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US 12,269,696 B2Granted
Mobility and apparatus for loading and unloading cargo
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsKye Yoon Kim, Ji A Lee, Ji Min Han, Ki Seok Sung, Jong Kyu Choi, Young Jun Byun, Jong Min Oh, Jae Hoon Chung
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a mobility capable of automating loading and unloading of a cargo without the aid of manpower and an apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo. The mobility includes a cargo hold that accommodates a cargo; and a loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cargo hold and installed so as to be able to tilt toward any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold.
Claims18
A mobility, comprising:
- a cargo hold that accommodates a cargo;
- a loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of the cargo hold and installed so as to be configured to tilt toward any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold;
- a plurality of guides formed on an upper surface of the loading plate and configured to:
- support a package unit on which the cargo is placed;
- and
- guide the package unit to move in a width direction of the loading plate;
- an inclined surface provided on at least one side surface of each guide of the plurality of guides and inclined with respect to width direction of the loading plate;
- and
- a groove portion widened toward a door of the cargo hold and gradually narrowed on an opposite side, wherein the groove portion is formed between the plurality of guides, adjacent to each other by the inclined surface.
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An apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo, comprising:
- a loading plate of a mobility, the loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of a cargo hold of the mobility that accommodates a cargo and installed so as to be configured to tilt towards any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold,
- a transport robot, configured to be travelable, comprising a pusher configured to push the cargo, positioned on a top plate of the transport robot, to the loading plate;
- a plurality of guide rails, formed on the top plate of the transport robot and configured to:
- support a package unit on which the cargo is placed;
- and
- guide the package unit to move in a longitudinal direction of the transport robot;
- wherein, at one end portion of each guide rail of the plurality of guide rails, an inclined surface is formed on at least one side surface of the guide rail, and a region between the inclined surfaces is formed to be widened toward the cargo hold and gradually narrowed on an opposite side.
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An apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo, comprising:
- a loading plate of a mobility, the loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of a cargo hold of the mobility that accommodates a cargo and installed so as to be configured to tilt towards any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold;
- a transport robot, configured to be travelable, comprising:
- a pusher configured to push the cargo, positioned on a top plate of the transport robot, to the loading plate;
- and
- a distance alignment unit configured to sense a distance between the transport robot and the mobility to reduce a distance from the cargo hold to a minimum distance;
- wherein the transport robot is configured to move in a width direction of the mobility until a proximity sensor of the distance alignment unit detects the mobility.
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An apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo, comprising:
- a loading plate of a mobility, the loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of a cargo hold of the mobility that accommodates a cargo and installed so as to be configured to tilt towards any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold;
- a transport robot, configured to be travelable, comprising:
- a pusher configured to push the cargo, positioned on a top plate of the transport robot, to the loading plate;
- and
- a plurality of elevators configured to raise and lower the transport robot for height alignment with one end of the loading plate, wherein each elevator comprises an expandable operation rod,
- a sensor unit is installed at an edge of the top plate;
- and
- a reaction member mounted at one end of the loading plate;
- wherein, when the transport robot is raised and lowered by an operation of the elevator, if the sensor unit detects the reaction member, the elevator is configured to stop the operation of the elevator.
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An apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo, comprising:
- a loading plate of a mobility, the loading plate positioned to be spaced apart from a bottom of a cargo hold of the mobility that accommodates a cargo and installed so as to be configured to tilt towards any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold, and
- a transport robot, configured to be travelable, comprising a pusher configured to push the cargo, positioned on a top plate of the transport robot, to the loading plate;
- wherein the pusher comprises:
- a pusher head, wherein one side of the pusher head is in direct contact with a package unit on which the cargo is placed;
- and
- a pusher driver, connected to another side of the pusher head, configured to provide a driving force;
- wherein the one side of the pusher head is provided with a cushioning material formed of an elastic material.
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An apparatus for loading and unloading a cargo, comprising:
- a loading plate of a mobility, the loading plate position to be spaced apart from a bottom of a cargo hold of the mobility that accommodates a cargo and installed so as to be configured to tilt towards any one side of the mobility in the cargo hold;
- a transport robot configured to be travelable, comprising a pusher configured to push the cargo, positioned on a top plate of the transport robot, to the loading plate;
- and
- a stopper on the top plate, configured to control an operation of the pusher.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.