Vehicle conveyor
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoya Kajita, Kenji Nakano, Takafumi Sannomiya, Yasutada Shimizu
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Abstract
A vehicle conveyor includes a slide member that is provided on each of opposite side faces of a carriage portion, and slides along a longitudinal direction of the carriage portion, independently of the carriage portion. A first arm set and first arm actuators are joined to the slide members, and are configured to slide along the longitudinal direction of the carriage portion, integrally with the slide members, independently of the carriage portion.
Claims9
A vehicle conveyor for conveying a vehicle with four wheels having a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels, comprising:
- a carriage portion inserted under the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- an arm set coupled to the carriage portion, the arm set including a first arm set operable to support a pair of first wheels as one of the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, and a second arm set operable to support a pair of second wheels as the other of the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels;
- a first arm actuator connected to the first arm set, and operable to switch the first arm set between a support state in which the first arm set is in contact with the first wheels, and a release state in which the first arm set is not in contact with the first wheels;
- a second arm actuator connected to the second arm set, and operable to switch the second arm set between a support state in which the second arm set is in contact with the second wheels, and a release state in which the second arm set is not in contact with the second wheels;
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- a slide member that is provided on each of opposite side faces of the carriage portion, and is configured to slide in a longitudinal direction of the carriage portion, independently of the carriage portion,
- wherein the first arm set and the first arm actuator are joined to the slide member, and are configured to slide in the longitudinal direction integrally with the slide member, independently of the carriage portion, and
- wherein the vehicle is conveyed when moved in a condition where the vehicle is supported with the first arm set and the second arm set in contact with the first wheels and the second wheels, respectively, and the carriage portion is raised to lift the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.