Movable container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11110949-B2
Application number	US-201916718088-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	Aug 31, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A movable container includes an outer shell, a handle tube and a case. A surface of the outer shell includes a first part and a second part, and a height deviation locates between the first part of the surface and the second part of the surface toward a normal direction of the surface. The handle tube is located between the first part of the surface and the second part of the surface, and a part of a handle of the movable container is embedded in the handle tube. The case covers the handle tube and attaches to the surface via an attachment mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A movable container, comprising:
an outer shell, wherein a surface of the outer shell comprises a first part and a second part, and a height deviation locates between the first part of the surface and the second part of the surface toward a normal direction of the surface;
a handle tube, extending outwardly from the second part of the surface and located between the first part of the surface and the second part of the surface, wherein a part of a handle of the movable container is embedded in the handle tube; and
a case, detachably attached to the handle tube and the second part of the surface of the outer shell via an attachment mechanism, wherein the case is arranged to accommodate a detachable battery providing current;
a sensing device, driven by the current from the detachable battery, including:
an image sensor, positioned on the handle and arranged to sense a distance feature and a recognition feature, wherein the movable container uses the distance feature and the recognition feature to follow a target; and
a proximity sensor, arranged to avoid an obstacle.

2. The movable container of claim 1 , wherein the outer shell is made of a first material and the case is made of a second material, and a hardness of the second material is less than a hardness of the first material.

3. The movable container of claim 1 , wherein the case includes an inner part and an outer part, the inner part is attached to the second part of the surface and the handle tube via the attachment mechanism, and outer part is attached to the first part of the surface.

4. The movable container of claim 1 , further comprising:
a detachable power supply device, covered by the case and fixed by an elastic band.

5. The movable container of claim 4 , further comprising:
a plurality of motors arranged to provide a momentum to the movable container; and
a power distribution board coupled to the plurality of motors and the detachable power supply device; wherein a wire between the power distribution board and the detachable power supply device go through an opening.

6. The movable container of claim 5 , wherein the opening is located on the second part of the surface.

7. The movable container of claim 5 , wherein the opening is cut through between the second part of the surface and the case.

8. The movable container of claim 7 , wherein the opening is located on the handle tube.

9. The movable container of claim 4 , further comprising:
a power distribution board coupled to the sensing device and the detachable power supply device; wherein a wire between the power distribution board and the detachable power supply device go through an opening.

10. The movable container of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor is located on another surface of the movable container or on a top of the handle.

11. The movable container of claim 1 , further comprising:
a processing circuit, electrically connected to the sensing device, wherein the processing circuit is arranged to process the recognition feature; and
an electronic device, covered by the case and fixed by an elastic band, and electrically connected to the detachable power supply device and the sensing device, wherein the electronic device is arranged to provide an additional computing power.

12. The movable container of claim 1 , wherein the handle is a single rod handle, and the single rod handle separates the second part of the surface.

13. The movable container of claim 1 , the attachment mechanism comprises an adhesive.

Assignees

• Lingdong Tech Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yao Bohan
• Wu Yue
• Yaozhang Herrickhui

Classifications

• A45C5/14

  with built-in rolling means · CPC title

• G06T7/73

  using feature-based methods · CPC title

• H02B1/20

  Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00) · CPC title

• B62B5/0033

  Electric motors · CPC title

• A45C13/262

  for wheeled luggage · CPC title