Cargo packaging system for mobility vehicle and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11654741-B2
Application number	US-202117379689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2021
Priority date	Dec 15, 2020
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle may include a housing mounted on the mobility vehicle; a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof; an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas; and an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle, the system comprising:
a housing having an internal space therein for accommodating cargo and mounted on the mobility vehicle;
a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof;
an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas;
an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet; and
a heat exchanger for heating or cooling the gas injected into each air cushion through heat exchange,
wherein the heat exchanger is mounted downstream of the air charging part.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including a temperature sensor provided inside the housing or in each air cushion,
wherein the heat exchanger controls a degree of heating or cooling according to values of temperature measured by the temperature sensor.

3. The system of claim 1 , further including:
a cooler configured for cooling the gas and provided between the air charging part and each air cushion, and
a heating element provided in each air cushion at a portion thereof in contact with the cargo.

4. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the housing is mounted in an internal space of the mobility vehicle, and
wherein at a lower portion of the mobility vehicle, the air charging part is provided below a point where the housing is positioned.

5. The system of claim 1 , further including a gas storage tank that stores the gas to be injected into each air cushion and supplies the gas to the air charging part connected to the gas storage tank.

6. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of the plurality of air cushions is connected to the air charging part to receive the gas, and
wherein the plurality of air cushions is connected to each other, to have a same internal pressure by the gas.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of air cushions is connected to each other in series.

8. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the air charging part is in plural to include a plurality of air charging parts,
wherein the plurality of air cushions is independent air cushions that are not connected to each other, and
wherein each air cushion independently receives the gas from each corresponding air charging part among the plurality of air charging parts.

9. The system of claim 8 , further including a gas storage tank that stores the gas to be injected into each air cushion and supplies the gas to the plurality of air charging parts connected to the gas storage tank in common.

10. The system of claim 8 , further including a plurality of gas storage tanks that store the gas to be injected into a corresponding air cushion among the plurality of air cushions and supplies the gas to a corresponding air charging part among the plurality of air charging parts.

11. The system of claim 1 , further including a pressure sensor provided in each of the plurality of air cushions,
wherein the air charging part is configured to control the gas supplied to each air cushion according to an internal pressure of each air cushion, to adjust a condition of the cargo.

12. A method of controlling a cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle of claim 1 , the method including:
loading the cargo in the internal space of the housing;
injecting the gas into the plurality of air cushions through the air charging part and fixing the cargo inside the housing; and
releasing the fixing of the cargo by discharging the gas injected into the air cushion through the outlet when transportation of the cargo is completed,
wherein the method further includes heating or cooling the gas through the heat exchanger included in the mobility vehicle, and
wherein the heat exchanger is mounted downstream of the air charging part.

13. The method of claim 12 , further including:
detecting a change of a pressure in each air cushion by a pressure sensor provided in each of the plurality of air cushions; and
controlling, by the air charging part, the gas supplied to each air cushion depending on the pressure inside of each air cushion.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of air cushions is connected to each other in series.

15. The method of claim 12 ,
wherein the air charging part is in plural to include a plurality of air charging parts,
wherein the plurality of air cushions is independent air cushions that are not connected to each other, and
wherein each air cushion independently receives the gas from each corresponding air charging part among the plurality of air charging parts.

16. A cargo packaging system for a mobility vehicle, the system comprising:
a housing having an internal space therein for accommodating cargo and mounted on the mobility vehicle;
a plurality of air cushions provided at a plurality of positions on an internal surface of the housing, and applying a pressure to and cushioning the cargo accommodated in the housing in a plurality of directions during expansion thereof;
an air charging part connected to the plurality of air cushions and configured for injecting gas into each air cushion of the housing and controlling a flow rate or a pressure of the injected gas;
an outlet controlled by the air charging part and discharging the gas injected into each air cushion to the outside of the outlet;
a cooler configured for cooling the gas and provided between the air charging part and each air cushion, and
a heating element provided in each air cushion at a portion thereof in contact with the cargo.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Kim Kye Yoon
• Kim Choung Hyoung

Classifications

• B64U2101/60

  for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons · CPC title

• B64U80/25

  for recharging batteries; for refuelling · CPC title

• B64D2201/00

  Airbags mounted in aircraft for any use · CPC title

• B64D13/06

  the air being conditioned (pressurising B64D13/02) · CPC title

• B60P7/16

  Protecting against shocks {(B60P7/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title