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Patent No.:

US 11648843 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 30, 2019

Robotic systems and methods for vehicle fueling and charging

Applicant:

Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Altrincham, GB;

Inventors:

Andrew Crispin Graham, Badminton, GB;

Jason Ralph Gordon Curle, Wotton under edge, GB;

Tim Henri Ann Francois, Bristol, GB;

Julian Matthew Foxall, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

Oliver Crispin Robotics Limited, Cheshire, GB;

Attorney:

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ronnie M Mancho

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B60L 53/37 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); B60S 5/02 (2006.01); B64D 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/37 (2019.02); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60S 5/02 (2013.01); B64D 39/02 (2013.01); B64D 39/06 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A robotic system for fueling or charging a vehicle having a vehicle connector, the robotic system including a robotic arm having a plurality of sequentially arranged articulated links and at least one group of operating cables extending from a proximal end of the arm to terminate at a control link, for controlling the position of that link, the cables each having a path comprising a passage in each successive more proximal link for closely receiving the cable, a flexible conduit operably connected with the robotic arm for delivering a fluid or an electrical current, respectively, to a vehicle, the conduit being connected to a source at a first end and a delivery connector at a second end, and a control system for operating the robotic arm and the hose or cable, wherein the control system directs the robotic arm to engage the vehicle connector with the delivery connector and, upon engagement of the vehicle connector and delivery connector, the control system relaxes the robotic arm to an under-constrained condition.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Graham, Andrew. (2023). Robotic systems and methods for vehicle fueling and charging (U.S. Patent No. 11648843). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11648843

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