Cart robot having auto-follow function
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsAnna KIM, Sunryang KIM, Joohan KIM, Jaecheon SA, Kangsoo SHIN
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Abstract
A cart robot performing an auto-follow function of following a user, the cart robot, including a storage space storing goods; a main body coupled to a lower portion of the storage space and supporting the storage space; a handle assembly connected to a rear side of the main body; a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the main body and moving the main body in a direction of force applied to the handle assembly; and a plurality of sensor assemblies provided at front side of the main body for sensing an obstacle in a forward direction and sensing and tracking a location of a transmission module.
Claims20
A cart robot, comprising:
- a storage space to store goods;
- a main body coupled to a bottom of the storage space to support the storage space;
- a handle assembly connected to a rear side of the main body;
- a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to a bottom of the main body and configured to move the main body in a direction of a force applied to the handle assembly by a user;
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- a plurality of sensor assemblies provided at a front side of the main body, the front side of the main body being opposite to the rear side of the main body,
- wherein sensing ranges of the plurality of sensor modules do not interfere with each other.
A cart robot, comprising:
- a storage space to store goods;
- a main body coupled to a bottom of the storage space to support the storage space, the main body including:
- a bottom;
- a rear side;
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- a front side opposite to the rear side, the front side having:
- a front portion;
- and
- lateral portions, each lateral portion extending from a respective side of the front portion and being oblique with respect to the front portion;
- a handle assembly connected to the rear side of the main body;
- a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the bottom of the main body, the wheel assembly including:
- a main wheel;
- and
- an in-wheel motor provided inside of the main wheel and configured to apply a rotational force to the main wheel to move the cart robot;
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- a plurality of sensor assemblies respectively provided at the front portion and the lateral portions of the front side of the main body for respectively sensing obstacles in front of the cart robot and for tracking a transmission module of a user, wherein sensing ranges of the plurality of sensor modules do not interfere with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.