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Granted Patent B2
US 11,540,627 · App. 16/628,218 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Serving module and robot having the same

Inventors: Chungin Jung (Seoul, KR); Sunho Yang (Seoul, KR); Eulpyo Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
A47B31/00A47F10/06B25J5/007B25J9/0003B60P1/02B60Q3/30E05F15/608A47B2031/002A47B2031/007B25J11/008B25J11/0045G07C9/00896
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,540,627
App. No.
16/628,218
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the present embodiment, a serving module includes: a tray; a main body formed therein with a tray space configured to accommodate the tray and having a tray entrance; a tray moving device configured to move at least a part of the tray out of the tray entrance or move an entire of the tray into the tray space; a door configured to open and close the tray entrance; and a door driving device connected to the door to open and close the door.

Claims (17)

1. A serving module, comprising:

a tray;

a main body having a tray receiving space configured to accommodate the tray therein, the main body having a tray entrance in communication with the tray receiving space;

a door configured to open and close the tray entrance;

a door driver connected to the door to open and close the door; and

an indicator located on the main body, the indicator being configured to change a lighting pattern according to a moving direction of the door during an operation of the door,

wherein the indicator includes a plurality of light sources, and

wherein the light sources are sequentially turned on or off along the moving direction to indicate the moving direction of the door.

2. The serving module according to claim 1 , further comprising an inner light to emit light into the tray receiving space when the door is opened.

3. A serving module, comprising:

a tray;

a main body having a tray receiving space configured to accommodate the tray therein, the main body having a tray entrance in communication with the tray receiving space;

a door configured to open and close the tray entrance;

a door driver connected to the door to open and close the door; and

an indicator located on the main body, the indicator being configured to change a lighting pattern according to a moving direction of the door during an operation of the door,

wherein the indicator includes a plurality of light sources, and

wherein the light sources are sequentially turned on and then turned off along the moving direction to indicate the moving direction of the door.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: JUNG, CHUNGIN; YANG, SUNHO; HONG, EULPYO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 051411/0078 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210212455A1 · Jul 15, 2021
Cited By (2)
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