Robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11298835-B2
Application number	US-201916497540-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2019
Priority date	Mar 13, 2019
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

A robot comprises: a main PCB having an antenna disposed thereon, the antenna disposed on an upper portion of the main PCB; and a sub-PCB spaced apart from the main PCB in a horizontal direction, wherein the main PCB comprises a non-overlap region that does not overlap the sub-PCB in both the horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and all or any portion of the antenna is disposed on the non-overlap region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A robot comprising:
a main PCB having an antenna disposed thereon, the antenna disposed on an upper portion of the main PCB; and
a sub PCB spaced apart from the main PCB in a horizontal direction,
wherein the main PCB comprises a non-overlap region that does not overlap the sub PCB in both the horizontal direction and a vertical direction, and
all or any portion of the antenna is disposed on the non-overlap region of the main PCB,
wherein the main PCB further comprises an overlap region overlapping the sub PCB in the horizontal direction,
wherein a camera is spaced apart from the main PCB in front of the main PCB, and
any portion of the antenna faces above the camera in the horizontal direction.

2. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein the main PCB is disposed to be inclined such that a front surface thereof faces in a front upper direction, and
the antenna is disposed above the upper portion of the main PCB.

3. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein the main PCB has a rear surface,
the robot further comprises a circuit component disposed below a lower portion of the rear surface of the main PCB.

4. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein a top height of the main PCB is higher than a top height of the sub PCB.

5. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface case having an opening formed therein;
a back cover coupled to the interface case and configured to cover a rear surface of the main PCB; and
a display disposed in the opening and facing a region other than the non- overlap region in the horizontal direction.

6. The robot according to claim 5 , wherein the interface case comprises:
an antenna facing portion disposed in front of the non-overlap region of the main PCB in the horizontal direction and facing the non-overlap region; and
a top cover portion covering an upper side of the non-overlap region,
wherein the interface case is made of a non-metallic material.

7. The robot according to claim 5 , wherein the interface case comprises a camera accommodation portion configured to accommodate the camera, and
the camera accommodation portion is spaced apart from the overlap region in a front-rear direction in front of the overlap region.

8. The robot according to claim 7 , wherein an avoidance portion is configured to avoid the camera accommodation portion, and is formed above the sub PCB.

9. The robot according to claim 7 , comprising a front cover configured to cover the opening and the camera accommodation portion,
wherein the front cover is made of a non-metallic material.

10. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein the main PCB and the sub PCB are disposed to be inclined such that front surfaces thereof face in a front upper direction.

11. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising a microphone attached to a front surface of the sub PCB.

12. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an outer body; and
a driver connected to the outer body to perform a three-dimensional motion of the outer body.

13. A robot comprising:
an antenna configured to receive an external signal;
a camera configured to receive an image;
a first circuit board configured to have the antenna disposed on an upper portion of the first circuit board; and
a second circuit board to be horizontally spaced away from the first circuit board,
wherein the first circuit board includes:
a first region that does not horizontally overlap the second circuit board and that does not vertically overlap the second circuit board, the antenna is disposed on the first region, and
a second region that horizontally overlaps the second circuit board,

wherein the camera is spaced away from a front of the first circuit board, and
the antenna is disposed to horizontally face above the camera.

14. The robot according to claim 13 , wherein the first circuit board is a first printed circuit board (PCB), and the second circuit board is a second printed circuit board (PCB).

15. The robot according to claim 13 , further comprising:
an interface case having an opening formed therein;
a back cover coupled to the interface case and configured to cover a rear surface of the first circuit board; and
a display disposed in the opening and facing a region other than the first region.

16. The robot according to claim 15 , wherein the interface case comprises:
an antenna facing portion disposed in front of the first region of the first circuit board and facing the first region; and
a top cover portion covering an upper side of the first region,
wherein the interface case is made of a non-metallic material.

17. The robot according to claim 15 , wherein the interface case comprises a camera accommodation portion configured to accommodate the camera, and
the camera accommodation portion is spaced apart from the second region in a front-rear direction.

18. The robot according to claim 13 , further comprising:
an outer body; and
a driver connected to the outer body to perform a three-dimensional motion of the outer body.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Moonchan
• Lee Wanhee

Classifications

• B25J19/023

  including video camera means · CPC title

• B25J19/02

  Sensing devices · CPC title

• B25J9/16

  Program controls (total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, G05B19/418) · CPC title

• H01Q1/243 Primary

  with built-in antennas · CPC title

• H01Q1/24

  with receiving set · CPC title