Luggage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11937677-B2
Application number	US-201916583299-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2019
Priority date	May 9, 2019
Publication date	Mar 26, 2024
Grant date	Mar 26, 2024

Abstract

A piece of luggage including a main body and a power supplying module is disclosed. The main body includes a moving module including a plurality of wheels and a main motor and a power unit electrically connected to the moving module. The wheels include an active wheel electrically connected to the main motor. The power supplying module includes a power supplying unit including a power supplying box and a battery and a connecting unit including a connecting part, a holding part and a conducting wire. The power supplying box has an output port. The battery is disposed in the power supplying box and electrically connected to the output port. The connecting part has a power port corresponding to the output port. The holding part and the conducting wire are connected to the connecting part. The conducting wire is electrically connected to the power port and the power unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A piece of luggage, comprising:
a main body, comprising:
a moving module, comprising:
a plurality of wheels, the plurality of wheels comprising an active wheel; and
a main motor electrically connected to the active wheel; and

a power unit disposed in the main body and electrically connected to the moving module; and

a power supplying module, comprising:
a power supplying unit, comprising:
a power supplying box having an output port; and
a battery disposed in the power supplying box, wherein the output port is electrically connected to the battery; and

a connecting unit, comprising:
a connecting part having a power port, wherein the power port is corresponding to the output port;
a holding part connected to the connecting part; and
a conducting wire connected to the connecting part and electrically connected to the power port and the power unit, wherein the connecting unit is connected to the main body through the conducting wire;

wherein when the power port is connected to the output port, the power supplying unit is electrically connected to the power unit, and the holding part abuts against the power supplying box to hold the power supplying unit, and
wherein an accommodating space is formed on the main body, the luggage further comprises:
a storage bag attached to the main body and disposed in the accommodating space, the storage bag comprising:
a bag body, wherein the power supplying module is disposed in the bag body, and the conducting wire is connected to the main body and passes through the bag body; and
at least one fixing member disposed on the bag body, wherein the bag body is mounted to the main body through the at least one fixing member.

2. The luggage of claim 1 , wherein a concaved portion is formed on the power supplying box, the holding part comprises a chuck, the chuck is pivoted to the connecting part, when the holding part holds the power supplying unit, the chuck clamps the concaved portion.

3. The luggage of claim 2 , wherein the holding part further comprises an elastic member disposed between the chuck and the connecting part.

4. The luggage of claim 1 , wherein the connecting unit further comprises a locking part, the locking part comprises a locking housing and a locking member, the conducting wire passes through the locking housing, the locking member is inbuilt in the locking housing, the main body further comprises a wall, and the locking housing and the conducting wire are fixed on the wall through the locking member.

5. The luggage of claim 1 , wherein the power supplying box further has an input port and an auxiliary port, the input port and the auxiliary port are electrically connected to the battery, the input port is configured to be electrically connected to an external power source, and the auxiliary port is configured to be electrically connected to a portable device.

6. The luggage of claim 5 , wherein the power supplying box further comprises a plurality of cover portions, and the plurality of cover portions are movably connected to the power supplying box and cover the input port and the auxiliary port.

7. The luggage of claim 1 , wherein the bag body comprises a first bag portion and a second bag portion, the first bag portion comprises a first top edge, a first bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge are both adjacent to the first top edge and the first bottom edge, the second bag portion comprises a second top edge, a second bottom edge, a third side edge and a fourth side edge, the third side edge and the fourth side edge are both adjacent to the second top edge and the second bottom edge, the first bottom edge is fixed to the second bottom edge, a zipper is disposed on the first top edge, the first side edge, the second side edge, the second top edge, the third side edge and the fourth side edge, and the second bag portion is selectively connected to the first bag portion through the zipper.

8. The luggage of claim 7 , wherein the main body further comprises:
a control unit disposed in the main body and electrically connected to the power unit and the moving module;
wherein the storage bag further comprises a transducer disposed on the bag body and electrically connected to the power unit and the control unit, the zipper comprises a zipper slider, when at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is rolling on a floor and the transducer does not detect the zipper slider locating at a predetermined position, the control unit controls the main motor to stop operating.

9. The luggage of claim 7 , further comprising:
a control unit disposed in the main body and electrically connected to the power unit; and
an indication module electrically connected to the power unit and the control unit and comprising an alarm unit;
wherein the storage bag further comprises a transducer, the transducer is disposed on the bag body and electrically connected to the power unit and the control unit, the zipper comprises a zipper slider, when at least one wheel of the plurality of wheels is rolling on a floor and the transducer does not detect the zipper slider locating at a predetermined position, the control unit controls the alarm unit to raise an alarm.

10. The luggage of claim 1 , wherein the bag body comprises a first bag portion and a second bag portion, the second bag portion is openably connected to the first bag portion, and the storage bag further comprises:
a first inner lining part fixed to the first bag portion and comprising a first connecting feature; and
a second inner lining part fixed to the second bag portion and comprising a second connecting feature, wherein the second connecting feature is corresponding to the first connecting feature;
wherein when the second bag portion is opened relative to the first bag portion and the first inner lining part is connected to the second inner lining part through the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature, the first bag portion, the first inner lining part, the second bag portion and the second inner lining part cooperatively defines a storage space.

11. The luggage of claim 10 , wherein the first bag portion comprises a first top edge, a first bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge are both adjacent to the first top edge and the first bottom edge, the second bag portion comprises a second top edge, a second bottom edge, a third side edge and a fourth side edge, the third side edge and the fourth side edge are both adjacent to the second top edge and the second bottom edge, and the first inner lining part further comprises:
a first side edge inner lining fixed to the first side edge; and a second side edge inner lining fixed to the second side edge;
wherein the second inner lining part further comprises:
a third side edge inner lining fixed to the third side edge; and
a fourth side edge inner lining fixed to the fourth side edge;

wherein the first connecting feature comprises:
a first connecting part disposed on the first side edge inner lining; and
a second connecting part disposed on the second side edge inner lining;

wherein the second connecting feature comprises:
a third connecting part disposed on the third side edge inner lining; and
a fourth connecting part disposed on the fourth side edge inner lining;

wherein when the first inner lining part is connected to the second inner lining part through the first connecting feature and the second connecting feature, the first side edge inner lining is connected to the third side edge inner lining through the first connecting part and the third con

Assignees

• Lingdong Tech Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Song Wei
• Yaozhang Herrickhui
• Li Song
• Qi Ou
• Tang Yaming
• Zheng Botao
• Zhang Guopeng

Classifications

• H02J13/16

  the power network being controlled at grid-level, e.g. using aggregators · CPC title

• A45C5/14 Primary

  with built-in rolling means · CPC title

• A45C5/03

  Suitcases · CPC title

• A45C13/103

  Arrangement of zip-fasteners · CPC title

• A45C15/00 Primary

  Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other {objects or} articles (A45C1/08, A45C3/14, {A45C11/321, A45C13/28} take precedence) · CPC title