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Patent No.:

US 12589501 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2023

Door opening and closing robot and method of opening and closing door using the same

Applicants:

Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;

Kawasaki Robotics (Usa), Inc., Wixom, MI (US);

Inventors:

Hideki Isoda, Kobe, JP;

Kenichi Miyazaki, Kobe, JP;

Shusaku Yamaguchi, Novi, MI (US);

Assignees:

KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;

Kawasaki Robotics (USA), INC., Wixom, MI (US);

Attorneys:

METROLEX IP LAW GROUP, PLLC

Robert L. Scott, Esq.

Primary Examiner:

Dale Moyer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/04 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 18/04 (2013.01); B25J 11/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract

A door opening and closing robot according to one or more embodiments may include a base; a robot arm connected to the base that includes an arm that is rotatable and a motor that rotates the arm; and a door operating tool that is connected to the robot arm and moves with a rotation of the arm. The robot arm drives the motor to rotate the door operating tool and detects presence of the door based on a change in torque of the motor.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Isoda, Hideki. (2026). Door opening and closing robot and method of opening and closing door using the same (U.S. Patent No. 12589501). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12589501

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