A drive arrangement (20) suitable for a mobile robot and particularly for an autonomous surface treating appliance. The drive arrangement (20)comprises a drive housing (90) adapted to be mounted on a chassis of a mobile robot and includes a drive motor (100) operatively connected to a drive shaft having a drive axis. The drive arrangement (20) further comprises a linkage member (92) rotatably mounted to the drive housing (90) about a pivot axis, a first wheel (94) carried by the drive shaft, a second wheel (96) carried by the linkage member (92), and means (98) for transmitting drive from the first wheel (94) to the second wheel (96).
Drive arrangement for a mobile robot
2015-12-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / A47L DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING , Waschen oder Reinigen im Haushalt / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |