Patent SG-11201811646Y-A (SG)
Title: Movable hardstop for a robotic component
Inventor: VANCE ERIC
IPC: B25J9/10
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 11111 HIM 0 11101 0I0 11111 01 II 0 0111011101 MO 1110 1101 I 11110 ill OEN Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/009706 Al 11 January 2018 (11.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: POWELL, W., Allen et al.; P.O. Box 692289, B25J 9/10 (2006.01) Houston, Texas 77269 (US). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/US2017/040961 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 06 July 2017 (06.07.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (25) Filing Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (26) Publication Language: English KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 15/204,780 07 July 2016 (07.07.2016) US SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicant: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC [US/US]; 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Califor- (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every nia 91608 (US). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (72) Inventors: VANCE, Eric; 1000 Universal City Plaza, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Lakewood Bldg, Orlando, Florida 32819 (US). BLUM, Steven, C.; 1000 Universal City Plaza, Orlando, Florida TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, — 32819 (US). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = (54) Title: MOVABLE HARDSTOP FOR A ROBOTIC COMPONENT 10 = 'I , = 20 = — = = = _ ''' ,14 v 39 ' • .9 OW 38 . + i ii, 1. :,/ I 42 . ‘•, ../. 40 = _I _ — = um — =I 36 )1 26 / 13 • I 22 • 28 (Y) = = MCTOR DRIVE 25 29 % OTOR DRIVE UL = = 1 tae 1 = _ H 0 A h t 1 11 .4 0 IN 01 (57) : A robotic system includes 0 c:::: , hardstop is separated from the robotic - --- GC contacts the robotic arm in a second operating ,- 1 movement of the robotic arm and movement 0 if the second operating condition occurs, N 1 _. FIG. 4 a robotic arm and a movable hardstop disposed proximate to the robotic arm. The movable arm by at least one clearance in a first operating condition. The movable hardstop physically condition. The robotic system also includes one or more controllers configured to control of the movable hardstop such that the first operating condition is maintained or such that, the hardstop blocks movement of the robotic arm. O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/009706 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOOVIEROBIEMOVOIMIE TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))