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

Claim 0:
1. A method of assembly of a robotic manipulator, comprising:
accessing modular components couplable with one another and combinable in different combinations to produce different types of modules;
identifying a schematic associated with the robotic manipulator capable of performing a material handling function in a logistics operation environment, the schematic indicating a subset of modular components capable of being assembled in a plurality of combinations to form modules capable of being assembled to form the robotic manipulator;
selecting the subset of modular components from the modular components based on the identified schematic, wherein components of the subset of modular components are configured to snap-fit to each other, wherein the subset of modular components 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 modules by snap-fitting the modular components of the subset of modular components based on the schematic associated with the robotic manipulator; and
assembling the robotic manipulator by coupling the modules with one another in accordance with one of the plurality of combinations of the identified schematic such that the wires or the conduits can be passed from the linkage to the actuator through the housing.