US 12,434,377 B2
Lifting mechanism and robot employing mechanism
Chun-Yuan Chien, New Taipei (TW); and Ya-Wei Yi, New Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd., Yantai (CN); and HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed by Futaijing Precision Electronics (Yantai) Co., Ltd., Yantai (CN); and HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei (TW)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,426.
Claims priority of application No. 202210449987.X (CN), filed on Apr. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339098 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B25J 5/02 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC B25J 9/0009 (2013.01) [B25J 5/02 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lifting mechanism configured to be electrically connected to a controller of a robot, the lifting mechanism comprising:
a lifting member comprising at least two guide rods, wherein the at least two guide rods are arranged on both sides of the lifting member and extend along a lifting direction of the lifting member, the at least two guide rods are connected through a top plate at the top of the at least two guide rods, the lifting member is fixedly connected to the top plate, the lifting member is configured to drive the at least two guide rods to move up or down along the lifting direction;
a first detection element arranged at a first distance from the top plate, wherein the first detection element is separable from the top plate, the first detection element is configured to output a first position signal in response to a detection of the at least two guide rods are located at a first height, and the first position signal is configured to instruct the controller to control the lifting member to move up or down; and
a second detection element arranged at a second distance from the top plate, wherein the second detection element is configured to output a second position signal in response to a detection of the at least two guide rods are located at a second height, and the second position signal is configured to instruct the controller to control the lifting member to move up or down.