Patent ID: 7896112
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: B25J,B62D

Abstract:
1. A supplementary support structure for a robot, which supports a body of the robot, comprising: a contact component which is disposed in a joint located near a distal end or on a midpoint of an arm of the robot or in a joint on a midpoint of a leg of the robot, the contact component being located on a central longitudinal axis of the arm or leg of the robot so as to come into contact with a surface on which the robot is supported; a first part which lies between the joint having said contact component disposed therein and the proximal end of the arm or the leg near the body; and a second part which lies between the joint and a distal end of the arm or the leg, wherein the contact component is hidden in the joint and is not visible when viewed from an outer lateral side of the robot when the second part is not bent from the first part with the joint, and appears and protrudes from the joint when the second part is bent from the first part with the joint.