Patent ID: 8381826
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A fire fighting robot consisting of: a frame assembly, a housing and a fire extinguishing mechanism disposed on said frame for ejecting a fire suppressant onto a fire; a caterpillar drive assembly including a left caterpillar drive unit, a left engine for rotating said left caterpillar drive unit in a forward and rearward direction and a right caterpillar drive unit and a right engine for rotating said right caterpillar drive unit in a forward and rearward direction and a first remote control means for controlling said engines to thereby position said robot with respect to a fire; a sprinkler for cooling said robot; wherein moving the robot in a forward direction opens a water valve to pump water onto a fire and moving the robot in a reverse direction shuts off the flow of water, and if the robot moves forward, it opens a sprinkler for cooling the robot and when it moves in reverse it stops the flow of water; illumination means and video means for displaying an image of an area around said robot at a remote location and means for cooling the interior and exterior of said robot; and second remote control means for controlling a nozzle and means for raising and lowering said nozzle for directing a flow of fire suppressant onto a fire; in which said robot has a length of about 116 cm, a width of about 85 cm and a height of about 90 cm; and which includes an outer housing and in which said camera is rotatable about a vertical axis and is retractable into said outer housing; and wherein said cooling means includes a water sprinkler for cooling an exterior surface of the robot and a pump for removing any accumulated liquid from the interior of said housing.