery pack 120, which will be more convenient for assembly.

[0043] Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 again. On the robot body 110, a first installation cavity 112 and a second installation cavity 113 may be provided. Among them, the first installation cavity 112 may communicate with the battery compartment 111. One end of the second installation cavity 113 may communicate with the first installation cavity 112, and the other end of the second installation cavity 113 may penetrate through the robot body 110. The first fixing structure 142 and the second driving structure 143 can both be installed in the first installation cavity 112, and at least part of the first driving structure 141 can be installed in the second installation cavity 113.

[0044] In an exemplary solution, to prevent the first driving structure 141 from sliding out of the second installation cavity 113, one of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 that includes the first driving structure 141 may further include a limiting ring 147. The outer peripheral wall of the pressing portion 1411 of the first driving structure 141 may include a stepped wall 1417 facing the pressing surface 1413. The limiting ring 147 may be wound around the periphery of the pressing portion 1411 so that the stepped wall 1417 can abut against the limiting ring 147, thereby achieving the limiting effect on the first driving structure 141.

[0045] The robot body 110 may include a first inner wall surface forming the second installation cavity 113. A limiting groove 1131 may be provided at one end of the first inner wall surface close to the outside of the robot 100. The limiting ring 147 may be installed in the limiting groove 1131, and the limiting groove 1131 may extend to the outer side wall of the robot body 110 to facilitate the direct installation of the limiting ring 147 in the limiting groove 1131 from the outside of the robot body 110. Among them, the limiting ring 147 can be connected to the robot body 110 by means of screws or the like. The outer surface of the limiting ring 147 may be flush with the outer surface of the robot body 110 to achieve the structural aesthetics of the robot 100.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 4 again. The battery pack 120 may be provided with a first magnet 150, and the robot body 110 may be provided with a second magnet 160. The first magnet 150 and the second magnet 160 may cooperate with each other so that the battery pack 120 and the robot body 110 attract or repel each other. Preferably, the first magnet 150 and the second magnet 160 may cooperate with each other so that the battery pack 120 and the robot body 110 attract each other to improve the installation stability between the battery pack 120 and the robot body 110.

[0047] Optionally, at least one of the first magnet 150 and the second magnet 160 can be an electromagnet. Among them, the electromagnet can generate a magnetic force after being energized to be able to attract and combine with the magnet; when the electromagnet is powered off, the magnetic force of the electromagnet disappears and it will separate from the magnet. The electromagnet can be connected to the controller to control its power on and off through the controller. To reduce the control program, one of the first magnet 150 and the second magnet 160 can be an electromagnet. In an exemplary solution, an electromagnet can be provided on the robot body 110, and a magnet can be provided on the battery pack 120. In this way, after the power of the robot body 110 is exhausted, the electromagnet cannot be powered on, and the attraction with the magnet on the battery pack 120 will be released.

[0048] The installation positions of the first magnet 150 and the second magnet 160 and the installation positions of the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 can be located on opposite sides of the battery compartment 111 respectively, so that the first magnet 150, the second magnet 160, the first fixing member 130 and the second fixing member 140 can jointly play the role of stably fixing the battery pack 120 in the battery compartment 111. Of course, more first fixing members 130 and second fixing members 140, first magnets 150 and second magnets 160, etc. can also be provided, and the arrangement positions can be diverse, and the embodiments of the present application do not make any limitations in this regard.

[0049] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a robot assembly 10. Please refer to Figure 8 and Figure 9 , the robot assembly 10 includes the above-mentioned robot 100 and the base 200, and the base 200 can be used to store the battery pack 120 removed from the robot 100. Specifically, in an exemplary solution, the base 200 can have a second surface 210, and a receiving groove 220 for receiving the battery pack 120 can be provided on the second surface 210. The battery pack 120 removed from the robot 100 is stored through the receiving groove 220 on the base 200, which is convenient for staff to perform operations such as recycling.

[0050] In an exemplary solution, please refer to Figure 10 , the second surface 210 can include a first area 211 and second areas 212 located on opposite sides of the first area 211. The first area 211 can be provided with a receiving groove 220, and at least one second area 212 can be used to drive the first driving structure 141 to move, and then the first driving structure 141 is used to drive the first fixing structure 142 to move to disconnect from the second fixing structure 131. In this way, when the robot 100 removes the battery pack 120, it can be directly realized by the acting force applied by the second area 212 of the base 200, saving manual operation steps and realizing the intelligent removal of the battery pack 120.

[0051] In an exemplary solution, please refer to again Figure 9 , the robot 100 may be provided with a first sensing element 170, and the base 200 may be provided with a second sensing element 230. The robot body 110 and the base 200 can be aligned via the first sensing element 170 and the second sensing element 230. Specifically, the robot body 110 and the base 200 can be positioned via the first sensing element 170 and the second sensing element 230 so that the battery compartment 111 of the robot 100 corresponds to the receiving groove 220 of the base 200. At the same time, the second area 212 of the base 200 can correspond to the first driving structure 141 of the robot 100. In this way, by adjusting the distance between the robot body 110 and the base 200, the second area 212 of the base 200 can apply a pressing operation to the first driving structure 141 of the robot 100. Furthermore, the first fixing structure 142 and the second fixing structure 131 can come into contact and be fixed, and the battery pack 120 can fall into the receiving groove 220.

[0052] In an exemplary solution, the first sensing element 170 may include one of an infrared emission sensor and an infrared reception sensor, and the second sensing element 230 may include the other of the infrared emission sensor and the infrared reception sensor. When the infrared emission sensor and the infrared reception sensor are aligned, the infrared reception sensor can receive the infrared signal emitted by the infrared emission sensor, and thus it can be inferred that the robot body 110 has been aligned with the base 200. It should be noted that the number of the first sensing elements 170 can be multiple, and the multiple first sensing elements 170 can be distributed at intervals on the robot body 110. The number of the second sensing elements 230 can be equal to the number of the first sensing elements 170, and each second sensing element 230 can be arranged corresponding to one first sensing element 170 to improve the alignment accuracy between the robot body 110 and the base 200.

[0053] In an exemplary solution, the base 200 may be provided with a charging module. The charging module can be used to charge the battery pack 120 in the receiving groove 220. Among them, the charging module and the battery pack 120 can be charged wirelessly or wiredly, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this.

[0054] The state of the battery pack 120 (which can be a power supply battery pack) installed in the battery compartment 111 of the robot body 110 can be: Please refer to Figure 5, the first driving structure 141 is not pressed and is in the initial state, and the first elastic element 144 and the second driving structure 143 can both be in an undeformed state. At this time, the first fixing structure 142 is connected to the second fixing structure 131 to achieve the limiting and fixing of the battery pack 120. In addition, the controller can control the electromagnet of the robot body 110 to be energized, so that it generates magnetic force to attract the magnet of the battery pack 120, and the battery pack 120 can be further fixed by magnetic attraction.

[0055] The state when the battery pack 120 (which can be a battery pack to be charged) is automatically removed from the battery compartment 111 of the robot body 110 can be: when the robot 100 detects that the battery pack 120 is at low power, the robot 100 will automatically run to the base 200. During this process, the first sensing element 170 on the robot body 110 can realize the precise positioning of the robot 100 with the second sensing element 230 on the base 200. At this time, the body of the robot 100 and the top of the base 200 will maintain a certain distance. After that, the robot 100 is powered off, that is, the battery pack 120 no longer supplies power to the robot 100. At this time, the electromagnet installed on the robot body 110 is not energized and does not generate magnetic force, and no longer attracts the magnet of the battery pack 120. Therefore, the electromagnet on one side of the battery pack 120 has released the battery pack 120 and does not fix the battery pack 120. At this time, only the first fixed structure 142 on the other side limits and fixes the battery pack 120. At the same time, please combine Figure 9 After the robot 100 is powered off, due to the effect of gravity, the body of the robot 100 will move downward and automatically lie on the base 200. At this time, the first driving structure 141 will be pressed by the base 200, and then the first inclined surface 1415 on the first driving structure 141 will move vertically upward, and the first inclined surface 1415 and the second inclined surface 1421 will always overlap, thereby driving the first fixing structure 142 to move in the horizontal direction to release the fixing with the second fixing structure 131 (see Figure 7 ), the battery pack 120 can be separated from the battery compartment 111 under the action of gravity, and the battery pack 120 can be automatically removed.

[0056] The battery pack 120 (which may be a power supply battery pack) may be installed in the battery compartment 111 of the robot body 110 from the base 200 as follows: Figure 4, the robot 100 can obtain the power provided by the power supply battery pack, and then the electromagnet can be energized. After the electromagnet is energized, it can generate magnetic force to attract the magnet on the battery pack 120, and the battery pack 120 is initially fixed and will not be separated from the battery compartment 111. Then the battery pack 120 supplies power to other components of the robot 100, and the body of the robot 100 moves upward and separates from the base 200. At the same time, the first driving structure 141 is no longer pressed by the base 200, and returns to the initial position under the elastic action of the first elastic element 144. At the same time, the constraints of the first inclined surface 1415 and the second inclined surface 1421 are released, and the first fixing structure 142 can be driven by the second driving structure 143 to return to the initial position, further limiting and fixing the battery pack 120, so that the battery pack 120 is fixed more firmly in the battery compartment 111. At this point, the robot 100 has completed the automatic disassembly and assembly of the battery pack 120. The entire process does not require human intervention. The robot 100 is highly efficient in replacing the battery pack 120, which can ensure the continuous operation of the robot 100 to the greatest extent, and the work efficiency is further improved.

[0057] The above disclosure is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, which certainly cannot be used to limit the scope of rights of the present application. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present application are still within the scope covered by the present application.

Claims

1. A robot component, characterized in that, Comprising a robot and a base, the robot includes: A battery pack, provided with a first fixing member; A robot main body, having a battery compartment at the bottom for accommodating the battery pack, the robot main body being provided with a second fixing member for cooperating with the first fixing member, one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member includes a first driving structure, a first fixing structure and a second driving structure, and the other of the first fixing member and the second fixing member includes a second fixing structure. The first driving structure is connected to the first fixing structure and is used to drive the first fixing structure to move to disconnect from the second fixing structure; the second driving structure is connected to the first fixing structure and is used to drive the first fixing structure to move to connect with the second fixing structure; The base can be used to store the battery pack removed from the robot; Wherein, when the robot is powered off, due to the action of gravity, the body of the robot will move downward and automatically lie on the base, and the first driving structure will be pressed by the base to complete the automatic removal of the battery pack.

2. The robot component according to claim 1, wherein The first driving structure includes: A pressing portion, having a pressing surface and a first surface opposite to the pressing surface, the pressing surface being arranged away from the robot main body; A pushing portion, connected to the first surface and having a first inclined surface, the first inclined surface being inclined relative to the moving direction of the pressing portion; Wherein, the first fixing structure has a second inclined surface corresponding to the first inclined surface, so that when the pressing surface is pressed, the pressing portion can drive the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface to move, thereby driving the first fixing structure to disconnect from the second fixing structure.

3. The robot component according to claim 2, wherein The first fixing structure has a first end face facing the second fixing structure, a second end face opposite to the first end face, and an outer peripheral surface connected between the first end face and the second end face, and the outer peripheral surface includes the second inclined surface.

4. The robot component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The outer peripheral surface is provided with a notch, and the inner wall surface of the outer peripheral surface forming the notch includes the second inclined surface; or, the outer peripheral surface is provided with a convex block, and the outer surface of the convex block includes the second inclined surface.

5. The robot component according to claim 2, wherein The one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member that includes the first driving structure further includes: A first elastic element, the first elastic element being located on the side where the first surface of the first driving structure is located, and being used to drive the first driving structure to reset.

6. The robot component according to claim 5, wherein, The one of the first fixing member and the second fixing member that includes the first driving structure further includes a guiding element, the extending direction of the guiding element is parallel to the moving direction of the pressing portion, and the first elastic element is sleeved outside the guiding portion.

7. The robot component according to claim 6, characterized in that, The guiding element includes a first portion distributed along the moving direction of the pressing portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. The first elastic element is sleeved outside the first portion, and the first surface is provided with a guiding groove for cooperating with the second portion, and the second portion is slidably arranged in the guiding groove.

8. The robot component according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first surface is provided with a limiting cylinder, and the limiting cylinder is sleeved outside the first elastic element.

9. The robot component according to claim 8, wherein, The second driving structure includes: A second elastic element, connected to the first fixing structure and configured to drive the first fixing structure to move for connection with the second fixing structure.

10. The robot component according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second elastic element is a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is sleeved around the periphery of the limiting cylinder.

11. The robot component according to claim 1, wherein The second fixing member includes the first driving structure, the first fixing structure and the second driving structure, and the first fixing member includes the second fixing structure. The robot body is provided with a first installation cavity and a second installation cavity. The first installation cavity communicates with the battery compartment. The first fixing structure and the second driving structure are both installed in the first installation cavity. One end of the second installation cavity communicates with the first installation cavity, and the other end of the second installation cavity penetrates through the robot body. At least a part of the first driving structure is installed in the second installation cavity.

12. The robot component according to claim 1, wherein, The battery pack includes a first magnet, and the robot body includes a second magnet. The first magnet and the second magnet cooperate with each other so that the battery pack and the robot body attract or repel each other. At least one of the first magnet and the second magnet is an electromagnet.

13. The robot component according to claim 1, wherein The base has a second surface, and the second surface is provided with a receiving groove for receiving the battery pack removed from the robot.

14. The robot component according to claim 13, characterized in that, The second surface includes a first region and second regions located on opposite sides of the first region. The first region is provided with the receiving groove, and at least one of the second regions can be used to drive the first driving structure to move, so that the first driving structure can be used to drive the first fixing structure to move.

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