US 12,280,494 B2
Electrical transfer assemblies for robotic devices
Devin Billings, Waltham, MA (US); and Steven Potter, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Boston Dynamics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/073,646.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181661 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B25J 9/06 (2006.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); H05K 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 19/0025 (2013.01) [B25J 17/00 (2013.01); H05K 1/144 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a first member including a set of electrically conductive annular surfaces; and
a second member including a set of electrically conductive components configured to contact the set of electrically conductive annular surfaces, wherein the first member and the second member are included within a component of a robot, and
wherein each component in the set of electrically conductive components includes a first convex curvilinear portion having a first end and a second end, wherein the first convex curvilinear portion is configured to contact a corresponding annular surface in the set of electrically conductive annular surfaces, and wherein a radius of curvature of the first convex curvilinear portion between the first end and the second end is greater than the radius of curvature of the first convex curvilinear portion at the first end and/or the second end.