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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2017
Research Foundation of the City University of New York, New York, NY (US);
Jizhong Xiao, River Edge, NJ (US);
Kenshin Ushiroda, New York, NY (US);
SaiadiVishnu Sanigepalli, New York, NY (US);
Guoyong Yang, River Edge, NJ (US);
InnovBot, LLC, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Research Foundation of the City University of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A robotic device for providing vertical mobility has a payload is disposed inside a central compartment and supported by a skid. The skid can move up and down through latch and hook pairs to keep intimate contact with the surface and cross over bumps. The apparatus uses a flexible seal to create a reliable vacuum chamber. The flexible seal comprises a foam ring inside fabric pocket. A plurality of rod and spring strips are configured to apply a downward force to the flexible seal to conform with surface curvatures. The fabric pocket fills in the gaps or seams to maintain a vacuum. The air flows inside a manifold and passes through a filter to avoid debris from damaging the vacuum motor assembly.