US 11,952,052 B2
Service module and mobile robot having the same
Chungin Jung, Seoul (KR); Sunho Yang, Seoul (KR); and Eulpyo Hong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 16/982,931
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 2, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/000055
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 21, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/141630, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0009208 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B62D 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/02 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A service module, comprising:
a main body having an accommodation space configured to receive an article therein, the main body having an upper portion including a top surface of the main body;
at least one Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (slam) module located at the upper portion of the main body, the upper end of the at least one slam module being located lower than the top surface of the main body by a predetermined gap;
an electric wire having a first end connected to the at least one slam module; and
a wire guide groove located in the main body to guide the electric wire connected to the at least one slam module,
wherein the upper portion of the main body includes a peripheral surface extending from the top surface, and a recess located at a boundary between the top surface and the peripheral surface,
wherein the at least one slam module is received in the recess,
wherein the recess includes:
an inclined portion having an opening, the inclined portion configured to face in an inclined direction between a horizontally outward direction and a vertically upward direction of the main body, the inclined portion having a front edge and a rear edge;
a front extension connected to the front edge of the inclined portion and connected to the top surface and a peripheral surface extending from the top surface of the main body; and
a rear extension connected to the rear edge of the inclined portion and connected to the top surface and the peripheral surface of the main body, the rear extension being spaced apart from the front extension, and
wherein the front extension and the rear extension extend at an increasing angle from the inclined portion towards the top surface of the main body.