MECANUM WHEELS APPLIED TO THE SYSTEM FOR MOVING A SUSPENDED MOBILE PLATFORM ON VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLAT SURFACES

摘要

The present invention relates to the construction of Mecanum wheels for a robot-operated painting system. The wheels have special features in view of the difficulties and stresses of the location in which they will be applied. They have been designed to facilitate the movement of the painting system on vertical and horizontal walls and to avoid coating losses. The Mecanum wheels comprise a set of caps that are used to secure the rollers. The rollers, which are arranged at 45° and have a convex-cylindrical shape, contain bearings that pass through the central axis thereof and are designed with ball bearings at the ends of the bearings. The magnetic base is arranged between the two wheels, being at an optimum height so that it exerts a magnetic force on the surface and can overcome obstacles. The geometries and materials of the Mecanum wheels have been designed to be inert to the coating.