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Granted Patent B2
US 12,589,977 · App. 18/317,975 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Apparatus for information collection, cargo handling method, and monitoring system

Inventors: Longfei Wu (Shenzhen, CN); Mu Fang (Shenzhen, CN); Jianhui Yang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: EFFITO PTE. LTD.
B66F9/063B66F9/0755H04N23/50H04N23/51H04N23/695
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Patent No.
US 12,589,977
App. No.
18/317,975
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for information collection, a cargo handling method, and a monitoring system are provided in the present disclosure. The apparatus for information collection at least includes an information collecting body and a first adjusting mechanism. The information collecting body is configured to collect information of a cargo and/or a truck. The information collecting body is mounted at the first adjusting mechanism. The first adjusting mechanism is configured to drive the information collecting body to rotate around an axis.

Claims (32)

1 . An apparatus for information collection comprising:

an information collecting body configured to collect information of a cargo and/or a truck;

a first adjusting mechanism, wherein the information collecting body is mounted at the first adjusting mechanism, and the first adjusting mechanism is configured to drive the information collecting body to rotate around an axis; and

a second adjusting mechanism, wherein the first adjusting mechanism is mounted at the second adjusting mechanism, and the second adjusting mechanism is configured to drive the first adjusting mechanism to move back and forth in a first direction;

wherein the first adjusting mechanism comprises a first mounting member and a second mounting member;

the information collecting body is mounted at the first mounting member, and the second mounting member is connected to the second adjusting mechanism; and

the first mounting member has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end in a second direction, the first end is rotatably connected with the second mounting member around the axis, and the second end is detachably fixed to the second mounting member, wherein the axis, the first direction, and the second direction are perpendicular to one another.

2 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the first adjusting mechanism further comprises a first connecting member;

the first end defines a first connecting hole, and the second mounting member defines a second connecting hole corresponding to the first connecting hole; and

the first connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole, and the first end is rotatably connected with the second mounting member through the first connecting member.

3 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the first adjusting mechanism further comprises a second connecting member;

the second end defines a third connecting hole, and the second mounting member defines a fourth connecting hole corresponding to the third connecting hole; and

the second connecting member detachably passes through the third connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole, and the second end is detachably and fixedly connected with the second mounting member through the second connecting member, wherein

an orthographic projection of the third connecting hole on a reference plane is a first projection, an orthographic projection of the fourth connecting hole on the reference plane is a second projection, and during rotation of the first mounting member, the first projection always partially overlaps the second projection, wherein the reference plane is a plane perpendicular to the axis.

4 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the first mounting member defines a mounting groove for mounting the information collecting body.

5 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the first mounting member has a bottom wall and two first side walls, the two first side walls are disposed at two opposite ends of the bottom wall along the axis, the bottom wall and the two first side walls cooperatively define a mounting groove, and the information collecting body is mounted in the mounting groove; and

the second mounting member has a second side wall and two third side walls, the two third side walls are disposed at two opposite ends of the second side wall along the axis, the second side wall and the two third side walls cooperatively define an accommodating space, and the first mounting member is received in the accommodating space.

6 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 5 , wherein the two first side walls each define a first connecting hole and a third connecting hole in the second direction; and

the two third side walls each define a second connecting hole corresponding to the first connecting hole and a fourth connecting hole corresponding to the third connecting hole in the second direction, wherein

an orthographic projection of the third connecting hole on a reference plane is a first projection, an orthographic projection of the fourth connecting hole on the reference plane is a second projection, an orthographic projection of the first connecting hole on a reference plane is a third projection, an orthographic projection of the second connecting hole on the reference plane is a fourth projection, two first projections of two third connecting holes completely overlap with each other, two second projections of two fourth connecting holes completely overlap with each other, two third projections of two first connecting holes completely overlap with each other, two fourth projections of two second connecting holes completely overlap with each other, wherein the reference plane is a plane perpendicular to the axis.

7 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 6 , wherein the second side wall is fixedly connected with the second adjusting mechanism.

8 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the second adjusting mechanism comprises a third mounting member and a guiding member; and

the first adjusting mechanism is mounted at the third mounting member, and the third mounting member is slidably connected with the guiding member in the first direction.

9 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , wherein the information collecting body comprises a camera and a laser sensor connected with the camera; and

the camera is configured to collect image information of the cargo and/or the truck, and the laser sensor is configured to collect point-cloud information of the cargo and/or the truck.

10 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 9 , wherein the camera is a two-dimensional (2D) camera, and the 2D camera is configured to collect 2D image information of the cargo and/or the truck; or

the camera is a three-dimensional (3D) camera, and the 3D camera is configured to collect 3D image information of the cargo and/or the truck.

11 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 9 , wherein the laser sensor is a 2D laser sensor, and the 2D laser sensor is configured to collect 2D point-cloud information of the cargo and/or the truck; or

the laser sensor is a 3D laser sensor, and the 3D laser sensor is configured to collect 3D point-cloud information of the cargo and/or the truck.

12 . The apparatus for information collection of claim 1 , further comprising a housing, wherein the housing defines an accommodating cavity for accommodating the information collecting body.

13 . A monitoring system comprising the apparatus for information collection of claim 1 .

14 . The monitoring system of claim 13 , wherein at least one apparatus for information collection is arranged around a truck parking area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2023
From: WU, LONGFEI; LI, LUYANG; FANG, MU; YANG, JIANHUI
To: EFFITO PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 063650/0068 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202221172655.3 · May 16, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230365384A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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