IP Library Granted Patent US 11,292,121
Granted Patent B2
US 11,292,121 · App. 16/422,028 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Robot

Inventor: Moonchan Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
B25J9/0003B25J9/00B25J9/0021H02K11/33H04L12/282H05K1/0213H02K2211/03H04L2012/2841
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Patent No.
US 11,292,121
App. No.
16/422,028
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robot includes a spin body, and a drive motor, a spin motor, and a PCB connected electrically to the spin motor and the drive motor mounted on the spin body. Accordingly, the spin motor, the driving motor, and the PCB are rotated together with the spin body, so that relative movement does not occur between the PCB and the respective motors, and tangling or twisting of the connection member electrically connecting the respective motors and the PCB does not occur.

Claims (65)

1. A robot comprising:

a base;

a first body connected to the base and configured to be rotatable;

a first motor which provides power to rotate the first body with respect to the base;

a second body which is fixed to a shaft connected to the first body and configured to be tiltable with respect to the first body;

a second motor which provides power to tilt the second body about the shaft; and

a first printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the first motor and the second motor, wherein the first motor, the second motor, and the PCB are mounted on the first body,

wherein the second body includes:

a tilting base positioned above the first body and connected to the shaft, the tilting base being configured to be tiltable with respect to the first body; and

a tilting housing in which the tilting base is fixed, an upper space being provided inside the tilting housing, and the tilting base being accommodated in the upper space.

2. The robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first body includes:

a spin housing which has a space formed therein; and

a spin cover connected to the spin housing and on which the first PCB is mounted.

3. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein one of the first motor and the second motor is mounted on a lower surface of the spin cover, and the other of the first motor and the second motor is mounted on an upper surface of the spin cover.

4. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein the base includes:

a base body on which a base PCB electrically connected to the first PCB is mounted; and

a first body connector which is attached to a top of the base body and to which the first body is rotatably connected,

wherein the first body connector includes a hollow space through which a connection member electrically connecting the first PCB to the base PCB passes.

5. The robot according to claim 4 , wherein a center axis of the hollow space coincides with a rotation axis of the first body.

6. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein the first motor is provided between the spin cover and the tilting base.

7. The robot according to claim 2 , wherein the second motor is accommodated in a space formed inside of the spin housing.

8. The robot according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface which is electrically connected to the first PCB and accommodated in the first body.

9. The robot according to claim 8 , wherein the first PCB is mounted on an upper surface of the first body, and wherein the first body includes a through-hole through which a connection member electrically connecting the first PCB to the interface passes.

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

at least one interface which is mounted on the tilting housing and positioned above the tilting base;

an interface PCB electrically attached to the at least one interface; and

an intermediate PCB which is mounted on the tilting base and electrically connected to the interface PCB and the first PCB, respectively.

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

an interface which is mounted on the tilting housing and positioned above the tilting base;

an interface PCB electrically attached to the interface; and

an intermediate PCB which is mounted on the second body, wherein the tilting base includes a through-hole through which a connection member electrically connecting the first PCB and the intermediate PCB passes.

12. The robot according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a battery which is mounted on the tilting base and electrically connected to the intermediate PCB.

13. A robot comprising:

a base;

a first body which is rotatably connected to the base;

a second body fixed to a shaft connected to the first body and configured to be tiltable with respect to the first body;

at least one interface mounted on the second body, the at least one interface configured to be tilted together with the second body;

an interface printed circuit board (PCB) electrically attached to the interface;

a drive PCB provided in the first body; and

an intermediate PCB which is mounted on the second body and electrically connected to the interface PCB and the drive PCB,

wherein a distance between the drive PCB and the intermediate PCB is less than a distance between the interface PCB and the intermediate PCB,

wherein the second body includes:

a tilting base positioned above the first body and connected to the shaft, the tilting base being configured to be tiltable with respect to the first body; and

a tilting housing in which the tilting base is fixed, an upper space being provided inside the tilting housing,

wherein the tilting base is accommodated in the upper space.

14. The robot according to claim 13 ,

wherein a height from a lower surface of the base to the intermediate PCB is higher than a height from a lower surface of the base to the drive PCB and lower than a height from a lower surface of the base to the interface PCB.

15. The robot according to claim 13 ,

wherein the drive PCB is mounted on an upper surface of the first body to face a lower surface of the tilting base.

16. The robot according to claim 13 ,

wherein the intermediate PCB is seated on an upper surface of the tilting base, and

wherein the tilting base includes a through-hole through which a connection member electrically connecting the drive PCB and the intermediate PCB passes.

17. A robot comprising:

a base;

a first body configured to horizontally rotate with respect to the base;

a tilting base positioned above the first body and connected to a shaft connected to the first body, the tilting base being configured to be tiltable with respect to the first body; and

a tilting housing in which the tilting base is fixed, an upper space being provided inside the tilting housing,

a battery mounted on the tilting base; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on the tilting base and electrically connected to the battery,

wherein the tilting base is accommodated in the upper space.

18. The robot according to claim 17 , wherein the battery at least partially overlaps with the shaft in a vertical direction.

19. The robot according to claim 17 , wherein a height from a lower surface of the base to the tilting base is less than half a height from the lower surface of the base to an upper end of the tilting housing.

20. The robot according to claim 17 , further comprising:

at least one interface mounted on the tilting housing, wherein the at least one interface is eccentric to a vertical axis of rotation of the first body, and wherein the battery is eccentric to the vertical axis of rotation of the first body opposite to the at least one interface.

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 May 24, 2019
From: KIM, MOONCHAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 049278/0427 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0072869 · Jun 25, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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