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US 12,403,967 · App. 18/028,521 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Unmanned vehicle with separable functional module

Inventors: Tongchao Wu (Hunan, CN); Xiangjing An (Hunan, CN)
Assignee: CHANGSHA XINGSHEN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
B62D63/025B62D33/077
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Patent No.
US 12,403,967
App. No.
18/028,521
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module includes a functional module, a chassis for supporting the functional module, and a vehicle head mounted on the chassis, a locking mechanism connected to the functional module is disposed on the chassis or the vehicle head, and the functional module is combined with or separated from the chassis or the vehicle head through locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism.

Claims (10)

1. An unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module, comprising a functional module, a chassis for supporting the functional module, and a vehicle head mounted on the chassis, wherein a locking mechanism connected to the functional module is disposed on the chassis or the vehicle head, and the functional module is combined with or separated from the chassis or the vehicle head through locking or unlocking of the locking mechanism,

wherein mounting grooves are formed on two sides of a front end of the chassis, laser radars are disposed in the mounting grooves, a wheel track of a front wheel set of the chassis is less than a wheel track of a rear wheel set of the chassis, avoiding recesses are formed on two sides of the chassis and are located between the front wheel set and the rear wheel set, and the avoiding recesses expands a visual field of sensors.

2. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 1 , wherein limit grooves are formed at a top portion of the chassis, a pair of limit guide strips is disposed at a bottom of the functional module, and the limit guide strips are disposed in the limit grooves.

3. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 2 , wherein the limit guide strips and the limit grooves are of an inverted right trapezoid structure, and right-angle sides of one pair of the limit guide strips are arranged opposite to each other.

4. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises a locking seat mounted on the chassis or the vehicle head, a locking screw penetrating through the locking seat, and a locking nut disposed on the locking screw, a locking cavity allowing a head of the locking screw to rotate in and a locking hole connected to the locking cavity are formed in the functional module, and the head of the locking screw penetrates through the locking hole or presses against a side edge of the locking hole.

5. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 4 , wherein the locking hole and the head of the locking screw are of a kidney-shaped structure.

6. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 4 , wherein two first stop blocks positioning the head of the locking screw are disposed on the locking seat and are oppositely disposed on two sides of the locking screw, a second stop block is disposed at one end of one of the two first stop blocks, and another second stop block is disposed at another end of the other one of the two first stop blocks.

7. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 1 , wherein the functional module is a cargo box, an automatic vending cabinet module, a charger combination module, a fire-fighting module, a sterilization module, a sprinkling module, or a sweeping module.

8. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 1 , wherein a lifting mechanism is disposed on the chassis.

9. The unmanned vehicle with a separable functional module according to claim 1 , wherein a travel mechanism is disposed on the functional module, and a guide mechanism for guiding the functional module to move onto or off from a vehicle body is disposed on the chassis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2023
From: WU, TONGCHAO; AN, XIANGJING
To: CHANGSHA XINGSHEN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 063138/0900 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011035689.3 · Sep 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240025501A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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