Robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11192252-B2
Application number	US-201916440313-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2019
Priority date	Jun 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 7, 2021
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021

Abstract

A robot is provided. The robot includes a lower module includes a wheel and a motor provided inside the lower module, and an upper module disposed at an upper portion of the lower module and including a trash can assembly and a display unit. The upper module includes a body part coupled to the upper portion of the lower module and a head part rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body part. The body part includes a front case forming a front outer appearance of the body part and including the trash can assembly provided inside the front case, and a rear case forming a rear outer appearance of the body part and including the display unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A robot comprising:
a first housing, a wheel that rotates to move the robot being provided at the first housing; and
a second housing coupled to the first housing, a bin and a display being provided at the second housing,
wherein the second housing includes:
a first case forming an outer appearance of the second housing in a first horizontal direction, the bin being provided in the first case; and
a second case forming an outer appearance of the second housing in a second horizontal direction that differs from the first horizontal direction, the display being provided in the second case.

2. The robot of claim 1 , wherein the first case has an opening through which garbage is inserted into an interior of the bin, and
wherein the opening is positioned above the bin.

3. The robot of claim 2 , wherein the second housing further includes:
a chute to guide garbage, which is inserted through the opening in the first case, to the bin, and
wherein the chute is positioned above the bin and inside the first case.

4. The robot of claim 3 , further comprising a cover,
wherein the chute has an opening into which a portion of the cover is inserted, and
wherein the cover selectively blocks at least a portion of the opening of the chute.

5. The robot of claim 3 , wherein the chute includes:
a front surface having a front opening into which a portion of the cover is inserted;
a pair of lateral side surfaces extending in a rearward direction from sides of the front surface; and
a rear surface connected to ends of the pair of lateral side surfaces, and
wherein lower ends of the front surface, the lateral side surfaces, and the rear surface are connected with each other to form a bottom opening.

6. The robot of claim 5 , wherein the bin is formed to have an open top, and
wherein the bottom opening of the chute is positioned above the open top of the bin.

7. The robot of claim 5 , wherein the chute further includes a locking extension, and
wherein the locking extension is bent downward from the front surface and is configured to be inserted into a step surface provided inside the first case.

8. The robot of claim 5 , wherein the chute further includes a blocking surface to prevent garbage, which has passed through the opening in the first case, from going rearward from the chute, and
wherein the blocking surface is formed to extend from an upper end of the rear surface and to be connected with the pair of lateral side surfaces.

9. The robot of claim 2 , further comprising a cover, wherein the cover is rotated to selectively open or close at least a portion of the opening of the first case.

10. The robot of claim 9 , further comprising:
a motor to generate a force; and
a frame configured to receive the force from the motor and to apply the force to the cover such that the cover moves in the opening in the first case.

11. The robot of claim 10 , further comprising:
a first horizontal frame provided inside the second housing;
an inner case provided to extend upright on the first horizontal frame to form an electronic part chamber; and
a second horizontal frame provided on an upper end of the inner case,
wherein the motor is mounted on a top surface of the second horizontal frame.

12. The robot of claim 2 , wherein the first case includes:
a storage chamber to receive the bin therein; and
a door to selectively open or close the storage chamber.

13. The robot of claim 12 , wherein the storage chamber is formed as a portion of a front surface of the first case that is recessed rearward, and
wherein the bin is mounted detachably from the storage chamber.

14. The robot of claim 13 , wherein the storage chamber includes a bottom surface on which the bin is placed, sides surfaces connected to the bottom surface, and a rear surface coupled to the side surfaces and the bottom surface, and
wherein sensors are provided on the side surfaces to detect an amount of garbage stored in the bin.

15. The robot of claim 14 , wherein the sensor includes:
a transmitter provided on a first one of the side surfaces of the storage chamber to transmit a signal; and
a receiver provided on a second one of the side surfaces of the storage chamber to selectively receive the signal based on the amount of garbage in the bin.

16. The robot of claim 1 , further comprising;
a third case rotatably coupled to an upper region of second case, wherein a touch screen device is provided in the third case and is oriented to output visual content in the first horizontal direction.

17. A robot comprising:
a first housing, a wheel that rotates to move the robot being provided at the first housing; and
a second housing provided over the first housing, a bin and a display being provided in the second housing,
wherein the second housing includes:
an opening positioned above the bin and through which garbage is inserted into an interior of the bin; and
a chute to guide garbage, which is inserted through the opening, to the bin, and

wherein the opening opens in a first horizontal direction that differs from a second horizontal direction associated with an output of the display.

18. The robot of claim 17 , further comprising a cover,
wherein the chute includes:
a front surface having a front opening into which a portion of the cover is inserted, the cover selectively blocking at least a portion of the front opening;
a pair of lateral side surfaces extending in a rearward direction from sides of the front surface; and
a rear surface connected to the pair of lateral side surfaces, and

wherein lower ends of the front surface, the lateral side surfaces, and the rear surface are connected with each other to form a bottom opening positioned above of an open top of the bin.

19. The robot of claim 17 , further comprising:
a cover, wherein the cover is rotated to selectively open or close at least a portion of the opening of the second housing;
a motor to generate a force; and
a frame configured to receive the force from the motor and to apply the force to move the cover in the opening of the second housing.

20. The robot of claim 17 , wherein the display provides information to a user following the robot as the robot moves, and wherein the opening is not visible to the user when following the display.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Iljae
• Byun Dooil

Classifications

• B25J19/0075

  Means for protecting the manipulator from its environment or vice versa · CPC title

• B25J19/02

  Sensing devices · CPC title

• B25J5/007 Primary

  mounted on wheels · CPC title

• B25J11/008 Primary

  Manipulators for service tasks · CPC title

• B25J9/0009

  Constructional details, e.g. manipulator supports, bases · CPC title