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US 2023/0182779 A1Published application
Item repositioning method using a vehicle equipped with a lift assist device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Brendan Diamond, David Kennedy, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
An item repositioning method includes, in response to a request for an item, moving a vehicle along a first route to a location of the item, loading the item in the vehicle using a lift assist device mounted to the vehicle, moving the vehicle along a second route to transport the item to a desired location, and at the desired location, unloading the item from the vehicle using the lift assist device.
Claims20
An item repositioning method, comprising:
- in response to a request for an item, moving a vehicle along a first route to a location of the item;
- loading the item in the vehicle using a lift assist device mounted to the vehicle;
- moving the vehicle along a second route to transport the item to a desired location;
- and
- at the desired location, unloading the item from the vehicle using the lift assist device.
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A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a cargo bed of a vehicle;
- a crossbar spanning the cargo bed, the crossbar slidable relative to the cargo bed;
- a lift assist device mounted to the crossbar;
- and
- at least one sensor that collects data used to plan a route for the vehicle to autonomously move to a location where the lift assist device can load an item into the cargo bed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.