Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Carrier device with coupling mechanism
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Application No.: US17564248Application Date: 2021-12-29
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Publication No.: US12291256B2Publication Date: 2025-05-06
- Inventor: Tsuyoshi Amemiya , Yuta Souda
- Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Yokohama
- Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Yokohama
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2021-004117 20210114
- Main IPC: B62B3/04
- IPC: B62B3/04

Abstract:
A carrier device includes a coupling mechanism for connecting an automatic controlled vehicle to a carriage. The coupling mechanism includes a first roller assembly and a second roller assembly. The first roller assembly includes a first roller and a third roller, provided on a first common shaft. The second roller assembly includes a second roller and a fourth roller, provided on a second common shaft. The first roller and the second roller can enter a gap of the guide rail section in the automatic controlled vehicle. When the lock member moves from the first position to the second position, the lock member is sandwiched between the third roller and the fourth roller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220219746A1 CARRIER DEVICE WITH COUPLING MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2022-07-14
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