Robot Exterior Attachment Structure for Precise Reassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet robots lack ease of handling and design integration for their exteriors, which are often detachable, leading to potential misalignment and difficulty in maintenance and customization.
Innovation Solution
A robot design featuring a main body covered by an exterior with attachment receivers, fixing members, and attachment members that securely attach to the main body using plate-shaped and protrusion-shaped components, allowing for easy detachment and reattachment while maintaining alignment and design integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the exterior is made detachable to present the robot as a familiar presence, then the design flexibility and customization are improved, but the alignment accuracy and structural stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The robot is divided into two main segments: a detachable exterior and a main body. The exterior can be separated from the main body for customization and cleaning purposes, while the attachment receiver on the main body and fixing member on the exterior ensure precise reattachment. This segmentation enables design flexibility while maintaining alignment accuracy through dedicated attachment mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If the exterior is made detachable for ease of maintenance, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional attachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment and detachment functionality is extracted as a separate mechanism involving an attachment receiver on the main body and a fixing member on the exterior. This extracted mechanism allows the exterior to be easily removed for maintenance while keeping the rest of the robot structure simple. The fixing member includes a through-hole for secure attachment, providing ease of maintenance without excessive complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the attachment receiver is positioned toward one end of the main body, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member is designed with a through-hole that extends in the thickness direction of the exterior. This dimensional feature allows the attachment member to pass through the exterior and engage with the attachment receiver on the main body, creating a stable connection that prevents misalignment while maintaining ease of manufacture through simplified positioning.
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AI summary
A robot includes an exterior; a main body that is covered by the exterior and to which an attachment receiver is provided; a fixing member that is provided on an inner surface of the exterior and at a position fixable to the attachment receiver, a through-hole being formed in the fixing member; and an attachment member for fixing the fixing member to the main body by being attached to the attachment receiver. The attachment receiver is provided more toward one end of the main body, and the fixing member includes a first end that is disposed in a non-fixed state to the inner surface of the exterior and a second end that is fixed to the inner surface of the exterior.