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US 11,427,447 B2Granted
Angulated parking
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlejandra Matamoros, Aida Fuentes Manzanero, Cesar Allan Martinez, Adrian Romero Regalado
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Abstract
A parking robot includes a lifting rail, a wheel clamp, and a lift motor. The wheel clamp is disposed on the lifting rail and is moveable from a first position to a second position along the lifting rail. The lift motor is operatively connected to the lifting rail and moves the wheel clamp from the first position to the second position.
Claims14
A parking robot comprising:
- a lifting rail;
- a wheel clamp disposed on the lifting rail and moveable from a first position to a second position along the lifting rail;
- and
- a lift motor operatively connected to the lifting rail, wherein the lift motor moves the wheel clamp from the first position to the second position,
- wherein the wheel clamp includes:
- a first side wall;
- a second side wall spaced from the first side wall;
- and
- a clamping wall hingedly attached to the first side wall and movable from an open position to a closed position, wherein the clamping wall is disposed on the first side wall and the second side wall when in the closed position and is biased toward the open position;
- and
- a wall actuator operatively connected to the clamping wall for moving the clamping wall from the open position to the closed position.
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A parking robot comprising:
- a housing;
- a lifting rail;
- a wheel clamp disposed on the lifting rail and moveable from a first position to a second position along the lifting rail;
- a grip assembly extending from the housing to the lifting rail, wherein the grip assembly includes an articulated hand for gripping and releasing the lifting rail;
- and
- a lift motor operatively connected to the lifting rail, wherein the lift motor moves the wheel clamp from the first position to the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.