Patent ID: 11865695
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A humanoid hugging assembly for facilitating a user to receive a hug, said assembly comprising:
a humanoid animatronic having a torso and a pair of arms and a pair of hands each being disposed on a respective one of said arms, said pair of arms being positionable in a resting position having said arms extending downwardly along said torso and having a palm of each of said hands facing said torso, each of said arms being positionable in an invitation position having each of said arms extending downwardly along said torso and having said paint of each of said hands being directed forwardly with respect to said torso wherein said pair of arms is configured to visually alert a user to approach said humanoid animatronic, each of said arms being positionable in a hugging position having each of said arms being crossed in front of said torso wherein said pair of arms is configured to embrace the user;
a base being disposed on a bottom end of said torso wherein said base is configured to be positioned on a support surface having said humanoid torso being vertically oriented, said base having an upper surface and a lower surface, said bottom end of said torso being coupled to said upper surface wherein said lower surface is configured to rest on the support surface;
a motion sensor being integrated into said humanoid animatronic wherein said motion sensor is configured to sense motion of the user approaching said humanoid animatronic, said motion sensor being integrated into a front side of said torso;
a motion unit being integrated into said humanoid animatronic, said motion unit being in mechanical communication with each of said arms, said motion unit being in a normally de-actuated condition having each of said arms being positioned in said resting position, said motion unit actuating each of said arms into said invitation position when said motion sensor senses motion, said motion unit actuating each of said arms into said hugging position when a predetermined duration of time has passed when motion sensor senses motion, said motion unit comprising:
a control circuit being integrated into the humanoid animatronic, said. control circuit receiving an invitation input, said control circuit receiving a hug input, said control circuit receiving a de-actuate input, said control circuit including an electronic timer, said electronic timer counting down a pre-determined duration of time when said control circuit receives said hug input, said control circuit receiving said de-actuate input when said electronic timer finishes counting down said pre-determined duration of time;
a pair of shoulder servos, each of said shoulder servos being disposed in a shoulder of a respective one of said arms, each of said shoulder servos being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said shoulder servos being actuated to urge each of said arms into said hugging position when said control circuit receives said hug input, each of said shoulder servos being actuated to urge each of said arms into said resting position when said control circuit receives said de-actuate input;
a pair of elbow servos, each of said elbow servos being disposed in an elbow of a respective one of said arms, each of said elbow servos being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said elbow servos being actuated to urge a forearm of said respective arm into a perpendicular orientation with an upper arm of said respective arm when said control circuit receives said hug input, each of said elbow servos being in a normally de-actuated condition having said forearm being oriented coli near with said upper arm, each of said elbow servos de-actuated when said control circuit receives said de-actuate input; and
a pair of wrist servos, each of said wrist servos being disposed in a wrist of a respective one of said arms, each of said wrist servos being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said wrist servos being actuated to rotate a respective one of said hands such that said palm of each of said hands faces forwardly when said control circuit receives said invitation input, each of said wrist servos being actuated to rotate said respective hand such that said palm of said respective hand faces said torso when said control circuit receives said hug input, each of said wrist servos being de-actuated when said control circuit receives said de-actuate input;

an electronic memory being integrated into said humanoid animatronic, said electronic memory being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said electronic memory storing data comprising a plurality of verbal phrases of affirmation;
a speaker being integrated into said humanoid animatronic wherein said speaker is configured to emit audible sound outwardly therefrom, said speaker being integrated into a chest of said torso wherein said speaker is configured to be directed toward a head of the user when the user approaches said humanoid animatronic, said speaker being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said speaker being turned on when said control circuit receives said hug input; and
a power supply being integrated into said humanoid animatronic, said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said power supply comprising:
a rechargeable battery being integrated into said humanoid animatronic, said rechargeable battery being electrically coupled to said control circuit; and
a charge port being recessed into said humanoid animatronic wherein said charge port is configured to receive a charge cord, said charge port being electrically coupled to said rechargeable battery for charging said rechargeable battery.