Hotel delivery robot having horizontal mechanism

Abstract

A hotel delivery robot having a horizontal mechanism, the hotel delivery robot comprising a lower support plate (1), wherein a bearing plate (4) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lower support plate (1); a battery (2) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lower support plate (1) and located below the bearing plate (4); electric wheels (11) are rotatably connected to side surfaces of the lower support plate (1); a sliding groove (5) is provided on the upper surface of the bearing plate (4); a box support plate (6) is slidably connected to the upper surface of the bearing plate (4); a magnet (7) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the box support plate (6); a damping block (20) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the box support plate (6); storage boxes (8) are provided on the upper surface of the box support plate (6); and a second distance sensor (21) is fixedly connected to the inner surface of each storage box (8). The hotel delivery robot having a horizontal mechanism solves the problem of items on an item tray possibly shifting or tipping over, thus affecting service quality, and the problem of humanoid robots delivering too few meals in a single trip, leading to excessively long waiting times for customers.

Description

Hotel delivery robot with horizontal mechanism TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of hotel delivery robots with horizontal mechanisms, specifically a hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] The hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism is mainly composed of a mobile chassis, a horizontal transmission mechanism, a cargo tray, a control system, and a robot vision system. The mobile chassis usually adopts a wheel structure and can move flexibly between the hotel corridors and rooms. The horizontal transmission mechanism is driven by an electric motor and can accurately adjust the position of the cargo tray on the horizontal plane to accurately deliver items to the guest room door. The cargo tray is designed to carry items, taking into account stability and slip resistance. The working principle of the system can be simply described as follows: when the hotel receives a guest's request for item delivery, the control system first identifies the current environment through the robot vision system and determines the best travel path. Then, the mobile chassis drives the entire robot to travel along the planned path, and after reaching the designated location, the cargo tray is adjusted to the appropriate position by the horizontal transmission mechanism, delivering the items to the guest.

[0003] Although this hotel delivery robot performs well in improving service efficiency and reducing labor costs, there are still some defects in its system. During transportation, if the robot encounters bumps or uneven ground, the items on the cargo tray may shift or fall, affecting service quality. In addition, the current humanoid robot has too few items to deliver at a time, resulting in long waiting times for guests.

[0004] SUMMARY

[0005] To overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present application provides a hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism, which solves the problem of items on the cargo tray shifting or falling, affecting service quality, and the problem of too few items being delivered by a humanoid robot at a time, resulting in long waiting times for guests.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the present application is implemented by the following technical scheme: a hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism, comprising:

[0007] A lower support plate, the upper surface of the lower support plate is fixedly connected with a bearing plate, the upper surface of the lower support plate and below the bearing plate is fixedly connected with a battery, the side surface of the lower support plate is rotatably connected with an electric roller, and the upper surface of the bearing plate is provided with a sliding groove;

[0008] The upper surface of the bearing plate is slidably connected with a box support plate, the upper surface of the box support plate is fixedly connected with a magnet, the lower surface of the box support plate is fixedly connected with a damping block, and the upper surface of the box support plate is provided with a storage box body, and the inner surface of the storage box body is fixedly connected with a second distance sensor.

[0009] The upper surface of the bearing plate is fixedly connected with a support plate, the right surface of the support plate is fixedly connected with a collision prevention plate, the side surface of the collision prevention plate is fixedly connected with a display screen, the right surface of the collision prevention plate and located on the upper side of the display screen is fixedly connected with a visual sensor, the right surface of the collision prevention plate and located on the lower side of the display screen is fixedly connected with a first distance sensor, and the first distance sensors are fixedly connected with a millimeter wave radar.

[0010] Preferably, the upper surface of the lower support plate is provided with a weight-reducing hole, and the weight-reducing holes are arranged in a rectangular array.

[0011] Preferably, the left surface of the bearing plate is provided with a warning strip, and the number of the box support plates is three and is distributed left and right.

[0012] Preferably, the side surface of the damping block is rough, the side surface of the damping block is in contact with the inner surface of the sliding groove, the upper surface of the box support plate is provided with a ventilation hole, and the ventilation hole extends to the lower side of the box support plate.

[0013] Preferably, the second distance sensor is provided with a built-in battery, the side surface of the storage box body is provided with an opening, the side surface of the storage box body is fixedly connected with an indicator light, and the indicator light is electrically connected with the second distance sensor.

[0014] Preferably, the side surface of the support plate is fixedly connected with a sound box, the inside of the support plate is fixedly connected with a main machine, and the main machine is electrically connected with the display screen, the visual sensor, the sound box, the first distance sensor and the millimeter wave radar.

[0015] Preferably, the front surface of the support plate is fixedly connected with a switch.

[0016] Preferably, the electric roller is electrically connected with the battery, and the main machine is electrically connected with the battery.

[0017] The application provides a hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism.

[0018] The hotel delivery robot with the horizontal mechanism, the main advantages include efficient logistics transportation, fast and smooth movement is realized through the electric roller and the lower support plate; flexible box support plate, convenient for different positions of goods access; precise distance sensing, rely on a variety of sensors to ensure that obstacles are avoided during travel, improve safety; intelligent interaction, through the display screen, visual sensor and audio equipment and other devices with the user in a variety of forms of interaction; humanized design, including damping block, ventilation hole and warning strip, even in the impact, also avoid violent shaking, improve the running stability and durability; convenient maintenance, through the weight reduction hole and the charging hole design is convenient for daily use and maintenance; multifunctional integration, the electrical connection between the host and the device realizes the intelligent integration of multiple functions; simple operation, the front surface switch design makes the robot operation simple and intuitive, the user does not need complex operation to start and stop the equipment, in summary, the robot not only improves the efficiency and safety of hotel goods distribution, but also improves the user experience and equipment maintenance convenience, has significant application value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application;

[0020] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the car body of the present application;

[0021] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure at A in Fig. 2;

[0022] Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of part of the structure of the present application;

[0023] Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure at B in Fig. 1.

[0024] 1, lower support plate; 2, battery; 3, charging hole; 4, bearing plate; 5, sliding groove; 6, box support plate; 7, magnet; 8, storage box; 9, indicator light; 10, opening; 11, electric roller; 12, support plate; 13, display screen; 14, audio; 15, first distance sensor; 16, millimeter wave radar; 17, visual sensor; 18, switch; 19, ventilation hole; 20, damping block; 21, second distance sensor; 22, anti-collision plate; 23, weight reduction hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 1-5, the embodiment of the present application provides a hotel delivery robot with horizontal mechanism, comprising, the lower support plate 1 as the basic support structure of the robot, bearing and fixing other main components, ensuring the overall stability, the upper surface of the lower support plate 1 is fixedly connected with the bearing plate 4, the upper surface of the lower support plate 1 and located below the bearing plate 4 is fixedly connected with the battery 2, the side surface of the lower support plate 1 is rotatably connected with the electric roller 11, which is driven by electricity to realize the moving function of the robot, so that it can freely walk in the hotel and transport goods, the electric roller 11 is electrically connected with the battery 2, the main machine is electrically connected with the battery 2, the upper surface of the lower support plate 1 is provided with the lightening hole 23, the lightening hole 23 is arranged in rectangular array, the front surface of the battery 2 is provided with the charging hole 3, the upper surface of the bearing plate 4 is provided with the sliding groove 5, which is arranged on the upper surface of the bearing plate 4 to provide sliding track for the box support plate 6, so that it can move forward and backward to facilitate buffering.

[0027] The upper surface of the bearing plate 4 is slidably connected with the box support plate 6, the left surface of the bearing plate 4 is provided with the warning strip, the number of the box support plate 6 is three and is distributed left and right, the upper surface of the box support plate 6 is fixedly connected with the magnet 7, which is fixedly connected on the upper surface of the box support plate 6 to provide magnetic adsorption function and increase the stability of the storage box 8, the lower surface of the box support plate 6 is fixedly connected with the damping block 20, the side surface of the damping block 20 is rough, the side surface of the damping block 20 is in contact with the inner surface of the sliding groove 5, which is fixed on the lower surface of the box support plate 6 and in contact with the inner surface of the sliding groove 5 to control the sliding speed through friction force and ensure smooth movement, the upper surface of the box support plate 6 is provided with the ventilation hole 19, which extends to the lower side of the box support plate 6, the upper surface of the box support plate 6 is provided with the storage box 8, the inner surface of the storage box 8 is fixedly connected with the second distance sensor 21, which is built in the storage box 8 to detect the placement of goods in the box and ensure safe storage of goods, the second distance sensor 21 is built in the battery 2, the side surface of the storage box 8 is provided with the opening 10, the side surface of the storage box 8 is fixedly connected with the indicator light 9, which is electrically connected with the second distance sensor 21 and fixed on the side surface of the storage box 8 to provide state indication and prompt function through electrical connection with the second distance sensor 21.

[0028] The upper surface of the bearing plate 4 is fixedly connected with a support plate 12, the side surface of the support plate 12 is fixedly connected with a sound box 14, the inside of the support plate 12 is fixedly connected with a main machine, the main machine is electrically connected with a display screen 13, a visual sensor 17, the sound box 14, a first distance sensor 15 and a millimeter wave radar 16, the front surface of the support plate 12 is fixedly connected with a switch 18, the right surface of the support plate 12 is fixedly connected with a collision prevention plate 22, the side surface of the collision prevention plate 22 is fixedly connected with the display screen 13, the right surface of the collision prevention plate 22 and located on the upside of the display screen 13 is fixedly connected with the visual sensor 17, which is fixed above the right surface of the collision prevention plate 22, monitors the surrounding environment in real time and provides visual information for obstacle avoidance and navigation, the right surface of the collision prevention plate 22 and located on the downside of the display screen 13 is fixedly connected with the first distance sensor 15, which is fixed below the right surface of the collision prevention plate 22 and is used for measuring the distance in front to assist the robot in obstacle avoidance and navigation, the first distance sensor 15 is fixedly connected with the millimeter wave radar 16, which is fixed between the first distance sensor 15 and realizes high-precision distance measurement through millimeter wave detection to enhance the obstacle avoidance capability.

[0029] Working principle: the service personnel starts the robot through the switch 18 on the front surface of the support plate 12, after starting, the main machine controls each component to start working, the robot starts from the charging position, the battery 2 provides power support, the robot receives the meal delivery task through the display screen 13 or the wireless connection with the hotel management system, the user or the service personnel can input the destination and specific meal delivery requirements on the display screen 13, the main machine realizes real-time environmental sensing through the visual sensor 17, the first distance sensor 15 and the millimeter wave radar 16 on the collision prevention plate 22, plans the path, the electric roller 11 drives the robot to travel along the planned path according to the instruction of the main machine, avoids obstacles and ensures safe arrival at the destination, in the kitchen or the designated meal loading place, the service personnel places the meal in the storage box 8 fixed on the upper surface of the box body support plate 6 to ensure stable storage of the meal, the second distance sensor 21 detects whether the meal is correctly placed and gives a prompt to ensure that the meal is placed stably, the robot travels along the predetermined path, constantly monitors the surrounding environment through the visual sensor 17, the first distance sensor 15 and the millimeter wave radar 16, adjusts the path in real time to avoid obstacles, the sound box 14 and the display screen 13 on the support plate 12 can provide voice prompts and visual information to prompt the surrounding personnel that the robot is delivering meals, improve safety and interactivity, after the robot arrives at the destination, prompts the user through the sound box 14 and the display screen 13 to inform that the meal delivery is completed, the user can confirm and receive the meal on the display screen 13, the box body support plate 6 can slide in the sliding groove 5 to make the storage box 8 move forward and backward conveniently for the user to take the meal, after completing the meal delivery task, the robot returns to the charging position or standby area through path planning, if the power is insufficient, the robot will automatically charge through the charging hole 3 on the front surface of the battery 2 to prepare for the next task.

[0030] While embodiments of the application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that the application is not limited to the details of the embodiments described, since numerous changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the application as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism, characterized in that, include: The lower support plate (1) has a bearing plate (4) fixedly connected to its upper surface. A battery (2) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the lower support plate (1) and located below the bearing plate (4). An electric roller (11) is rotatably connected to the side surface of the lower support plate (1). A sliding groove (5) is provided on the upper surface of the bearing plate (4). The upper surface of the bearing plate (4) is slidably connected to the box support plate (6), the upper surface of the box support plate (6) is fixedly connected to the magnet (7), the lower surface of the box support plate (6) is fixedly connected to the damping block (20), the upper surface of the box support plate (6) is provided with a storage box (8), and the inner surface of the storage box (8) is fixedly connected to the second distance sensor (21). A support plate (12) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bearing plate (4), a crash plate (22) is fixedly connected to the right surface of the support plate (12), a display screen (13) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the crash plate (22), a vision sensor (17) is fixedly connected to the right surface of the crash plate (22) and above the display screen (13), a first distance sensor (15) is fixedly connected to the right surface of the crash plate (22) and below the display screen (13), and a millimeter-wave radar (16) is fixedly connected between the first distance sensors (15).

2. The hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the lower support plate (1) is provided with weight reduction holes (23), which are distributed in a rectangular array. The front surface of the battery (2) is provided with charging holes (3).

3. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A warning strip is provided on the left surface of the bearing plate (4), and there are three box support plates (6) distributed on the left and right.

4. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side surface of the damping block (20) is rough, and the side surface of the damping block (20) is in contact with the inner surface of the sliding groove (5). The upper surface of the box support plate (6) is provided with ventilation holes (19), and the ventilation holes (19) extend to the lower side of the box support plate (6).

5. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second distance sensor (21) has a built-in battery. The side surface of the storage box (8) is provided with an opening (10). An indicator light (9) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the storage box (8). The indicator light (9) is electrically connected to the second distance sensor (21).

6. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A speaker (14) is fixedly connected to the side surface of the support plate (12), and a host is fixedly connected inside the support plate (12). The host is electrically connected to the display screen (13), the vision sensor (17), the speaker (14), the first distance sensor (15), and the millimeter-wave radar (16).

7. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A switch (18) is fixedly connected to the front surface of the support plate (12).

8. A hotel delivery robot with a horizontal mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The electric roller (11) is electrically connected to the battery (2), and the main unit is electrically connected to the battery (2).

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