Robot Head and Body Display Tilting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional robots with a human-like head and body design are limited as only the head display is capable of rotation or tilting, while the body display is fixed, lacking dynamic movement which reduces user affinity and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A robot design that incorporates a tilting and rotating mechanism for both the head and body displays, allowing the head to tilt and rotate independently while the body tilts in conjunction with the casing, enhancing user interaction and recognition of the robot's mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only the head display is rotated or tilted while the body display is fixed, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user affinity and functionality are deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The robot is divided into separate functional modules: a head unit with head display that can rotate and tilt independently, and a body unit with body display that can tilt independently. This segmentation allows each display to move autonomously, enhancing user affinity without requiring the entire robot to be complex and fully articulated.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic movement capabilities where the head display can rotate and tilt, and the body display can tilt, allowing the robot to express different modes and states through movement. This dynamic behavior enhances user affinity and functionality while maintaining manageable device complexity through selective articulation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the body display is made fixed, then the manufacturing precision requirements are reduced, but the functionality and user interaction are deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the robot into head and body units with independent display systems, the patent allows the body display to have tilting functionality while the head display has both rotation and tilting capabilities. This segmentation enables differentiated functionality without requiring uniform high-precision manufacturing across all components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different movement capabilities to different parts of the robot: the head display has both rotation and tilting functions, while the body display has tilting function. This local differentiation of quality and capability allows each component to have appropriate functionality without requiring all parts to meet the same high manufacturing precision standards.
3Ease of operation
If the head and body displays are made to move independently, then the user interaction is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robot is segmented into a head unit with independent rotation and tilting capabilities, and a body unit with independent tilting capabilities. This segmentation allows each display to move independently for enhanced user interaction, while each module's independence keeps the overall system complexity manageable through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic independent movement where the head display can rotate and tilt, and the body display can tilt, allowing the robot to express different modes and states. This dynamic independence improves user interaction by enabling natural-looking movements and expressions while maintaining manageable complexity through selective articulation.
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AI summary
A robot includes a casing having an internal space, a head that protrudes from the casing and having a first display, a second display provided on a front of the casing, a first motor embedded in the casing, a lifting plate configured to ascend and descend via power of the first motor, a first bar having a first end connected to the head and a second end in contact with the lifting plate, a fixed plate positioned between the lifting plate and the head, and having an opening defined therein through which the first bar passes, a linkage that connects the lifting plate and the fixed plate to the second display, a first guide body rotatably disposed above the fixed plate and guiding movement of the first bar, and a second motor rotating the first guide body.