Patent ID: 8098042
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B25J,H01R

Abstract:
1. A charging system for a walking robot which is provided with a charging station including a charging power supply and a power supplying connector connected thereto via a cable and which charges a battery mounted on the walking robot from the charging power supply by connecting the power supplying connector to a power receiving connector provided in the walking robot, the charging system comprising a lock mechanism capable of locking the power supplying connector to be connected to the power receiving connector, wherein the charging station is provided with a connector holder which holds the power supplying connector detachably, an advancing/retracting mechanism which advances and retracts the connector holder in an anteroposterior direction, and a lock operation mechanism which performs a lock operation and an unlock operation of the lock mechanism via the connector holder, with a connecting direction of the power supplying connector to the power receiving connector defined as a front side and a reverse direction defined as a rear side.