Patent ID: 6145611
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61G,B60K,B60Y,B62D

Abstract:
A computerizable robotic automated bogie for mounting to a platform comprising:a drive motor mounted to a top of the platform;a base plate mounted to a bottom of the platform below the motor;a main drive shaft extending downwardly from the drive motor through the platform and base plate;a rotatable gear plate rotatably coupled to a bottom of the base plate with a bearing assembly situated therebetween, the rotatable gear plate having a plurality of gear teeth formed in a periphery thereof;a pair of oil pan halves fixed to the base plate to encompass the rotatable gear plate and drive shaft and further define a closed upper oil pan;a pair of weight-bearing yoke halves fixed to a central extent of a bottom of the rotatable gear plate and further rotatable with respect to the pair of oil pan halves, the yoke halves encompassing the drive shaft and further defining a lower oil pan;a differential assembly operatively coupled to the drive shaft within the lower oil pan;a pair of wheels each having axles extending through a lower portion of the weight-bearing yoke halves for coupling with the differential assembly thereby effecting rotation of the wheels about a horizontal axis upon the actuation of the drive motor; andan azimuth motor mounted within the upper oil pan and operatively coupled to the angled teeth of the rotatable gear plate for selectively rotating the horizontal axis about which the wheels reside.