CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20240327184A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18704920

    申请日:2022-05-16

    申请人: LexxPluss, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B66F9/075 B66F9/06

    CPC分类号: B66F9/0755 B66F9/063

    摘要: A conveyance system comprises a conveyed object and an automated guided vehicle that conveys the conveyed object, wherein the automated guided vehicle includes a connecting part that detachably connects to a connected part provided on the conveyed object, a pair of electrodes that energize through connection between the connecting part and the connected part, an energized state detecting unit that acquires information on an energized state of an electric circuit provided with the pair of electrodes, and a judging unit that judges a connection state between the automated guided vehicle and the conveyed object based on the information on the energized state.

    TRANSPORT VEHICLE, EDGE POSITION SPECIFYING METHOD, DISTANCE CALCULATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240327180A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18451124

    申请日:2023-08-17

    发明人: Tetsuro Yoshida

    摘要: A transport vehicle capable of detecting the position of a surrounding object without detecting the shape itself is provided. The transport vehicle includes a point group acquisition unit and an edge specifying unit. The point group acquisition unit acquires a point group PG by horizontally irradiating cargo loaded on a cargo loading unit and an object around the transport vehicle with light. The edge specifying unit analyzes the acquired point group PG using a frequency distribution with distances in left-right and front-rear directions as axes, and specifies sections S1, S2, S3, and S4 with frequencies, adjacent to an area with substantially no frequency, as positions of edges in the left-right direction or the front-rear direction of the cargo and the object around.

    Forklift and stowage position detecting method for forklift

    公开(公告)号:US12103834B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17891537

    申请日:2022-08-19

    摘要: A forklift stows a cargo on a loading surface. The loading surface is an upper surface of a loading platform. The forklift includes an external sensor configured to detect a position of an object, and processing circuitry. The position of the object is represented by a point cloud that is a set of points. The processing circuitry is configured to extract points that represent the loading platform, extract, from the points that represent the loading platform, points that represent an edge of the loading platform, detect a straight line that represents the edge from the points representing the edge, extract points that represent an object mounted on the loading platform, and detect, as a stowage position on which the cargo will be stowed, a position that is separated from the mounted object by a prescribed distance in a direction in which the straight line extends.

    FORKLIFT
    5.
    发明公开
    FORKLIFT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240317555A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18188498

    申请日:2023-03-23

    发明人: Kou Kikutake

    IPC分类号: B66F9/075

    CPC分类号: B66F9/0755

    摘要: A forklift capable of recognizing a state on a front side even when holding a pallet is provided. A forklift includes: a fork movable in a height direction; a distance sensor held by the fork to be relatively movable with respect to the fork in the height direction, the distance sensor measuring a distance to an object existing in a forward direction; and a restriction mechanism restricting a movement of the distance sensor in a downward direction of the height direction when the fork is placed within a first height range from a floor surface to a first height. The distance sensor is: placed at a storage position spaced from the floor surface when restricted by the restriction mechanism; and placed at a measurement position lower than a lower surface of a pallet held by the fork when the fork is placed within a second height range equal to or higher than the first height.

    WAREHOUSING SYSTEM FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING GOODS IN CONTAINERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240308768A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18605261

    申请日:2024-03-14

    申请人: Symbotic LLC

    发明人: Nate Watts

    摘要: An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring a goods unit for filling a shipping tote or container, the autonomous transport vehicle comprising, a frame configured so that the autonomous transport vehicle traverses, as a unit, on at least one of a transfer deck and a ramp, a controller connected to the frame and configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle on the at least one of the transfer deck and the ramp so that the autonomous transport vehicle roams freely via autonomous navigation, from a first location to a different second location, wherein the first location is a supply of the goods unit, and the second location is a tote fill location based on an order, and a payload connected to the frame for holding the goods unit loaded on the autonomous transport vehicle, the payload having an end effector arranged to extend and unload the goods

    Initial setting method for unmanned forklift

    公开(公告)号:US12030758B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17694882

    申请日:2022-03-15

    CPC分类号: B66F9/063 B66F9/0755 B66F9/24

    摘要: The initial setting method for the unmanned forklift includes a step of acquiring a measurement value of floor surface inclination of a stop position where the unmanned forklift stops when the unmanned forklift unloads a palette on a rack, a step of setting the stop position where a predetermined inclination pattern is detected, as a precise adjustment position, from the acquired measurement value, a step of causing the unmanned forklift to unload the palette in accordance with an operation program, and measuring a deviation amount of the palette unloaded by the unmanned forklift, at the precise adjustment position, and a step of correcting a command value of the unmanned forklift at the stop position, based on the measured deviation amount.