Patent attributes
This new utility patent application discloses a self-balanced swiveling obstacle-crossing robot for transmission lines comprising a front running gear, a rear running gear, a front weight-shifting mechanism, a rear weight-shifting mechanism, a swiveling mechanism and a controller. The front running gear comprises an upper deck and a front wheel; the rear running gear comprises a lower deck and a rear wheel; both the front and rear wheels are nonsymmetrical rim wheels, which move on the same transmission line by gripping on to the line; when the front and rear weights move to the rear of the upper and lower decks respectively, the upper and lower decks both incline from the front to the rear and the front wheel is lifted off the transmission line; when the front and rear weights move to the front of the upper and lower decks respectively, the upper and lower decks both incline from the rear to the front, and the rear wheel is lifted off the transmission line; the swiveling mechanism enables the upper deck to rotate horizontally relative to the lower deck. The robot of this new utility patent application is able to move stably in both directions on the transmission line, cross obstacles on the line, and cross support towers with a change in line direction.
