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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B62D 57/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/02 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B62D 57/032 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A support module includes a first rigid body, a space formation body connected to the first rigid body and forming an enclosed space, and a plurality of hard particles located within the enclosed space. When at least a predetermined pressure is applied to the support module such that a volume of the enclosed space is decreased to a predetermined value, the plurality of hard particles and space formation body form a second rigid body. Such a support module may improve the stability of a walking robot, the grip of a gripping structure, or the stability of a load-bearing structure.