Collaborative Robot Base With Drainage and Mobility for Cooking Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional collaborative robots for cooking are limited by their fixed installation, which is costly and prone to damage, and they cannot perform frequent movements, while also being vulnerable to harsh environmental conditions such as oil, water, and temperature in confined cooking spaces.
Innovation Solution
A movable base for collaborative robots featuring a housing part with a wheel unit and a discharge hole unit for stability and liquid management, along with a display part using a light source unit to indicate operational states, allowing for quick and reliable installation and intuitive status monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a collaborative robot is permanently fixed using a stand with ground contact surface or construction fixation, then safety is ensured and stability is improved, but installation cost increases and building damage may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: a movable base unit with the collaborative robot, a discharge hole unit for liquid management, and a display unit for status indication. This segmentation allows the robot to be moved without permanent installation while maintaining safety through modular design that can be quickly deployed and relocated.
Solution Approach 2:
The collaborative robot is mounted on a movable base with wheels instead of being permanently fixed. This dynamic configuration allows the robot to be easily relocated within the cooking space while maintaining operational stability during use, resolving the contradiction between permanence for safety and mobility for flexibility.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a collaborative robot is permanently fixed, then stability is improved, but frequent movement becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The robot system employs a movable base with wheel units that provide stability during operation while enabling easy relocation. The base remains stable when the robot is in use but can be moved to different positions within the cooking space as needed, achieving both stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable base acts as an intermediary between the robot and the ground, providing a stable platform that can be easily repositioned. This intermediate structure resolves the contradiction by decoupling the robot's operational stability from permanent installation requirements.
3Productivity
If the collaborative robot operates in confined cooking spaces, then task performance is improved, but vulnerability to harsh environmental elements increases
Solution Approach 1:
The discharge hole unit extracts and removes harmful liquids (oil, water) from the robot's operational environment. By providing dedicated drainage pathways, the system protects the robot from environmental contaminants while maintaining its ability to perform cooking tasks in the confined space.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable base and discharge hole unit serve as intermediary protective structures between the robot and the harsh cooking environment. These components shield the robot from oil, water, and temperature extremes while allowing it to operate effectively in the confined cooking space.
4Reliability
If construction elements are used for fixing the collaborative robot, then installation reliability is improved, but additional financial expenses and building damage occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses segmented modular components that can be assembled and disassembled without permanent construction elements. The movable base, robot unit, and discharge hole unit are separate modules that can be quickly installed and relocated, eliminating the need for expensive construction modifications while maintaining installation reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable base design allows the system to be self-installed and self-relocated without requiring construction elements or professional installation services. The wheel units and modular design enable easy positioning and setup, reducing both cost and complexity while maintaining operational reliability.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a movable base for a collaborative robot for cooking, the movable base comprising: a housing part on which a collaborative robot may be installed; a display part selectively displaying a plurality of different colors; a wheel unit having at least one pair of wheels and provided on the bottom surface of the housing part; and a discharge hole unit having one or more through holes so as to discharge a liquid flowing into the housing part.