Access floor equipped with a system for wireless charging of a robot and a building including same
AssigneeNaver Labs Corporation
InventorsMinsu KIM, Joonho SEO
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Abstract
An access floor system including an access floor section that includes a wireless charging unit which is configured for wirelessly charging at least one robot capable of moving in a building; and a communication unit which communicates with a charging control system for controlling the robot and/or charging of the robot. The wireless charging unit of the access floor section is connected to a power line under the floor surface, and the communication unit of the access floor is connected to a communication line under the floor surface.
Claims8
An access floor installed on the floor of a building, the access floor comprising:
- a wireless charging unit configured to wirelessly charge at least one robot moving in the building;
- and
- a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of the robot and a charging control system that controls charging of the robot,
- wherein the wireless charging unit is configured to connect to a power line under the floor, and
- the communication unit is configured to connect to a communication line under the floor,
- wherein the access floor further comprises
- a cooler configured to connect to a ventilation line or a cooling line under the floor, and
- wherein the cooler is configured to cool the wireless charging unit when charging the robot.
An access floor installed on the floor of a building, the access floor comprising:
- a wireless charging unit configured to wirelessly charge at least one robot moving in the building;
- and
- a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of the robot and a charging control system that controls charging of the robot,
- wherein the wireless charging unit is configured to connect to a power line under the floor, and
- the communication unit is configured to connect to a communication line under the floor,
- wherein a marker recognizable by the robot is provided on a top surface exposed to the outside of the access floor, and
- as the robot recognizes the marker and moves on the access floor, the robot is charged by the wireless charging unit,
- wherein the marker includes an infrared ray (IR) pattern that is unidentifiable with a naked eye and identifiable by the robot, and
- the IR pattern is projected by an IR pattern irradiation device that irradiates an IR onto the top surface.
An access floor installed on the floor of a building, the access floor comprising:
- a wireless charging unit configured to wirelessly charge at least one robot moving in the building;
- and
- a communication unit configured to communicate with at least one of the robot and a charging control system that controls charging of the robot,
- wherein the wireless charging unit is configured to connect to a power line under the floor, and
- the communication unit is configured to connect to a communication line under the floor,
- wherein a wired charging unit configured to charge the robot in a wired manner is further provided on a top surface exposed to the outside of the access floor,
- the wired charging unit is connected to the power line, and
- the wired charging unit includes a terminal to which the robot is connected for charging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.