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US 12,735,130 B2Granted
Apparatus for connecting loading part of vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsDo Hoi Kim, Hee Dae Oh, Jung Jong Chun, Seong Jae Shin
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Abstract
An embodiment apparatus includes a loading part of a vehicle, a drone unit connected with the loading part and configured to apply a driving force of the vehicle, a connecting unit positioned on a lower side of the loading part and connected with a part of an upper side of the drone unit, and a receiving unit positioned on the upper side of the drone unit and corresponding to the connecting unit.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a loading part for a vehicle;
- a drone unit configured to provide a driving force for the vehicle, wherein the drone unit and the loading part are connectable to each other;
- a connecting unit, which is made of a shape memory alloy, positioned on a lower side of the loading part;
- and
- a receiving unit positioned on an upper side of the drone unit and corresponding to the connecting unit,
- wherein the connecting unit comprises:
- an upper side pipe positioned on a lower surface of the loading part;
- and
- a guide part protruding from a lower surface of the upper side pipe and insertable into the receiving unit, and
- wherein the guide part comprises:
- an extension part extending along the lower surface of the upper side pipe;
- an engagement part vertically connected to the extension part and positionable in a slot part of the receiving unit;
- and
- a variable part surrounding outer surfaces of the extension part and the engagement part and configured to change in volume at a predetermined position depending on a temperature.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a loading part for a vehicle;
- a drone unit configured to provide a driving force for the vehicle, wherein the drone unit and the loading part are connectable to each other;
- a connecting unit positioned on a lower side of the loading part;
- and
- a receiving unit positioned on an upper side of the drone unit and corresponding to the connecting unit,
- wherein the connecting unit comprises an upper side pipe positioned on a lower surface of the loading part and a guide part protruding from a lower surface of the upper side pipe and insertable into the receiving unit,
- wherein the receiving unit comprises a lower side pipe positionable on a lower side of the upper side pipe and a slot part positionable in the lower side pipe and configured to receive the guide part, and
- wherein the guide part comprises an extension part extending along the lower surface of the upper side pipe, an engagement part vertically connected to the extension part and positionable in the slot part, and a variable part surrounding outer surfaces of the extension part and the engagement part and configured to change in volume at a predetermined position depending on a temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.