Motorized refrigeration device
OwnerIsaac Sigafusinventor
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Abstract
A motorized refrigeration device for delivering drinks to a user includes a housing having an interior space. A base is pivotably coupled to the housing, and a pivot motor pivots the base. A plurality of wheels are rotatably coupled to the base, and a plurality of rotational motors rotate the plurality of wheels. A refrigeration unit cools the interior space. A processor actuates the refrigeration unit, the pivot motor, and the plurality of rotational motors. A transceiver wirelessly communicates with a personal electronic device to actuate the processor and move the housing to a location of a user. An infrared sensor and a photoelectric sensor inhibit the housing from colliding with obstacles while the housing is moving to the location of the user.
Claims11
A motorized refrigeration assembly comprising:
- a housing having an interior space;
- a base being pivotably coupled to the housing;
- a pivot motor being operationally coupled to the base;
- a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to the base to facilitate movement of the housing;
- a plurality of rotational motors being operably coupled to the plurality of wheels wherein each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors is actuatable to rotate a respective wheel of the plurality of wheels;
- a refrigeration unit being coupled to the housing wherein the refrigeration unit cools the interior space;
- a processor being in communication with the refrigeration unit wherein the processor actuates the refrigeration unit, the processor being in communication with the pivot motor wherein the processor actuates the pivot motor, the processor being in communication with each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors wherein the processor actuates each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors;
- a transceiver being in communication with the processor, the transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate with a personal electronic device wherein the transceiver is configured to receive signals from the personal electronic device to actuate the processor whereby the transceiver is configured to facilitate moving the housing to a location of a user;
- an infrared sensor being in communication with the processor, the infrared sensor being configured to emit a light beam that reflects off an obstacle;
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- a photoelectric sensor being in communication with the processor, the photoelectric sensor being configured to detect the light beam when the light beam is reflected off the obstacle wherein the infrared sensor and the photoelectric sensor are configured to inhibit the housing from colliding with the obstacle while the housing is moving to the location of the user.
The motorized refrigeration assembly of claim 6, the door further comprising:
- a frame;
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- a panel being positioned within the frame wherein the frame is positioned around a perimeter of the panel, the panel being transparent wherein the panel is configured to facilitate visibility into the interior space while the door is closed.
A motorized refrigeration assembly comprising:
- a housing having an interior space, the housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a peripheral wall being coupled to and extending between the top wall and the bottom wall to define the interior space, the top wall being rectangular, the bottom wall being rectangular, the peripheral wall including:
- a back side;
- a pair of lateral sides being perpendicular to the back side;
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- a front side being open to facilitate access into the interior space;
- a base being pivotably coupled to the bottom wall of the housing, the base being circular;
- a pivot motor being operationally coupled to the base wherein the pivot motor is actuatable to pivot the base on the bottom wall of the housing;
- a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to the base to facilitate movement of the housing, the plurality of wheels being parallel to each other wherein pivoting the base adjusts an angle of the plurality of wheels relative to the housing whereby the rotation of the base is configured to adjust a direction in which the housing is being moved, the plurality of wheels being spaced from each other on the base, the plurality of wheels including:
- a rearward wheel being positionable proximate to the back side of the peripheral wall of the housing;
- a pair of side wheels being positionable proximate to the pair of lateral sides of the peripheral wall of the housing wherein each side wheel of the pair of side wheels is positionable proximate to a respective lateral side of the pair of lateral sides;
- a forward wheel being positionable proximate to the front side of the peripheral wall of the housing wherein the pair of side wheels are positioned between the rearward wheel and the forward wheel;
- a plurality of rotational motors being operably coupled to the plurality of wheels wherein each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors is actuatable to rotate a respective wheel of the plurality of wheels;
- a door being pivotably coupled to the housing, the door being positionable to cover the front side when the door is closed wherein the door inhibits access to the interior space while the door is closed, the door including:
- a frame;
- a panel being positioned within the frame wherein the frame is positioned around a perimeter of the panel, the panel being transparent wherein the panel is configured to facilitate visibility into the interior space while the door is closed, the panel being glass;
- a handle being coupled to the frame to facilitate opening and closing the door;
- a refrigeration unit being coupled to the housing wherein the refrigeration unit cools the interior space, the refrigeration unit including:
- a compressor being configured to increase a pressure of a refrigerant to change a phase of the refrigerant from a liquid to a vapor, the compressor being positioned on the back side of the peripheral wall proximate to the bottom wall of the housing;
- a condenser being fluidly coupled to the compressor wherein the condenser is configured to decrease a temperature of the refrigerant to change the phase of the refrigerant from the vapor to the liquid, the condenser being positioned on the back side of the housing;
- an expansion device being fluidly coupled to the condenser wherein the expansion device is configured to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant while the phase of the refrigerant is the liquid;
- an evaporator being fluidly coupled to the expansion device, the evaporator being positioned within the interior space wherein the evaporator is configured to absorb heat from within the interior space whereby the evaporator is configured to heat the refrigerant to change the phase of the refrigerant from the liquid to the vapor;
- a processor being in communication with the refrigeration unit wherein the processor actuates the refrigeration unit, the processor being in communication with the pivot motor wherein the processor actuates the pivot motor, the processor being in communication with each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors wherein the processor actuates each rotational motor of the plurality of rotational motors;
- a transceiver being in communication with the processor, the transceiver being configured to wirelessly communicate with a personal electronic device wherein the transceiver is configured to receive signals from the personal electronic device to actuate the processor whereby the transceiver is configured to facilitate moving the housing to a location of a user;
- an infrared sensor being in communication with the processor, the infrared sensor being configured to emit a light beam that reflects off an obstacle, the infrared sensor being positioned on the top wall of the housing wherein the infrared sensor faces outwardly past the front side of the housing;
- a photoelectric sensor being in communication with the processor, the photoelectric sensor being configured to detect the light beam when the light beam is reflected off the obstacle wherein the infrared sensor and the photoelectric sensor are configured to inhibit the housing from colliding with the obstacle while the housing is moving to the location of the user, the processor actuating the infrared sensor and the photoelectric sensor when the processor actuates the pivot motor and the plurality of rotational motors to facilitate the housing in moving around the obstacle, the photoelectric sensor being positioned on the top wall of the housing proximate to the infrared sensor wherein the photoelectric sensor faces outwardly past the front side of the housing;
- a display screen being in communication with the processor, the display screen being configured to display a customizable message, the transceiver being configured to receive the customizable message from the personal electronic device wherein the transceiver is configured to facilitate the user in creating the customizable message for display on the display screen, the display screen being a light emitting diode display screen, the display screen being positioned on the top wall of the housing wherein the display screen surrounds the infrared sensor and the photoelectric sensor;
- a power source being electrically coupled to the processor, the power source being electrically coupled to the transceiver, the power source being a battery, the battery being rechargeable;
- a charging port being electrically coupled to the power source, the charging port being configured to be electrically couplable to a docking station wherein the charging port is configured to transfer power from the docking station to the power source, the processor being configured to actuate the refrigeration unit while the charging port is coupled to the docking station;
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- a plurality of shelves being positioned within the housing, the plurality of shelves being spaced from each other between the top wall and the bottom wall wherein the plurality of shelves are configured to support an object being positioned within the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.