Humanoid Robot Battery Housing With Side Access Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional secondary battery replacement in humanoid robots requires time and effort due to the need for attaching and detaching external panels, making the process cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A secondary battery accommodating structure within the humanoid robot's body that includes accommodating parts, fixing parts, and drawing spaces, allowing easy access and replacement of battery modules by opening in a lateral direction, with engaging parts and Hook-and-Loop fasteners for secure attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the battery is accommodated inside the external panel, then the battery can be protected and integrated into the robot's body, but the replacement of the battery requires attaching and detaching the external panel which consumes time and effort
Solution Approach 1:
The battery accommodation structure is divided into separate functional components: the accommodating part that integrates the battery into the robot body, and the drawing space that enables independent access. This segmentation allows the battery to be both protected through integration and easily replaceable through dedicated access paths, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawing space acts as an intermediary element between the external environment and the battery accommodation area. It provides a dedicated access channel that mediates between the need for battery protection (integration) and the need for easy replacement (access), allowing battery changes without external panel manipulation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the battery is fixed securely inside the accommodating part, then the battery remains stable during robot operation, but the replacement process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism employs dynamic characteristics through Hook-and-Loop fasteners that provide strong holding force during operation but allow quick release when needed. This dynamic behavior enables the system to maintain battery stability during robot operation while facilitating simple replacement, resolving the contradiction between stability and replacement complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing strength parameter is changed through the use of Hook-and-Loop fasteners that can transition from a high-friction engaged state (providing stability) to a low-friction disengaged state (enabling easy removal). This parameter change allows the same mechanism to satisfy both stability requirements during operation and simplicity requirements during replacement.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy and efficient replacement of secondary battery modules without the need to detach external panels, improving operational convenience and maintaining the robot's balance.
Implementation Method 1
a fixing part that fixes the secondary battery module to the accommodating part
Data Source
AI summary
A secondary battery accommodating structure disposed at a humanoid robot includes an accommodating part for a secondary battery module, that is disposed inside cladding of a body of the humanoid robot and opens in a first direction that is a lateral direction, a fixing part that fixes the secondary battery module to the accommodating part, and a drawing space for the secondary battery module, located in the first direction with respect to the accommodating part, within the cladding of the body. The drawing space opens at least either one of upwardly or downwardly to allow in and out of the secondary battery module.