US 12,145,494 B2
Article management system
Sang Heon Lee, Seoul (KR); Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-Si (KR); and Jin Ho Hwang, Cheonan-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/698,089.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0087070 (KR), filed on Jul. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001841 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 3/07 (2006.01); B60P 1/52 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 3/07 (2013.01) [B60P 1/52 (2013.01); B60W 60/00256 (2020.02); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 2310/48 (2020.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article management system comprising:
an electric cart configured to load an article thereon and provided to be movable;
a cart storage apparatus configured to store the electric cart thereon; and
a controller configured to communicate with the electric cart and control and move the electric cart to a preset destination,
wherein the cart storage apparatus has a roller unit configured to support the electric cart when the electric cart is loaded, and the roller unit assists in moving the electric cart while rotating.