Patents by Inventor Hyunsup Song
Hyunsup Song has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10918255Abstract: A cleaning robot, which performs cleaning operation while moving, includes a cover, to which external force is applied, a movement frame fastened to the cover, a fixed body provided in the cover, a traveling unit connected to the fixed body, and an elasticity setting part configured to movably support the movement frame to the fixed body, wherein the elasticity setting part includes a sensor configured to sense movement of the movement frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Jongil Park, Jongjin Woo
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Publication number: 20210000009Abstract: A lawn mower robot may include a plurality of distance sensor units. Each distance sensor unit detects distance information between the lawn mower robot and a fence for partitioning a region. A controller calculates adjacent direction information using each detected distance information. In addition, the lawn mower robot includes a position sensor module. The position sensor module detects position information related to the lawn mower robot. The controller detects whether the lawn mower has deviated from a preset region by using the position information. When the lawn mower robot has deviated, the lawn mower robot can be moved in a direction according to the calculated adjacent direction information and return along the shortest path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyungman YU, Hyunsup SONG, Hungkook JOO
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Patent number: 10765284Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a main body, a traveling part provided at a lower portion of the main body to enable the main body to move along a floor surface, a suction part provided at the main body to suck foreign materials from the floor surface, a cover provided on an exterior of the main body, and a recessed part recessed at a predetermined position of the cover, wherein the cover includes a first cover positioned above the recessed part, and a second cover which is positioned below the recessed part and has a greater width than the first cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Hanshin Kim
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Publication number: 20200237169Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a top cover, a bottom cover provided below the top cover, traveling parts provided in the bottom cover, a suction module provided in the bottom cover to suck in foreign materials on the ground, a recessed part firmed to be recessed inward between the top cover and the bottom cover, and a first sensor located in the recessed part.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Hanshin Kim
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Patent number: 10716254Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of an inner body; and a plurality of blades coupled to an edge portion of the rotating plate to be unfolded in a centrifugal direction and folded in the direction of the center of the circle, and spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the rotating plate to cut grass while rotating around a rotating shaft of the rotating plate, wherein at least one of the blades has a cross-sectional shape of a parallelogram and is formed of a plate having a predetermined width in a longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Jongil Park
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Publication number: 20200189107Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) robot and a method for controlling the AI robot, includes detecting a target object changing its position in a travel area after determining a condition of the travel area based on an image captured by an image capturing unit while the AI robot is traveling in the travel area. The AI robot is controlled to travel based on the target object detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyungkook JOO, Hyunsup SONG, Kyungman YU
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Patent number: 10653282Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a top cover, a bottom cover provided below the top cover, traveling parts provided in the bottom cover, a suction module provided in the bottom cover to suck in foreign materials on the ground, a recessed part formed to be recessed inward between the top cover and the bottom cover, and a first sensor located in the recessed part.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Hanshin Kim
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Patent number: 10594117Abstract: A wire installation apparatus is provided. The wire installation apparatus includes a body through which a peg passes, a reel installed in the body to surround a wire, a wire guide member guiding the wire, and an external force transfer member transferring an external force, applied from the outside, to the peg so that the peg is driven into a ground. The wire is installed by the peg driven into the ground.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Dongseong Kim
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Patent number: 10588255Abstract: A charging device of a robotic lawn mower includes a bottom part installed in a partial region of an operation region of the robot, a support part coupled to the bottom part and positioned on a side of a main body of the robot when the robot is being charged, and a terminal part coupled to the support part and positioned above the main body of the robot when the robot is being charged, wherein the bottom part is formed such that only any one of a plurality of wheels of the robot is mounted thereon when the robot is being charged.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Dongkyun Nam, Jongjin Woo
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Patent number: 10555457Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lawn mower robot, including an inner body; an outer cover configured to surround an outer side of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably provided on a bottom surface of the inner body to cut grass; casters pivotably installed at both front sides of the inner body, respectively, to be pivotable about a rotation shaft; wheels rotatably mounted at both rear sides of the inner body, respectively; a driving unit configured to drive the wheels; and a sensor unit configured to sense whether or not the caster is lifted from the ground, wherein the sensor unit comprises a drop switch configured to sense the lowering of the caster when the caster is lowered in a state of being floated in the air.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Jaehoon Jeong
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Patent number: 10542667Abstract: A lawn mower robot may include an inner body; an outer cover; wheels rotatably mounted; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; a plurality of blades spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the rotating plate; and a blade protection cover formed to be spaced apart from the blades, wherein the blade protection cover comprises a plurality of protrusion portions spaced apart from each other on a circular arc in front of a blade protection cover body, and a distance between the plurality of protrusion portions is formed to be smaller toward both side end portions with respect to a front-rear directional center line of the blade protection cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsup Song, Hanshin Kim
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Publication number: 20200023513Abstract: A robot includes a first horizontal frame including a wheel and a motor for driving; a second horizontal frame which is spaced above the first horizontal frame and on which the control box is seated; a third horizontal frame which is spaced above the second horizontal frame and on which a sensor for autonomous driving is disposed; and a plurality of vertical frames which are spaced apart from each other on an upper surface of the second horizontal frame and connect the second horizontal frame and the third horizontal frame, in which the control box is provided so as to be capable of being drawn out inside the second horizontal frame through between two neighboring vertical frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Jiwoo HA, Hyunsup SONG, Jaehun HAN
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Publication number: 20190380552Abstract: A robot according to an embodiment may include: a plurality of wheels, a motor to drive one or more of the wheels; a supporting plate to which the plurality of wheels are coupled; and a charging module coupled to the front end of the supporting plate. The charging module may include a terminal providing an electrical connection with a charging station when the robot docks with the charging station; and a housing providing an internal space, the terminal rotating or moving vertically in the internal space when the robot docks with the charging station.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA, Hyunsup SONG
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Publication number: 20190307062Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; wheel drive motors mounted on both sides of the inner body, respectively, to drive the wheels, respectively; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate to mow the grass; a blade drive motor mounted inside the inner body to rotate the blades together with the rotating plate; a battery mounted inside the inner body to supply power to the wheel drive motor and the blade drive motor; a battery receiving portion extended upward in a protruding manner from a bottom surface of the inner body toward an inner space of the inner body to accommodate the battery therein; and a battery cover mounted to cover the battery receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA
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Publication number: 20190307063Abstract: The present invention relates to a lawn mower robot, including: an outer cover; an inner body accommodated inside the outer cover and having a plurality of wheels on both side surfaces for traveling; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate to cut grass; a height adjustment unit to adjust height of the blades; and a height display unit to display the blade height, wherein the height display unit includes: an inner cover mounted on an upper portion of the outer cover; a display window formed through one side of the inner cover; and a ruler having numerals on an upper surface to display the height of the blades, and mounted inside the inner body to be movable up and down and back and forth in correspondence to movement of the height adjustment unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA
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Publication number: 20190307064Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount a plurality of wheels on sides thereof; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body to mow grass; a plurality of support portions arranged in front-rear and left-right directions on an upper portion of the inner body to movably support the outer cover in front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the inner body; a UI module mounted on an upper portion of the inner body, and provided with a user control panel and an information display unit on an upper portion thereof; and a UI dust cover mounted on an inner side of the outer cover to block dust inside the outer cover from entering into the user control panel and the information display unit, thereby preventing dust from entering into the UI module.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA
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Publication number: 20190307065Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lawn mower robot, and the lawn mower robot may include an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover, and provided with a plurality of wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; a blade drive motor mounted inside the inner body; a rotating plate driven by the blade drive motor, and rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate, and unfolded to an outside of the rotating plate or folded to an inside of the rotating plate; a blade protection cover disposed on a bottom surface of the inner body to cover the rotating plate and the plurality of blades; and a sealing portion configured to seal between the inner body and the blade protection cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA
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Publication number: 20190307067Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount a plurality of wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; a plurality of blades rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body to mow the grass; a plurality of support portions arranged to be spaced apart in front-rear and left-right directions on an upper portion of the inner body to movably support the outer cover in front-rear and left-right directions with respect to the inner body; and a plurality of injury preventing walls provided on a bottom surface of the inner body to prevent a user's hand from entering toward the plurality of blades from a lower portion of the outer cover, thereby preventing a user's hand or the like from entering the blades through a lower portion of the outer cover so as to improve safety.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo Hong, Siyong Kim, Hanshin Kim, Hyunsup Song, Kyeongho Cho, Jaehun Han, Jiwoo Ha
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Publication number: 20190307060Abstract: A moving robot includes an inner body including a plurality of wheels, an outer cover mounted at the inner body and surrounding an outer side of the inner body, a handle mounted at the outer cover, a plurality of support pillars spaced apart from each other on the inner body and elastically supporting the outer cover in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction with respect to the inner body, a prop tab mounted at each of the plurality of support pillars and configured to fasten the outer cover to the support pillar, and a protrusion tab that extends upwards from an upper surface of the prop tab and penetrates through the outer cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA
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Publication number: 20190307059Abstract: A lawn mower robot includes an inner body including wheels for traveling on both sides thereof, an outer cover mounted at an upper portion of the inner body and surrounding the inner body, a handle mounted at an upper portion of the outer cover, a plurality of support portions disposed to be spaced apart from each other at an upper portion of the inner body in a front-rear direction and in a left-right direction and elastically supporting the outer cover in the front-rear direction and in the left-right direction with respect to the inner body, and a plurality of movement range restricting portions respectively restricting movement ranges of the plurality of support portions. Each movement range restricting portion includes an engaging portion formed at an upper portion of each support portion and a movement restricting cover installed at an upper portion of the inner body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Woo HONG, Siyong KIM, Hanshin KIM, Hyunsup SONG, Kyeongho CHO, Jaehun HAN, Jiwoo HA