Automatic guided vehicle (agv)

An automatically guided lift truck (AGV) having the capacity to move product in a safe manner from a point “A” a point “B,” the lift truck vehicle comprising:

• a chassis constituted by a base plate joined to a metal structure, a reinforced base at the front extremity of the metal structure, a compartment at the front extremity of the base plate for the attachment of a tower, a counterweight at the rear part of the base plate, a battery box facing the counterweight, and power and control boards on opposite sides upon the base plate,
• a protective casing having two side doors for introducing or withdrawing the power board and the control board, respectively, two side hatches for introducing or withdrawing the battery box, and two flanking covers covering three quarters of the length of the chassis of the lift truck vehicle,
• two sets of fixed wheels located at each extremity of the reinforced base,
• two freely moving wheels attached to two support plates at the rear extremities of the metal structure, and
• a front system of lifting constituted by a support mast, a lifting carriage, a lifting cylinder, a raising carriage, a fork hanger frame and two front forks,
• wherein:
• the lift truck vehicle has a driving and steered wheel coupled to an electric motor positioned in central manner beneath the chassis, and
• a navigation and safety system comprising:
• angled frames at the rear extremity of the metal structure for attaching security laser scanners,
• a navigation sensor upon the upper extremity of the tower,
• a proximity sensor upon the front part of the chassis, and
• at least two angular positioning sensors upon the front part of the chassis.