US 12,419,982 B2
Robot
Haklim Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jiyong Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/021,681
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Aug. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/011271
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 16, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/045381, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0310683 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/24 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B25J 11/0085 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robot comprising:
a base comprising a driving wheel;
a main body disposed above the base and comprising an inner space;
a pair of depression portions extending vertically on opposite sides of the main body to be open at an upper side of the main body, wherein the main body comprises openings at a lower end providing access between the depression portions and the inner space of the main body;
a sterilization module comprising:
a flexible plate configured to slide along the pair of depression portions and passing through the openings;
a chain coupled to the flexible plate and extending along a length of the flexible plate; and
a plurality of ultraviolet lamps coupled to the flexible plate or chain and spaced apart from each other; and
a rotator including a gear unit engaged with the chain and disposed in the inner space of the main body, wherein the sterilization module is moved in response to rotation of the rotator,
wherein based on the flexible plate being in a centered position with respect to the rotator, the flexible plate comprises a pair of vertical portions and a connecting portion between the vertical portions and curved around the rotator.