Cruise system using mobility vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12145697-B2
Application number	US-202117496584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2021
Priority date	Apr 6, 2021
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A cruise system using mobility vehicles, may include a cruise ship having a cabin space used as a cabin when a mobility vehicle is aboard. A mobility vehicle is configured to board or disembark the cruise ship, and when aboard, park in the cabin space to serve as a cabin. A connector electrically connects the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship to enable power exchange or data communication between the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cruise system using mobility vehicles, the cruise system comprising:
a cruise ship including a cabin space used as a cabin when a mobility vehicle is aboard thereon;
the mobility vehicle configured to board or disembark the cruise ship, and when aboard, to park in the cabin space to serve as a cabin; and
a connector configured for electrically connecting the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship to enable power exchange or data communication between the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship,
wherein, when the mobility vehicle is aboard the cruise ship, the mobility vehicle is connected to a control server, and traveling of the mobility vehicle is controlled by the control server.

2. The cruise system of claim 1 ,
wherein a door through which the mobility vehicle enters or exits is provided inside the cruise ship, and
wherein a corridor through which the mobility vehicle is movable is provided inside the cruise ship.

3. The cruise system of claim 2 ,
wherein the cabin space is at least a cabin space provided on one side or a first and a second side of the corridor to allow the mobility vehicle to park therein.

4. The cruise system of claim 3 ,
wherein when the cabin space is at least two cabin spaces, the at least two cabin spaces are provided in succession along the corridor inside the cruise ship.

5. The cruise system of claim 4 , wherein, when the mobility vehicle has entered the corridor, a movement of another mobility vehicle that has already parked in a corresponding one of the at least two cabin spaces among the mobility vehicles is restricted.

6. The cruise system of claim 1 , wherein, before the mobility vehicle is aboard thereon, the cabin space in which the mobility vehicle is to park is designated, and when the mobility vehicle is aboard thereon, the mobility vehicle is controlled by the control server to travel to and park in the designated cabin space.

7. The cruise system of claim 1 , wherein the cabin space is provided at an internal position of the cruise ship adjacent to the outside of the cruise ship, and the mobility vehicle parked in the cabin space is connected to an interior of the cruise ship through a door on a first side thereof and obtains a view outside the cruise ship through a second side thereof.

8. The cruise system of claim 1 , wherein, when the cruise ship anchors in a destination thereof, the mobility vehicle parked in the cabin space is allowed to disembark the cruise ship to serve as a tour mobility on land.

9. The cruise system of claim 1 ,
wherein the cabin space is at least a cabin space,
wherein the at least a cabin space is provided on an external portion of the cruise ship, and
wherein the mobility vehicle is fixedly parked in a designated one of the at least a cabin space of the cruise ship to serve as a cabin.

10. The cruise system of claim 9 ,
wherein the mobility vehicle fixedly parked in the designated one of the at least a cabin space of the cruise ship is configured to be disconnected from the cruise ship to serve as a lifeboat.

11. The cruise system of claim 10 , wherein the mobility vehicle is an amphibious vehicle configured for operating on land and water.

12. The cruise system of claim 9 , wherein the mobility vehicle is spatially connected to the interior of the cruise ship through a door on one side thereof while being fixed outside the cruise ship.

13. The cruise system of claim 9 , wherein the cruise ship further includes:
a lift unit configured to hold and move upwardly and downwardly the mobility vehicle located outside the cruise ship,
wherein the lift unit is configured to hold the mobility vehicle and then to move the mobility vehicle upward outside the cruise ship, so that the mobility vehicle is located in the designated cabin space and fixed to an external side portion of the cruise ship.

14. The cruise system of claim 1 , wherein the mobility vehicle includes a drive battery configured to be charged by the cruise ship through the connector.

15. A cruise system using mobility vehicles, the cruise system comprising:
a cruise ship provided with a cabin space used as a cabin when a mobility vehicle is aboard thereon, wherein the cruise ship includes a connector configured for electrically connecting the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship to enable power exchange or data communication between the mobility vehicle and the cruise ship; and
a control server, wherein, when the mobility vehicle is aboard the cruise ship, the mobility vehicle is connected to the control server of the cruise ship, and traveling of the mobility vehicle is controlled by the control server.

16. The cruise system of claim 15 , wherein the cruise ship further includes:
a lift unit configured to hold and move upwardly and downwardly the mobility vehicle located outside the cruise ship,
wherein the lift unit is configured to hold the mobility vehicle and then to move the mobility vehicle upward outside the cruise ship, so that the mobility vehicle is located in the cabin space and fixed to an external side portion of the cruise ship.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Lee Sang Heon
• Hwang Jin Ho
• Cha Dong Eun
• Kang Joo Yean

Classifications

• G05D1/247

  using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle, e.g. navigation beacons · CPC title

• G05D1/81

  Handing over between on-board automatic and on-board manual control · CPC title

• B63B29/02

  Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof · CPC title

• B60L2200/32

  Waterborne vessels · CPC title

• B63B2035/004

  Passenger vessels, e.g. cruise vessels or the like · CPC title