IP Library Granted Patent US 11,446,811
Granted Patent B2
US 11,446,811 · App. 16/841,263 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Robot

Inventors: Iljae Lee (Seoul, KR); Hoseong Kang (Seoul, KR); Sunil Cho (Seoul, KR); Jaeyoung Kim (Seoul, KR); Sunghee Han (Seoul, KR); Seungjong Park (Seoul, KR); Jaemyoung Hong (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
B25J9/0009B25J5/007B25J9/161B25J11/008
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,446,811
App. No.
16/841,263
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robot includes a mobile robot provided with driving wheels, a frame provided in the mobile robot, a housing having an opening formed therein, a drawer guide having a fixed bracket installed in the housing and a moving bracket moving along the fixed bracket and drawable out through the opening, and a drawer mounted on the moving bracket to be inserted into the housing or drawn out of the housing.

Claims (77)

1. A robot, comprising:

a mobile robot including a driving wheel;

a frame provided on the mobile robot;

a housing having a rear surface with a first opening;

a plurality of drawer guides, each drawer guide including:

a fixed bracket fixed in the housing; and

a moving bracket configured to move along the fixed bracket and be drawn out through the first opening; and

a plurality of drawers, each drawer mounted on a respective one of the moving brackets to be inserted into the housing or drawn out of the housing through the first opening,

wherein the plurality of drawers includes a first drawer and a second drawer, the second drawer being below the first drawer,

wherein the plurality of drawer guides includes a first drawer guide guiding the first drawer and a second drawer guide guiding the second drawer,

wherein the robot further comprises:

a first locker configured to lock or unlock the first drawer; and

a second locker configured to lock or unlock the second drawer,

wherein the frame includes a rear surface and at least one side surface,

wherein the housing further includes a front body surrounding the rear surface of the frame and the at least one side surface of the frame,

wherein the front body includes:

a left plate and a right plate spaced apart from each other in a left-and-right direction; and

a rear plate connecting the left plate of the front body with the right plate of the front body, and

wherein each of the first locker and the second locker is mounted on the rear plate.

2. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first locker includes a locking pin for locking the first drawer, and

wherein the second locker includes a locking pin for locking the second drawer.

3. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein the first locker further includes a releaser for unlocking the locking pin of the first drawer to unlock the first drawer, and

wherein the second locker further includes a releaser for unlocking the locking pin of the second drawer to unlock the second drawer.

4. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a display; and

a display rotor provided in the frame, the display rotor being configured to rotate the display.

5. The robot according to claim 4 , wherein the display rotor rotates the display in a plurality of modes, and

wherein the plurality of modes includes:

a first mode in which a screen of the display faces a front upper side, and

a second mode in which the screen of the display faces a rear upper side.

6. A robot, comprising:

a mobile robot including a driving wheel;

a frame provided on the mobile robot;

a housing having a rear surface with a first opening;

a plurality of drawer guides, each drawer guide including:

a fixed bracket fixed in the housing; and

a moving bracket configured to move along the fixed bracket and be drawn out through the first opening; and

a plurality of drawers, each drawer mounted on a respective one of the moving brackets to be inserted into the housing or drawn out of the housing through the first opening,

wherein the plurality of drawers includes a first drawer and a second drawer, the second drawer being below the first drawer,

wherein the plurality of drawer guides includes a first drawer guide guiding the first drawer and a second drawer guide guiding the second drawer,

wherein the robot further comprises:

a first locker configured to lock or unlock the first drawer; and

a second locker configured to lock or unlock the second drawer,

wherein the first locker includes a locking pin for locking the first drawer,

wherein the second locker includes a locking pin for locking the second drawer,

wherein the first locker further includes a releaser for unlocking the locking pin of the first drawer to unlock the first drawer,

wherein the second locker further includes a releaser for unlocking the locking pin of the second drawer to unlock the second drawer,

wherein the frame includes:

a front neck having a front opening; and

a front cover covering the front neck,

wherein the releaser of the first locker passes through the front opening of the front neck, and

wherein the releaser of the second locker passes through the front opening of the front neck.

7. The robot according to claim 6 , wherein the locking pin of the first locker and the locking pin of the second locker protrude in opposite directions.

8. The robot according to claim 6 , further comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on a front surface of the front neck and covered by the front cover.

9. The robot according to claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of lockers includes a connecting terminal connected to the PCB.

10. A robot, comprising:

a mobile robot including a driving wheel;

a frame provided on the mobile robot;

a housing having a rear surface with a first opening;

a plurality of drawer guides, each drawer guide including:

a fixed bracket fixed in the housing; and

a moving bracket configured to move along the fixed bracket and be drawn out through the first opening; and

a plurality of drawers, each drawer mounted on a respective one of the moving brackets to be inserted into the housing or drawn out of the housing through the first opening,

wherein the plurality of drawers includes a first drawer and a second drawer, the second drawer being below the first drawer,

wherein the plurality of drawer guides includes a first drawer guide guiding the first drawer and a second drawer guide guiding the second drawer,

wherein the robot further comprises:

a display; and

a display rotor provided in the frame, the display rotor being configured to rotate the display,

wherein the display rotor rotates the display in a plurality of modes,

wherein the plurality of modes includes:

a first mode in which a screen of the display faces a front upper side, and

a second mode in which the screen of the display faces a rear upper side,

wherein in the first mode, the display displays information indicating that the robot is traveling, and

wherein in the second mode, the display displays at least one menu item selectable by a touch input.

11. The robot according to claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of drawers includes a pocket,

wherein each pocket includes a left plate, a right plate and an upper plate, and

wherein each pocket accommodates a respective drawer guide.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2025
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: BEAR ROBOTICS KOREA, INC.
Reel/Frame 072964/0006 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2020
From: LEE, ILJAE; KANG, HOSEONG; CHO, SUNIL; KIM, JAEYOUNG; HAN, SUNGHEE; PARK, SEUNGJONG; HONG, JAEMYOUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 052418/0396 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0158130 · Dec 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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