Patent ID: 11926048
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. A method comprising,
accessing modules couplable with one another and combinable in different combinations to produce different types of robotic manipulators;
identifying a schematic associated with a robotic manipulator, the schematic indicating a subset of modules capable of being assembled to form the robotic manipulator, wherein components of the subset of modules are configured to snap-fit to each other, wherein the subset of modules comprises:
a housing comprising a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion intersecting perpendicularly and integrally formed with the first tubular portion, wherein the first tubular portion defines a collar including a first opening, and the second tubular portion defines a second opening and a third opening that are coaxial, wherein the second opening has an angled periphery, wherein each of the first, second, and third opening extends into a hollow interior to allow routing wires or conduits to pass through and between at least one of the first opening, the second opening, or the third opening,
a cover with a cover opening and couplable at the second opening, wherein an orientation of the cover is restricted by the angled periphery of the second opening or a cutout engageable with the first tubular portion of the collar, wherein the cover opening allows access to the wire or the conduit through the cover opening,
a linkage configured to couple external to the collar and allow access to the wires or the conduits through the linkage,
an actuator receivable through the third opening, and
an adapter configured to receive the actuator and snap-fit within the third opening,

assembling the robotic manipulator by snap-fitting the subset of modules with one another in accordance with the identified schematic such that the wires or the conduits can be passed from the linkage to the actuator through the housing.